- Rex Baxter
Rex Bernice Baxter, Jr. (born
February 28 ,1936 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour and theSenior PGA Tour .A native of
Amarillo, Texas , Baxter won theU.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship at Tulsa'sSouthern Hills Country Club in 1953. [cite news| title=A look at the major events that have shaped Southern Hills Country Club|author=Tramel, Jimmy|publisher=Tulsa World|date=August 5, 2007|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?articleID=070804_2_PP44_hAloo46213|accessdate=2008-01-07] He attended theUniversity of Houston , where he was anAll American member of thegolf team.cite web|title=Biographical information from University of Houston Athletics official site|url=http://uhcougars.cstv.com/genrel/hall_of_honor.html|accessdate=2008-01-07]He won the 1963
Cajun Classic Open Invitational in a playoff over Ron Cerrudo [cite web|title=Today in Golf History: November 24|publisher=golfonline|url=http://www.golfonline.com/golfonline/features/history/article/0,17742,468263,00.html|accessdate=2008-01-07] and thePGA Professional National Championship in 1970. His best finish in a major is T-33 at the 1960 U.S. Open. [cite web | title=Golf Major Championships | url=http://www.golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=365|accessdate=2008-01-07]Baxter was the first golfer inducted into the University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor. He works as an instructor for Golf Digest Schools at PGA National in
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida .Amateur wins
*1953
U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship
*1956 Missouri Valley Conference tournament (individual medalist)
*1957 Missouri Valley Conference tournament (individual medalist), NCAA Championship,Trans-Mississippi Amateur PGA Tour wins
*1963
Cajun Classic Open Invitational Other regular career wins
*1965
Waterloo Open Golf Classic
*1970PGA Professional National Championship References
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/50/27/ Results and stats from PGA Tour's official site]
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