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Personal information
Full name	Frederick Theodore Haas Jr.
Born	(1916-01-03)January 3, 1916 Portland, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	January 26, 2004(2004-01-26) (aged 88) Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Louisiana State University
Turned professional	1946
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	2
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters Tournament	T10: 1950
U.S. Open	T6: 1954
The Open Championship	CUT: 1966
PGA Championship	T5: 1952

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		Dai Rees

Results in major championships

Haas at the 1949 Miami Open, which he won

Amateur

Professional

     Top 10      Did not play 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

• 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)