Jerry Haas

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Jerry Haas
Personal information
Born (1963-09-16) September 16, 1963 (age 60)
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseElizabeth
Career
College Wake Forest University
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
European Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T31: 1985
PGA Championship CUT: 2006
U.S. Open 65th: 1988
The Open Championship DNP

Jerry Haas (born September 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer who coaches Wake Forest University's golf team and used to play on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the European Tour.

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Amateur career

Haas was born in Belleville, Illinois. He won the Illinois Amateur championship in 1982 and 1984 while he attended Wake Forest. In 1985 he was named second team All-American in his final year at Wake and was also selected to the American 1985 Walker Cup team. Haas finished an impressive T-31 at the 1985 Masters Tournament as an amateur. He turned professional in 1986.

Professional career

Haas played on the European Tour in 1988 and 1989. He finished 57th on the money list in 1989. Haas finished in 3rd at qualifying school in 1989 earning him his PGA Tour card for 1990. He played on the PGA Tour full-time in 1990 and 1991 and split time between the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour in 1992. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1993 and 1994 and won three events on tour in 1994. Those three wins helped earn Haas his PGA Tour card for 1995 but he would have to go back to the Nationwide Tour in 1996.

In 1997, Haas stopped playing professionally and spent a year as a commentator for The Golf Channel and also spent time as a teaching professional at the Yorktown Golf Club in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois.

Coaching career

Haas was named the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons golf team on September 1, 1997, and with the hiring stopped playing professional golf. He rebuilt the Wake Forest golf program and during his time they have seen over 15 All-ACC selections and over 15 individual tournament champions.

Personal life

Haas comes from a distinguished family of golfers. He is a nephew of 1968 Masters winner Bob Goalby, and has several other relations in golf including his brother Jay, nephews Bill and Jay Jr., and brother-in-law Dillard Pruitt. Jerry coached Bill at Wake Forest.

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (8)

Nike Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 14, 1994 Nike Ozarks Open −16 (69-65-69-69=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner
2Sep 25, 1994 Nike Tri-Cities Open −13 (69-67-67=203)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brad Fabel
3Oct 2, 1994 Nike Sonoma County Open −11 (67-68-71-71=277)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament19851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T31 LA
U.S. Open CUTCUT65
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Haas never played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur

  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Jerry Haas: Head Coach" (PDF). Wake Forest University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2014.