Briny Baird

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Briny Baird
Personal Information
Birth May 11, 1972 (1972-05-11) (age 36)
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College Georgia Tech
Valdosta State University
Career
Turned Pro 1995
Current tour PGA Tour
Professional wins 1 (Nationwide Tour: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters CUT: 2004
U.S. Open T40: 2001
British Open DNP
PGA Championship T22: 2001

Michael Jancey "Briny" Baird (born May 11, 1972) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.

Baird was born in Miami Beach, Florida. Briny played varsity golf in the 7th grade at Miami Country Day. He originally attended Georgia Tech before transfering to Valdosta State University where he won the NCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1994 and 1995. He turned professional in 1995. He won the 2000 Monterrey Open on the Buy.com Tour (now the Nationwide Tour). He currently plays on the PGA Tour, finishing second on three occasions, but a poor 2005 season saw him lose his card. His highest placing to date on the end of year tour money list was 27th in 2003. He is the son of professional golfer Butch Baird. He is also known for his odd putting style that worked for him when he was doing it as a drill and it just stuck.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (1)

[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (1)

  • 2000 BUY.COM Monterrey Open

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004
The Masters DNP DNP DNP CUT
U.S. Open T40 DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T22 T43 T39 T37

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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