Bill Haas

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Bill Haas (born May 24, 1982) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is the son of professional golfer Jay Haas.

Haas was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and was raised in Greer, South Carolina, a suburb of Greenville. He was the third member of his family to play golf at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina following his father and uncle Jerry Haas. Haas had a distinguished college career. He was a three-time first-team All-American, four-time All-ACC, two-time ACC player-of-the-year, and 2001 ACC rookie-of-the-year. During his college career, he won ten college tournaments; and in his senior year of 2004, he won the Haskins Award, the Jack Nicklaus Award, and the Ben Hogan Award. He also set an NCAA record for lowest scoring average. Haas was a member of the 2003 Walker Cup team as well as two Palmer Cup teams. He turned pro in 2004.

Haas was a member of the Nationwide Tour in his first two seasons after failing to earn his PGA Tour card in Qualifying School or earn enough money on the Nationwide Tour to secure a promotion to the elite tour. His best finish in a Nationwide Tour event was a solo 2nd at the 2005 Scholarship America Showdown. He and his father won the CVS Charity Classic in 2004. Haas joined the PGA Tour in 2006. His best finish during his rookie season was a T-4 at the Wachovia Championship.