Fred Hawkins
| Fred Hawkins | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 Hawkins in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 3, 1923 Antioch, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Sebring, Florida |
| Career | |
| College |
University of Illinois Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy |
| Turned professional | 1947 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T2: 1958 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1951, 1957 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1955, 1956 |
Fred Hawkins (born September 3, 1923) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois.[1] He attended the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy (now University of Texas at El Paso).[1] He turned professional in 1947.[1] He won once and had 19 runner-up finishes in PGA Tour events. His best year in professional golf was 1956, when he finished fourth on the money list plus notched his one and only PGA Tour win at the Oklahoma City Open.[2] His best finish in a major was a second-place tie (with Doug Ford) in the 1958 Masters Tournament won by Arnold Palmer. Hawkins also had a T-6 at the 1957 U.S. Open. He played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team.
Hawkins played on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) from 1980 to 1991. His best finishes were two T-3s in the 1983 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am and the 1984 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic.
Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and currently lives in Sebring, Florida.
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 24, 1956 | Oklahoma City Open | -9 (71-71-68-69=279) | 2 strokes | Gardner Dickinson |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959 | Colonial National Invitation | Ben Hogan |
Lost in 18-hole playoff (Hogan:69, Hawkins:73) |
Other wins
- 1961 New Mexico Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 | T10 | T58 | DNP | T29 | T16 | T2 | 7 | T16 | T24 | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | T6 | T48 | DNP | DNP | T19 | CUT | T6 | DNP | T11 | CUT | CUT | T38 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | QF | R128 | T14 | T28 | T10 | T22 | CUT | DNP |
- Note: Hawkins never played in the British Open.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 22 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1956 PGA – 1960 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1951 U.S. Open – 1952 Masters)
References
External links
- Fred Hawkins at the PGA Tour official site
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