Rex Baxter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents

Rex Bernice Baxter, Jr. (born February 28, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

A native of Amarillo, Texas, Baxter won the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship at Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club in 1953.[1] He attended the University of Houston, where he was an All American member of the golf team.[2]

He won the 1963 Cajun Classic Open Invitational in a playoff over Ron Cerrudo[3] and the PGA Professional National Championship in 1970. His best finish in a major is T-33 at the 1960 U.S. Open.[4]

Baxter was the first golfer inducted into the University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor.[2] He works as an instructor for Golf Digest Schools at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

[edit] Amateur wins

[edit] PGA Tour wins

[edit] Other regular career wins

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tramel, Jimmy. "A look at the major events that have shaped Southern Hills Country Club", Tulsa World, August 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 
  2. ^ a b Biographical information from University of Houston Athletics official site. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  3. ^ Today in Golf History: November 24. golfonline. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  4. ^ Golf Major Championships. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.

[edit] External links

United States This biographical article relating to American golf is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.