Butch Baird

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Butch Baird
Personal information
Full nameFred Baird
Born (1936-07-20) July 20, 1936 (age 88)
Chicago, Illinois
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
Turned professional1959
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
PGA Tour Champions2
Other9 (regular)
1 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1977
PGA Championship T28: 1966
U.S. Open T4: 1976
The Open Championship CUT: 1978

Fred "Butch" Baird (born July 20, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).

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Early life

Baird was born in Chicago, Illinois. He learned the game at the age of 14 from his father. He turned pro in 1959 after working in the Texas oil fields for a few years after high school. [1]

Professional career

Baird won two official PGA Tour events during his career: the 1961 Waco Turner Open and the 1976 San Antonio Texas Open. The San Antonio victory came 15 years, 5 months and 10 days after the Waco win, and was the record for longest time span between victories in PGA history until eclipsed by Robert Gamez in 2005. [2] [3] His career year came in 1976, when in addition to his San Antonio win, he finished 46th on the money list with $58,192. Also in 1976, came his best finish in a major championship — a T-4 at the U.S. Open. [4]

Baird now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona as do many other professional golfers. He has a golf-memorabilia marketing business, BBJM Golf Enterprises, with partner Jack Mishler. His son, Briny, is also a professional golfer.

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 7, 1961 Waco Turner Open −7 (73-72-68-68=281)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rex Baxter
2Oct 17, 1976 San Antonio Texas Open −15 (68-70-70-65=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1976 San Antonio Texas Open Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour satellite win (1)

Caribbean Tour wins (5)

Other wins (3)

Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Oct 19, 1986 Cuyahoga Seniors International −3 (70-71-69=210)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez
2Jun 18, 1989 Northville Long Island Classic −9 (58-62-63=183)*Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard, Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies,
Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody

*Note: The 1989 Northville Long Island Classic was played over 16 holes for each round due to flooding. [5]

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1987 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions Flag of the United States.svg Don January Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
2 1989 Northville Long Island Classic Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard, Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies,
Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 		Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

!Tournament196119621963196419651966196719681969
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT42
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUTT28T32
!Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T52T4CUTT53
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T40CUTT42
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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References

  1. ↑ Golf Today November 2003 article
  2. ↑ "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Victory Records from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on January 3, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
  5. ↑ Baird wins Senior event on extra hole
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