Don Bies

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Don Bies
Personal information
Born (1937-12-10) December 10, 1937 (age 87)
Cottonwood, Idaho, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1957
Former tours PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins30
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions7
Other15 (regular)
6 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T33: 1969
PGA Championship T7: 1967
U.S. Open T5: 1968
The Open Championship 65th: 1980

Don Bies (born December 10, 1937) is an American former professional golfer who has won tournaments on the PGA Tour, the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour), and in the Pacific Northwest Section of the PGA of America.

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Early life

Bies was born in Cottonwood, Idaho. He attended Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington.

Professional career

In 1957, Bies turned pro. His only PGA Tour win came at the 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. [1] His best finish in a major was a T-5 at the 1968 U.S. Open that was played at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. He left the PGA Tour in 1980 in order to devote full-time to his restaurant he had opened just outside Seattle. [2]

Bies has also had much success in local events in the Pacific Northwest. He is a three-time winner of the Washington Open and a six-time winner of the Washington State Match Play Championship.

Senior career

After turning 50 at the end of 1987, Bies joined the Senior PGA Tour, where his fortunes improved dramatically for winning tournaments. He has won numerous events both on the regular Senior PGA Tour and in non-Tour senior events. These wins include a senior major championship – The Tradition at Desert Mountain in 1989. [3]

Awards and honors

In 1994, Bies was elected a member of the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall of Fame. [4]

Professional wins (30)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 17, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −15 (65-66-67-69=267)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green Won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Oct 29, 1989 Air New Zealand Shell Open −5 (70-71-69-65=275)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Andrews, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Joyner

Other wins (15)

this list may be incomplete

Senior PGA Tour wins (7)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 19, 1988 Northville Long Island Classic −14 (69-67-66=202)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles
2Dec 4, 1988 GTE Kaanapali Classic −12 (68-67-69=204)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Don January
3Apr 2, 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion −8 (68-67-73=208)6 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Harold Henning
4Apr 16, 1989 The Tradition −13 (71-70-68-66=275)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player
5Dec 9, 1989 GTE Kaanapali Classic (2)−12 (68-64=132)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass
6Jun 7, 1992 PaineWebber Invitational −13 (66-71-66=203)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
7Oct 15, 1995 Raley's Senior Gold Rush −11 (69-68-68=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1989 Northville Long Island Classic Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird, Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard,
Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 		Baird won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1989 The Tradition at Desert Mountain −13 (71-70-68-66=275)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gary Player

References

  1. ↑ "Failures end for Don Bies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. August 18, 1975. p. 15.
  2. ↑ "Bies eases to win in Northville tourney". Palm Beach Post. Florida. June 20, 1988. p. 6C.
  3. ↑ "Bies edges Player in Tradition". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 17, 1989. p. C1.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame".
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