Fred Hawkins facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fred Hawkins |
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Hawkins in 2010
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| Personal information | |
| Born | September 3, 1923 Antioch, Illinois |
| Died | December 6, 2014 (aged 91) Sebring, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy |
| Turned professional | 1947 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| The Masters Tournament | T2: 1958 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1951, 1957 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1955, 1956 |
Fred Hawkins (born September 3, 1923 – died December 6, 2014) was an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour, which is a series of golf tournaments for professional players, from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois. He went to the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. He became a professional golfer in 1947.
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Fred Hawkins' Golf Career Highlights
Fred Hawkins had a successful career in golf. He won one PGA Tour event and finished second 19 times. His best year was 1956. That year, he finished fourth on the money list, which means he earned a lot of prize money. He also won his only PGA Tour event, the Oklahoma City Open.
Playing in Major Golf Tournaments
Fred Hawkins also played well in major golf tournaments. These are the most important events in golf. His best finish in a major was tying for second place at the 1958 Masters Tournament. He shared this spot with another golfer named Doug Ford. The famous golfer Arnold Palmer won that tournament. Hawkins also tied for sixth place at the 1957 U.S. Open.
In 1957, Fred Hawkins was chosen to be part of the 1957 Ryder Cup team. The Ryder Cup is a special golf competition between teams from the United States and Europe.
Playing as a Senior Golfer
Later in his career, Fred Hawkins played on the Senior PGA Tour. This tour is now called the Champions Tour. He played there from 1980 to 1991. His best results on this tour were two third-place ties. These happened in 1983 at the Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am and in 1984 at the Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic.
Fred Hawkins' Tournament Wins
Fred Hawkins won three professional golf tournaments during his career.
PGA Tour Victory
- In 1956, he won the Oklahoma City Open. He finished two strokes ahead of the second-place golfer.
Other Wins
Besides his PGA Tour win, Fred Hawkins won two other tournaments:
- 1950 Cavalier Specialists Invitational
- 1961 New Mexico Open
Playoff Record
Fred Hawkins was in one playoff during his PGA Tour career. A playoff happens when two or more golfers are tied at the end of a tournament.
- In 1959, he lost an 18-hole playoff to Ben Hogan at the Colonial National Invitation.
Life Outside of Golf
Fred Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas for a big part of his golf career. Later in his life, he lived in Sebring, Florida. He passed away in 2014.
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Hawkins in 2010
