Don Fairfield

Don Fairfield
Personal information
Full name	Donald W. Fairfield
Born	c. 1930 Kansas
Nationality	United States
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T37: 1964
U.S. Open	T17: 1957
The Open Championship	CUT: 1953
PGA Championship	T5: 1955

Donald W. Fairfield (born c. 1930) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Fairfield was born in Kansas,^[1] but grew up in Jacksonville, Illinois.^[2] He served in the U.S. Air Force.^[2]

Fairfield played full-time on the PGA Tour between 1956 and 1963, and won three times. He was head professional at Casey Country Club in Casey, Illinois from 1954 to 1955;^[3] and at Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California from 1964 to 1997.^[2][3] His best finish in a major championship was a loss in the quarterfinals (T-5) at the 1955 PGA Championship.^[4]

Fairfield played sparingly on the Senior PGA Tour from 1980 to 1989. His best result was in his first event, a T-16 at the Atlantic City Senior International in 1980.

Fairfield and his wife, Iris, have two sons, Jim and Jeff; both are golf professionals.^[3]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

• 1956 Pensacola Open
• 1960 St. Paul Open Invitational
• 1963 Oklahoma City Open Invitational

References

1. ^ Fairfield's 65 Wins in Evans Golf Tourney
2. ^ ^{a b c} Marcia Martinez (July 16, 2000). "Drysdale tournament has long, rich history / Champions reflect on golfing memories". The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois): p. 66. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Bob Arnett (July 26, 2008). "Rub of the Green: A storied course in Casey, Illinois". Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Indiana). http://www.tribstar.com/sports_columns/local_story_208233512.html. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
4. ^ 1955 PGA Championship results

External links

• Don Fairfield at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Fairfield, Don
Alternative names	Fairfield, Donald W.
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	c.1930
Place of birth	Kansas
Date of death
Place of death