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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 14, 1994Nike Ozarks Open−16 (69-65-69-69=272)1 stroke Frank Conner2Sep 25, 1994Nike Tri-Cities Open−13 (69-67-67=203)1 stroke Brad Fabel3Oct 2, 1994Nike Sonoma County Open−11 (67-68-71-71=277)2 strokes 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 Tournament19851986198719881989Masters TournamentT31U.S. OpenCUTCUT65PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenPGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTPGA ChampionshipCUT Note: Haas never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1985 (winners)
See also 1989 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1994 Nike Tour graduates
References
External links
Profile on Wake Forest's official site