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Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.


Early life and amateur career
Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with and that has called "the greatest college team of all time". He won the individual championship in 1975.


Professional career
In 1976, Haas turned professional. He had a solid career on the winning nine times between 1978 and 1993. He had a resurgence in 2003, when he finished in the top 30 on the money list for the first time since 1995 and made the United States team. The following year he was one of 's two captain's picks for the and made his third appearance in that event.

Haas was known for being one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour over the course of his career and ended up playing 799 events. He is only four starts off Mark Brooks' record. He has made the cut 593 times on the PGA Tour, more than any other player. Haas has the distinction of playing in 87 majors without a win, a record until 2021.

Haas was eligible to play in events from the start of the 2004 season and he lost to Hale Irwin by one stroke at the Senior PGA Championship in his first appearance at that level. He was still featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking after his 50th birthday. In 2005, he won twice on the Champions Tour, while also continuing to play regularly on the PGA Tour. In April 2006, he won back to back events on the Champions Tour and the following month he won a playoff at the Oak Tree Golf Club with at the Senior PGA Championship to claim his first senior major and he went on to top the 2006 Champions Tour money list. He was named the Champions Tour Player of the Year in 2006 as well. Haas won the 2008 Charles Schwab Cup to win two out of the last three cups.

After winning the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in September 2009, Haas won his third senior major and 14th Champions Tour event in October at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. He came from 5 strokes behind with a final-round 6-under-par 64 to win by 1 over 54-hole leader Tom Watson. In June 2012, Haas won his 16th title on the Champions Tour, cruising to a five-stroke victory over and at the Principal Charity Classic. In October 2016, Haas won the Toshiba Classic in a playoff with . He became the second-oldest player to win a PGA Tour Champions event at age ; the oldest being then at 63 years.

At the 2022 Zurich Classic, at the age of 68, he teamed up with his son Bill and became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut.


Personal life
Haas comes from a distinguished family of golfers. He is a nephew of 1968 Masters winner , and has several other relations in golf including his second son who has played on the PGA Tour since 2006. His oldest son Jay Jr., brother , and brother-in-law also played on the .

Haas resides in Greenville, South Carolina.


Awards and honors
  • In 1975, Haas earned the , bestowed to the top college golfer in the United States.
  • In 2005, Haas was the Rookie of the Year.
  • In February 2005, he received the Payne Stewart Award,
  • In April 2005, he received the for his cooperation with the media.
  • Haas was voted the 2006 Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.


Professional wins (33)

PGA Tour wins (9)
1Jan 29, 1978Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational−10 (72-64-72-70=278)3 strokesAndy Bean, ,
John Schroeder
2Jul 12, 1981Greater Milwaukee Open−14 (68-66-67-73=274)3 strokesChi-Chi Rodríguez
3Sep 6, 1981B.C. Open−14 (67-65-69-69=270)3 strokes
4Sep 19, 1982Hall of Fame−8 (70-70-70-66=276)PlayoffJohn Adams
5Oct 3, 1982−18 (63-67-67-65=262)3 strokes
6Apr 26, 1987Big "I" Houston Open−12 (69-69-71-67=276)Playoff
7Jan 24, 1988Bob Hope Chrysler Classic−22 (63-68-69-68-70=338)2 strokesDavid Edwards
8Jun 14, 1992Federal Express St. Jude Classic−21 (68-67-64-64=263)3 strokes,
9Oct 17, 1993H.E.B. Texas Open (2)−21 (68-65-66-64=263)Playoff

PGA Tour playoff record (3–0)

11982Hall of FameJohn AdamsWon with par on second extra hole
21987Big "I" Houston OpenWon with par on first extra hole
31993H.E.B. Texas OpenWon with birdie on second extra hole


Other wins (6)
  • 1976 Missouri Open
  • 1982 Spalding Invitational
  • 1991 Mexican Open
  • 1996 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with )
  • 2004 CVS Charity Classic (with son )
  • 2012 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with )


