Butch Baird

Butch Baird
Butch Baird
Personal information
Full name	Fred Baird
Born	July 20, 1936 (age 87); Champions Tour
Professional wins	14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	2
Other	9 (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

Champions Tour

).

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

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	May 7, 1961	Waco Turner Open	−7 (73-72-68-68=281)	1 stroke	Rex Baxter
2	Oct 17, 1976	San Antonio Texas Open	−15 (68-70-70-65=273)	Playoff	Miller Barber

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1976	San Antonio Texas Open	Miller Barber	Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour satellite win (1)

1967 West End Classic

Caribbean Tour wins (5)

1967 Los Lagartos Open
1968 Panama Open
1969 Panama Open, Maracaibo Open Invitational
1979 Panama Open (tie with Chi-Chi Rodríguez)

Other wins (3)

1965
PGA National Four-ball Championship (with Gay Brewer
)

1968 Southern Texas PGA Championship
1974 Florida PGA Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 19, 1986	Cuyahoga Seniors International	−3 (70-71-69=210)	4 strokes	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
2	Jun 18, 1989	Northville Long Island Classic	−9 (58-62-63=183)*	Playoff	Frank Beard, Don Bies, 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1987	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	Don January	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
2	1989	Northville Long Island Classic	Frank Beard, Don Bies, Orville Moody	Won with birdie on first extra hole