- Bill Haas
William Harlan "Bill" Haas (born
May 24 ,1982 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who has played on theNationwide Tour and currently is in his second season on thePGA Tour . He is the son of professional golferJay Haas .Haas was born in
Charlotte, North Carolina and was raised inGreer, South Carolina , a suburb of Greenville. He was the third member of his family to play golf atWake Forest University inWinston-Salem, North Carolina following his father and uncleJerry Haas . Haas had a distinguished college career. He was a three-time first-teamAll-American , four-time All-ACC, two-time ACC player-of-the-year, and 2001 ACC rookie-of-the-year. During his college career, he won ten college tournaments; and in his senior year of 2004, he won theHaskins Award , the Jack Nicklaus Award, and the Ben Hogan Award. He also set an NCAA record for lowest scoring average. Haas was a member of the 2003Walker Cup team as well as twoPalmer Cup teams. He turned pro in 2004.Haas was a member of the
Nationwide Tour in his first full season after failing to earn his PGA Tour card in Qualifying School or earn enough money on the Nationwide Tour to secure a promotion to the elite tour. His best finish in a Nationwide Tour event was a solo 2nd at the 2005Scholarship America Showdown . He birdied the last two holes at the 2005 Qualifying Tournament to earn his card on the PGA Tour for the 2006 season. He and his father won theCVS Charity Classic in 2004. Haas joined the PGA Tour in 2006. His best finish during his rookie season was a T-4 at theWachovia Championship .Amateur wins
*2002
Players Amateur Professional wins (1)
Other wins (1)
*2004
CVS Charity Classic (withJay Haas )Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/02/49/24 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
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