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Fred Hawkins
Professional golfer

Fred Hawkins

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Professional golfer
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Place of birth
Antioch
Age
91 years
Fred Hawkins
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Biography

Fred Hawkins (September 3, 1923 – December 6, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.
Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy (now University of Texas at El Paso). He turned professional in 1947. He won once and had 19 runner-up finishes in PGA Tour events. His best year in professional golf was 1956, when he finished fourth on the money list plus notched his one and only PGA Tour win at the Oklahoma City Open. His best finish in a major was a second-place tie (with Doug Ford) in the 1958 Masters Tournament won by Arnold Palmer. Hawkins also had a T-6 at the 1957 U.S. Open. He played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team.
Hawkins played on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) from 1980 to 1991. His best finishes were two T-3s in the 1983 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am and the 1984 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic.
Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and lived in Sebring, Florida until his death in 2014.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1Sep 23, 1956Oklahoma City Open−9 (71-71-68-69=279)2 strokesUnited States Gardner Dickinson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11959Colonial National InvitationUnited States Ben HoganLost in 18-hole playoff (Hogan:69, Hawkins:73)

Other wins

  • 1961 New Mexico Open

Results in major championships

Tournament1948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963
Masters TournamentDNPDNPDNPDNPT7T10T58DNPT29T16T27T16T24CUTDNP
U.S. OpenCUTDNPDNPT6T48DNPDNPT19CUTT6DNPT11CUTCUTT38CUT
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPQFQFR128T14T28T10T22CUTDNP

Note: Hawkins never played in The Open Championship. DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament010147109
U.S. Open000024116
The Open Championship00000000
PGA Championship00023587
Totals01039162922
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1956 PGA – 1960 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1951 U.S. Open – 1952 Masters)

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