- Mark Hayes (golfer)
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Mark Hayes Personal information Full name Mark S. Hayes Born July 12, 1949
Stillwater, OklahomaHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Nationality 
United StatesCareer College Oklahoma State University Turned professional 1973 Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions TourProfessional wins 7 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 3 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T10: 1982 U.S. Open T6: 1980 The Open Championship T9: 1977 PGA Championship T15: 1976 Mark S. Hayes (born July 12, 1949) is an American professional golfer.
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Early years and amateur career
Hayes was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[1] He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University, where he was a two-time All-American.[2] He won the Sunnehanna Amateur in 1972.
Professional career
Hayes won three times on the PGA Tour: the Byron Nelson Golf Classic and Pensacola Open in 1976 and the Tournament Players Championship in 1977.[3] He also won the PGA Tour-sponsored Tallahassee Open in 1986 and three Oklahoma Opens. He played on the 1979 Ryder Cup team.
Hayes had his best finish in a major championship at the 1980 U.S. Open where he began the final round of play two shots out of the lead[4] but shot a final round 74 to finish T6. Hayes was also the first round leader[5] at the 1975 PGA Championship but finished T22.
After turning 50, Hayes joined the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour), but he has not won at the level, and he has not played a full schedule since 2001. His best finish was T10 at the 2001 Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley.[6]
Hayes is well known for his trademark bucket caps.[7]
Business career
In the late 1980s, Hayes began preparing for a career in golf course design and construction. In 1990, he established a golf course design firm.[2] His projects have been built in Oklahoma and neighboring states.[8]
Amateur wins (1)
- 1972 Sunnehanna Amateur
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 May 9, 1976 Byron Nelson Golf Classic -11 (66-67-71-69=273) 2 strokes Don Bies2 Nov 1, 1976 Pensacola Open -9 (68-72-69-66=275) 2 strokes Lee Elder3 Mar 20, 1977 Tournament Players Championship +1 (72-74-71-72=289) 2 strokes Mike McCulloughOther wins (4)
- 1976 Oklahoma Open
- 1986 Tallahassee Open
- 1988 Oklahoma Open
- 1993 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships
Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP T33 DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT T40 DNP T14 T41 T35 CUT The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T9 T14 T30 PGA Championship DNP DNP T22 T15 T19 CUT T62 Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Masters Tournament CUT CUT T10 T20 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open T6 T14 CUT T26 T43 DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT The Open Championship T32 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship T59 T33 T34 CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1972 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1979 (winners)
References
- ^ "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/14/99/. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "Mark Hayes Biography". Mark Hayes & Associates, Inc. Golf Course Design. http://www.markhayesgolfdesign.com/biography.html. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ Hayes wins with high total
- ^ Nicklaus tied for the lead in U.S. Open
- ^ Unknown jumps out front
- ^ "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/14/99/media. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ Hack, Damon (May 17, 2010). "Curse Of The Players". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1169452/index.htm. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "Projects". Mark Hayes & Associates, Inc. Golf Course Design. http://www.markhayesgolfdesign.com/projects.html. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
External links
- Mark Hayes at the PGA Tour official site
- Mark Hayes and Associates, Inc. Golf Course Design homepage
United States Ryder Cup team – 1979 Andy Bean · Lee Elder · Hubert Green · Mark Hayes · Hale Irwin · Tom Kite · John Mahaffey · Gil Morgan · Larry Nelson · Lee Trevino · Lanny Wadkins · Fuzzy Zoeller
Billy Casper (non-playing captain)
Won: 17 – 11
Players Championship champions 1974 Jack Nicklaus · 1975 Al Geiberger · 1976 Jack Nicklaus · 1977 Mark Hayes · 1978 Jack Nicklaus · 1979 Lanny Wadkins · 1980 Lee Trevino · 1981 Raymond Floyd† · 1982 Jerry Pate · 1983 Hal Sutton · 1984 Fred Couples · 1985 Calvin Peete · 1986 John Mahaffey · 1987 Sandy Lyle† · 1988 Mark McCumber · 1989 Tom Kite · 1990 Jodie Mudd · 1991 Steve Elkington · 1992 Davis Love III · 1993 Nick Price · 1994 Greg Norman · 1995 Lee Janzen · 1996 Fred Couples · 1997 Steve Elkington · 1998 Justin Leonard · 1999 David Duval · 2000 Hal Sutton · 2001 Tiger Woods · 2002 Craig Perks · 2003 Davis Love III · 2004 Adam Scott · 2005 Fred Funk · 2006 Stephen Ames · 2007 Phil Mickelson · 2008 Sergio García† · 2009 Henrik Stenson · 2010 Tim Clark · 2011 K.J. Choi†
† indicates the event was won in a playoffCategories:- American golfers
- Oklahoma State Cowboys golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Golf course architects
- People from Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 1949 births
- Living people
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