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Fred Hawkins
Hawkins in 2010
Personal information
Born(1923-09-03)September 3, 1923
Antioch, Illinois
DiedDecember 6, 2014(2014-12-06) (aged 91)
Sebring, Florida
Height6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Illinois
Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy
Turned professional1947
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT2: 1958
PGA ChampionshipT5: 1955, 1956
U.S. OpenT6: 1951, 1957
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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 Antioch, Illinois.[1] He attended the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy (now University of Texas at El Paso).[1] He turned professional in 1947.[1] He won once and had 19 runner-up finishes in PGA Tour events. His 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.[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 Senior PGA Tour (now Champions 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.

Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and lived in Sebring, Florida until his death in 2014.[3]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

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 United States Gardner Dickinson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1959 Colonial National Invitation United States Ben Hogan Lost in 18-hole playoff (Hogan:69, Hawkins:73)

Other wins

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)

References

  1. ^ a b c Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 85. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma City Open won by Hawkins". Ocala Star-Banner. UPI. September 24, 1956. p. 7.
  3. ^ Livsey, Laury (December 9, 2014). "Hawkins, second in '58 Masters, dies at 91". PGA Tour.
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