Butch Baird

Fred "Butch" Baird (born July 20, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).

Baird was born in Chicago. He learned the game at the age of 14 from his father. He turned pro in 1959 after working in the Texas oil fields for a few years after high school. [ [http://www.golftodaymagazine.com/0311Nov/peoplebaird.htm Golf Today November 2003 article] ]

Baird won two official PGA Tour events during his career: the 1961 Waco Turner Open and the 1976 San Antonio Texas Open. The San Antonio victory came 15 years, 5 months and 10 days after the Waco win, and was the record for longest time span between victories in PGA history until eclipsed by Robert Gamez in 2005. [ [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/10/45/ Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site] ] [ [http://www.pgatour.com/story/9084605 "Victory Records" from PGA Tour's official site] ] His career year came in 1976, when in addition to his San Antonio win, he finished 46th on the money list with $58,192. Also in 1976, came his best finish in a major championship — a T-4 at the U.S. Open. [cite web|title=Golf Major Championships|url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=865]

Baird now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona as do many other professional golfers. He has a golf-memorabilia marketing business, BBJM Golf Enterprises, with partner Jack Mishler. His son, Briny, is also a professional golfer.

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (2)

*1961 Waco Turner Open
*1976 San Antonio Texas Open

Other wins (10)

*1965 PGA National Four-ball Championship (with Gay Brewer)
*1968 Texas PGA Championship, Panama Open
*1969 Panama Open
*1974 Florida PGA Championship
*1979 Panama Open (tie with Chi Chi Rodriguez)
*1967-1969 four other Caribbean Tour victories

enior PGA Tour wins (2)

*1986 Cuyahoga Seniors International
*1989 Northville Long Island Classic

Other senior wins (1)

*2007 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Bobby Nichols)

References

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/10/45/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]