Fred Hawkins (golfer)
American golfer (1923–2014)
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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.
| Fred Hawkins | |
|---|---|
Hawkins in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 3, 1923 Antioch, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2014 (aged 91) Sebring, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy |
| Turned professional | 1947 |
| Former tours | PGA Tour 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 |
Career
In 1923, Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois.[1] He attended the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy.[1]
In 1947, Hawkins turned professional.[1] He won once and had 18 runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour.[2] Hawkins's best year in professional golf was 1956 when he finished fourth on the money list plus notched his one and only PGA Tour win at the Oklahoma City Open.[3] His best finish in a major was a second-place tie at 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, too.
Hawkins played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1980 to 1991. His best finishes were two T-3s in the 1983 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am and the 1984 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic.
Personal life
Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and lived in Sebring, Florida until his death in 2014.[4]
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) |
Source:[2]
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.
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)