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Don Bies Personal information Born December 10, 1937
Cottonwood, IdahoHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Nationality United States Residence Seattle, Washington Career Turned professional 1957 Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions TourProfessional wins 19 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 1 Champions Tour 7 Other 5 (regular)
6 (senior)Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T33: 1969 U.S. Open T5: 1968 The Open Championship 65th: 1980 PGA Championship T7: 1967 Don Bies (born December 10, 1937) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).
Bies was born in Cottonwood, Idaho. He turned pro in 1957. Bies won the 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, and is a 7-time winner of the Washington State PGA Championship. His best finish in a major was a T-5 at the 1968 U.S. Open. He last played on the PGA Tour in 1980.
After turning 50 at the end of 1987, Bies joined the Senior PGA Tour, where his fortunes improved dramatically with respect to winning tournaments. He has won numerous events both on the regular Senior PGA Tour and in non-Tour senior events. These wins include a senior major championship – The Tradition at Desert Mountain in 1989.
Bies was elected a member of the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall of Fame in 1994.[1] He lives in Seattle with his wife of more than 50 years, Marylin. They have 3 grown children: Karen, Marcy and David; and 8 grandchildren.
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Professional wins (19)
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 Aug 17, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open -15 (65-66-67-69=267) Playoff Hubert Green PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
No. Year Tournament Opponent Result 1 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Hubert Green Won with birdie on second extra hole Other wins (5)
this list may be incomplete
- 1959 Washington Open
- 1962 Northwest Open
- 1980 Washington Open
- 1984 Northwest Open
- 1987 Washington Open
Senior PGA Tour wins (7)
- 1988 (2) Northville Long Island Classic, GTE Kaanapali Classic
- 1989 (3) Murata Seniors Reunion, The Tradition at Desert Mountain, GTE Kaanapali Classic
- 1992 (1) PaineWebber Invitational
- 1995 (1) Raley's Senior Gold Rush
Senior major championship is shown in bold.
Other senior wins (6)
- 1989 Air New Zealand Shell Open, DuPont Cup, Japan vs. U.S. Senior Golf Match
- 1990 Chrysler Cup
- 2004 Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship, Oregon Senior Open
Champions Tour major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1989 The Tradition at Desert Mountain −13 (71−70−68−66=275) 1 stroke Gary Player References
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The Tradition champions 1989 Don Bies • 1990 Jack Nicklaus • 1991 Jack Nicklaus • 1992 Lee Trevino • 1993 Tom Shaw • 1994 Raymond Floyd† • 1995 Jack Nicklaus† • 1996 Jack Nicklaus • 1997 Gil Morgan • 1998 Gil Morgan • 1999 Graham Marsh • 2000 Tom Kite† • 2001 Doug Tewell • 2002 Jim Thorpe† • 2003 Tom Watson • 2004 Craig Stadler • 2005 Loren Roberts† • 2006 Eduardo Romero† • 2007 Mark McNulty • 2008 Fred Funk • 2009 Mike Reid† • 2010 Fred Funk • 2011 Tom Lehman†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff Categories:- American golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Golfers from Idaho
- People from Idaho County, Idaho
- 1937 births
- Living people
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