Full name Fred Baird PGA Tour 2 Weight 70 kg Nationality United States Name Butch Baird Education Lamar University | Turned professional 1959 Role Golfer Children Briny Baird Professional wins 15 Height 1.73 m Grandchildren Madison Kaye Baird | |
 | ||
Born July 20, 1936 (age 87)
Chicago, Illinois ( 1936-07-20 ) Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour Residence Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | ||
104 Butch Baird
Fred "Butch" Baird (born July 20, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).
Contents
Baird was born in Chicago. He learned the game at the age of 14 from his father. He turned pro in 1959 after working in the Texas oil fields for a few years after high school.
Baird won two official PGA Tour events during his career: the 1961 Waco Turner Open and the 1976 San Antonio Texas Open. The San Antonio victory came 15 years, 5 months and 10 days after the Waco win, and was the record for longest time span between victories in PGA history until eclipsed by Robert Gamez in 2005. His career year came in 1976, when in addition to his San Antonio win, he finished 46th on the money list with $58,192. Also in 1976, came his best finish in a major championship — a T-4 at the U.S. Open.
Baird now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona as do many other professional golfers. He has a golf-memorabilia marketing business, BBJM Golf Enterprises, with partner Jack Mishler. His son, Briny, is also a professional golfer.
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Other wins (10)
Senior PGA Tour wins (2)
* Due to flooding, only 16 holes played in every round
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)