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Jerry Haas

American professional golfer (born 1963)

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birth_place	Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
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weight	170 lb
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residence	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
spouse	Elizabeth
college	Wake Forest University
yearpro	1986
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
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European Tour
prowins	8
nwidewins	3
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masters	T31: 1985
usopen	65th: 1988
open	DNP
pga	CUT: 2006
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Nationwide Tour European Tour Jerry Haas (born September 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer who coaches Wake Forest University's golf team and used to play on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the European Tour.

Amateur career

In 1963, Haas was born in Belleville, Illinois.

Haas attended Wake Forest University. He won the Illinois Amateur championship in 1982 and 1984 while he attended Wake Forest. In 1985, he was named second team All-American in his final year at Wake and was also selected to the American 1985 Walker Cup team. Haas finished an impressive T-31 at the 1985 Masters Tournament as an amateur.

Professional career

In 1986, Haas turned professional. He played on the European Tour in 1988 and 1989. He finished 57th on the money list in 1989. Haas finished in 3rd at qualifying school in 1989 earning him his PGA Tour card for 1990. He played on the PGA Tour full-time in 1990 and 1991 and split time between the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour in 1992. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1993 and 1994 and won three events on tour in 1994. Those three wins helped earn Haas his PGA Tour card for 1995 but he would have to go back to the Nationwide Tour in 1996.

Later life

In 1997, Haas stopped playing professionally and spent a year as a commentator for The Golf Channel and also spent time as a teaching professional at the Yorktown Golf Club in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois.

Haas was named the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons golf team on September 1, 1997, and with the hiring stopped playing professional golf. He rebuilt the Wake Forest golf program and during his time they have seen over 15 All-ACC selections and over 15 individual tournament champions.

Personal life

Haas comes from a distinguished family of golfers. He is a nephew of 1968 Masters winner Bob Goalby, and has several other relations in golf including his brother Jay, nephews Bill and Jay Jr., and brother-in-law Dillard Pruitt. Jerry coached Bill at Wake Forest.

Amateur wins

1982 Illinois Amateur
1984 Illinois Amateur

Professional wins (8)

Nike Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 14, 1994	Nike Ozarks Open	−16 (69-65-69-69=272)	1 stroke	USA Frank Conner
2	Sep 25, 1994	Nike Tri-Cities Open	−13 (69-67-67=203)	1 stroke	USA Brad Fabel
3	Oct 2, 1994	Nike Sonoma County Open	−11 (67-68-71-71=277)	2 strokes	USA Woody Austin

Other wins (5)

1997 Southern Illinois Open
2012 South Carolina Open
2014 Carolinas PGA Championship
2015 Carolinas Open
2018 Carolinas Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament	T31 LA
U.S. Open		CUT	CUT	65
PGA Championship

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship

Tournament	2002	2006
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
PGA Championship		CUT

Note: Haas never played in The Open Championship.

LA = Low amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)

References

"Jerry Haas: Head Coach". Wake Forest University.

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