Jerry Haas

Jerry Haas
Personal information
Born	September 16, 1963 (1963-09-16) (age 48) Belleville, Illinois
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Wake Forest University
Turned professional	1986
Retired	1996
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Nationwide Tour European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T31: 1985
U.S. Open	65th: 1988
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2006

Jerry Haas (born September 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer who coaches Wake Forest University's golf team and used to play on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the European Tour.

Amateur career

Haas was born in Belleville, Illinois. He won the Illinois Amateur championship in 1982 and 1984 while he attended Wake Forest. In 1985 he was named second team All-American in his final year at Wake and was also selected to the American Walker Cup team. Haas finished an impressive T-31 at the 1985 Masters Tournament as an amateur. He turned professional in 1986.

Professional career

Haas played on the European Tour in 1988 and 1989. He finished 57th on the money list in 1989. Haas finished in 3rd at qualifying school in 1989 earning him his PGA Tour card for 1990. He played on the PGA Tour full time in 1990 and 1991 and split time between the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour in 1992. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1993 and 1994 and won three events on tour in 1994. Those three wins helped earn Haas his PGA Tour card for 1995 but he would have to go back to the Nationwide Tour in 1996.

In 1997, Haas stopped playing professionally and spent a year as a commentator for The Golf Channel and also spent time as a teaching professional at the Yorktown Golf Club in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois.

Coaching career

Haas was named the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons golf team on September 1, 1997 and with the hiring stopped playing professional golf. He rebuilt the Wake Forest golf program and during his time they have seen over 15 All-ACC selections and over 15 individual tournament champions.

Personal life

Haas comes from a distinguished family of golfers. He is a nephew of 1968 Masters winner Bob Goalby, and has several other relations in golf including his brother Jay, nephews Bill and Jay Jr., and brother-in-law Dillard Pruitt. Jerry coached Bill at Wake Forest.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1982 Illinois Amateur
• 1984 Illinois Amateur

Professional wins (3)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

• 1994 NIKE Ozarks Open, NIKE Tri-Cities Open, NIKE Sonoma County Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	T31 LA	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	CUT	65	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

United States national team appearances

• Walker Cup: 1985

External links

• Jerry Haas at the PGA Tour official site
• Profile on Wake Forest's official site

Persondata
Name	Haas, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	September 16, 1963
Place of birth	Belleville, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death