Don Bies (golfer)

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. [cite web | title=Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame | url=http://www.pnwpga.com/hallof.htm] 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.

Professional wins (18)

PGA Tour wins (1)

*1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open

Other wins (5)

"this list may be incomplete"
*1959 Washington Open
*1962 Northwest Open
*1980 Washington Open
*1984 Northwest Open
*1987 Washington Open

enior 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 (5)

*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

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/10/87/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]