Rex Baxter

Rex Baxter
Personal information
Full name Rex Bernice Baxter, Jr.
Born February 28, 1936 (1936-02-28) (age 76)
Amarillo, Texas
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of Houston
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Other 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament 34th: 1957
U.S. Open T40: 1965
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T68: 1972

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 Cajun Classic Open Invitational in 1963[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.

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Amateur wins (5)

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
1 Nov 24, 1963 Cajun Classic Open Invitational -9 (68-71-68-68=275) 2 strokes Bob Shave, Jr.

Other wins (3)

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