Fred Hawkins (golfer)
| Fred Hawkins | |
|---|---|
Champions Tour | |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T2: 1958 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1955, 1956 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1951, 1957 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Fred Hawkins (September 3, 1923 – December 6, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Hawkins was born in
Oklahoma City Open.[2] His best finish in a major was a second-place tie (with Doug Ford) in the 1958 Masters Tournament won by Arnold Palmer. Hawkins also had a T-6 at the 1957 U.S. Open. He played on the 1957 Ryder Cup
team.
Hawkins played on the
Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic
.
Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and lived in Sebring, Florida until his death in 2014.[3]
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1956 | Oklahoma City Open
|
−9 (71-71-68-69=279) | 2 strokes |  Gardner Dickinson
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959 | Colonial National Invitation |  Ben Hogan
|
Lost 18-hole playoff; Hogan: −1 (69), Hawkins: +3 (73) |
Other wins (2)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T7 | T10 | T58 | T29 | T16 | T2 | 7 | T16 | T24 | CUT | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T6 | T48 | T19 | CUT | T6 | T11 | CUT | CUT | T38 | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | QF | QF | R128 | T14 | T28 | T10 | T22 | CUT |
Note: Hawkins never played in The Open Championship.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1962 PGA Championship)
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 22 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1956 PGA – 1960 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1951 U.S. Open – 1952 Masters)
U.S. national team appearances
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ^ "Oklahoma City Open won by Hawkins". Ocala Star-Banner. UPI. September 24, 1956. p. 7.
- ^ Livsey, Laury (December 9, 2014). "Hawkins, second in '58 Masters, dies at 91". PGA Tour.
External links
- Fred Hawkins at the PGA Tour official site
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Lost: 4.5 – 7.5 | ||