Fred Haas
# Fred Haas

Frederick Theodore Haas Jr. (January 3, 1916 – January 26, 2004) was an American professional golfer.

## Amateur career

Haas was born in Portland, Arkansas. After graduating from Dermott High School, he graduated from Louisiana State University in 1937, winning the NCAA individual championship in his senior year.

## Professional career

Haas's first PGA Tour win, at the Memphis Invitational as an amateur, broke Byron Nelson's record streak of 11 straight victories (Nelson finished 4th). He turned pro in early 1946. He played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.

## Personal life

Haas died in Metairie, Louisiana at age 88.

## Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

* 1934 Southern Amateur, Western Junior
* 1935 Western Junior, Chicago District Amateur
* 1936 Canadian Amateur Championship
* 1937 Southern Amateur, NCAA championship

## Professional wins (7)

### PGA Tour wins (5)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aug 19, 1945 | Memphis Invitational (as an amateur) | −18 (69-69-64-68=270) | 5 strokes | Bob Cochran (a), George Low Jr. |
| 2 | Oct 4, 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | −18 (67-67-71-65=270) | Playoff | Ben Hogan (2nd), Johnny Palmer (3rd) |
| 3 | Dec 12, 1949 | Miami Open | −16 (65-67-67-65=264) | Playoff | Bob Hamilton |
| 4 | Jan 23, 1950 | Long Beach Open | −16 (70-66-67-65=268) | 5 strokes | Stan Leonard |
| 5 | Jan 31, 1954 | Thunderbird Invitational | −20 (65-68-66-69=268) | 2 strokes | Marty Furgol, Chandler Harper, Bo Wininger |

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1947 | St. Paul Open | Jim Ferrier | Lost 18-hole playoff; Ferrier: −4 (68), Haas: −1 (71) |
| 2 | 1948 | Tacoma Open Invitational | Chuck Congdon, Vic Ghezzi, Cary Middlecoff, Ed Oliver | Oliver won with eagle on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Oliver: −2 (69), Middlecoff: −2 (69), Haas: +1 (72), Congdon: +2 (73), Ghezzi: +4 (75) |
| 3 | 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | Ben Hogan (2nd), Johnny Palmer (3rd) | Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −2 (70), Hogan: −1 (71), Palmer: +2 (75) |
| 4 | 1949 | Miami Open | Bob Hamilton | Won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −1 (69), Hamilton: +1 (71) |
| 5 | 1955 | Thunderbird Invitational | Shelley Mayfield, Mike Souchak | Mayfield won with birdie on second extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Mayfield: −3 (69), Souchak: −3 (69), Haas: −2 (70) |

### Other regular wins (1)

* 1959 Louisiana State Open

### Senior wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Feb 28, 1966 | PGA Seniors' Championship | −2 (72-71-71-72=286) | 2 strokes | John Barnum, Dutch Harrison |
| 2 | Jul 3, 1966 | World Senior Championship | 3 & 2 | 3 & 2 | Dai Rees |

## Results in major championships

Amateur

| Tournament | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U.S. Amateur | R16 | QF | R256 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 |
| The Amateur Championship | | | | | R32 | | | |

Professional

| Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Masters Tournament | T37 | WD | WD |
| U.S. Open | | | |
| The Open Championship | | | |
| PGA Championship | | | |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | NT | NT | NT | 15 | T17 | T18 | 29 |
| U.S. Open | | WD | NT | NT | NT | NT | T43 | T31 | | T19 |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | | | | |
| PGA Championship | | | | NT | | | | | | |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
| Masters Tournament | T10 | T39 | | 26 | T33 | WD | T29 | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | T18 | T29 | WD | T12 | T6 | T34 | T14 | T35 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | | R64 | QF | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 | | |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | | | CUT | | | |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | CUT | | |
| PGA Championship | WD | T50 | T23 | T27 | | T37 | T51 | WD |
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | | |
| PGA Championship | T51 | CUT |

NT = no tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, 1938 British Amateur

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 32 |

* Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1946 Masters – 1951 PGA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

## U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

* Walker Cup: 1938

Professional

* Ryder Cup: 1953 (winners)