PGA Tour Champions wins (18)
PGA Tour Champions major championships (3)
Other PGA Tour Champions (15)
1Oct 9, 2005Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn−16 (68-67-65=200)2 strokes
2Oct 23, 2005−14 (67-66-66=199)2 strokes
3Apr 23, 2006Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf−15 (66-68-67=201)5 strokes,
4Apr 30, 2006FedEx Kinko's Classic−11 (68-72-65=205)2 strokesMark James,
5May 28, 2006Senior PGA Championship−5 (68-70-73-68=279)Playoff
6Oct 15, 2006Administaff Small Business Classic−17 (65-63-71=199)5 strokes
7Mar 11, 2007Toshiba Classic−19 (65-64-65=194)2 strokesR. W. Eaks
8Apr 22, 2007Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (2)−9 (68-69-70=207)Playoff
9Jun 10, 2007Principal Charity Classic−12 (65-67-69=201)3 strokes, R. W. Eaks
10Jun 24, 2007Bank of America Championship−13 (71-66-66=203)3 strokes, Leonard Thompson
11May 25, 2008Senior PGA Championship (2)+7 (69-72-72-74=287)1 stroke
12Jun 1, 2008Principal Charity Classic (2)−10 (70-68-65=203)1 strokeAndy Bean
13Sep 20, 2009Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2)−18 (62-71-65=198)2 strokesAndy Bean,
14Oct 4, 2009Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship−13 (66-70-67-64=267)1 strokeTom Watson
15Aug 7, 20113M Championship−15 (64-69-68=201)1 stroke, ,
16Jun 3, 2012Principal Charity Classic (3)−16 (66-65-66=197)5 strokes,
17Oct 19, 2014Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn (3)−17 (63-67-66=196)2 strokes,
18Oct 9, 2016Toshiba Classic (2)−16 (64-63-70=197)Playoff

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–2)

12006Senior PGA ChampionshipWon with par on third extra hole
22007Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfWon with par on first extra hole
32008Toshiba ClassicLost to birdie on seventh extra hole
42014Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipTom Pernice Jr.Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
52016Toshiba ClassicWon with birdie on first extra hole


Results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT T47
U.S. OpenT54LAT18LA T5CUT
The Open Championship
T58T7

Masters TournamentT17T3144T27T215T6T7CUTT46
U.S. OpenT26CUTT6T43T11T15CUT T25CUT
The Open Championship T27T19T36 T35T38
T50T19T5T9T39T38T53T28T38CUT

Masters Tournament 38T5T3T36 T12T44
U.S. OpenCUT T23T77CUTT4T90T5CUTT17
The Open Championship T79T22T24
CUT T62T2014T8T31T61T40T3

Masters TournamentT37 CUTT1748
U.S. Open T12CUTT9CUTT37
The Open Championship CUTCUT
T64 CUTT5T37CUTT68 CUT

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place


Summary
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18
8
23
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1981 PGA – 1986 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1995 Masters – 1995 U.S. Open)


Results in The Players Championship
The Players ChampionshipCUTT57T9
The Players ChampionshipT8T29T27WDT29T55T7T50DQCUT
The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT20T55CUTT8T43CUTCUT
The Players ChampionshipCUT T49T2T6T24 CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place


Results in World Golf Championships
QFR64R16
T54T43
T17T41T19

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied


Senior major championships

Wins (3)
Tom Watson


Results timeline
Results not in chronological order

T23T20T14T3T17T10T5T13T31T3 T52T5463 NT
Senior PGA Championship2CUT1T91T9T23T34T29T2T3T50 T38CUTT63NT75T64 CUTCUT
Senior Players Championship T18T3T1761T20T32T20T27T6 T54T14T32T227T5264
U.S. Senior OpenT3T22T8T5T9T13T20T13T9T35 T38T14T42T14T17NTT40T7 T22
Senior British Open Championship T6T4 T19T8T28T40 NT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic


U.S. national team appearances
Amateur

Professional

  • : 1983 (winners), 1995, 2004
  • : 1994 (winners), 2003 (tie), 2015 (non-playing captain)
  • : 2004 (winners)
  • Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Champions Tour): 2004 (PGA Tour), 2005 (winners), 2006, 2007, 2008 (winners), 2009, 2011 (winners)


See also
  • Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  • List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins


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