Don Bies
Don Bies | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1937-12-10) December 10, 1937 (age 86) Cottonwood, Idaho |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Seattle, Washington |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1957 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 30 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
PGA Tour Champions | 7 |
Other | 15 (regular) 6 (senior) |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T33: 1969 |
PGA Championship | T7: 1967 |
U.S. Open | T5: 1968 |
The Open Championship | 65th: 1980 |
Don Bies (born December 10, 1937) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on the PGA Tour, the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour), and in the Pacific Northwest Section of the PGA of America.
Early life
Bies was born in Cottonwood, Idaho. He attended Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington.
Professional career
In 1957, Bies turned pro. His only PGA Tour win came at the 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open.[1] His best finish in a major was a T-5 at the 1968 U.S. Open that was played at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. He left the PGA Tour in 1980 in order to devote full-time to his restaurant he had opened just outside Seattle.[2]
Bies has also had much success in local events in the Pacific Northwest. He is a three-time winner of the Washington Open and a six-time winner of the Washington State Match Play Championship.
Senior career
After turning 50 at the end of 1987, Bies joined the Senior PGA Tour, where his fortunes improved dramatically for winning tournaments. He has won numerous events both on the regular Senior PGA Tour and in non-Tour senior events. These wins include a senior major championship – The Tradition at Desert Mountain in 1989.[3]
Awards and honors
In 1994, Bies was elected a member of the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional wins (30)
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 17, 1975 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | −15 (65-66-67-69=267) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1975 | Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | ![]() | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Oct 29, 1989 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −5 (70-71-69-65=275) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Other wins (15)
this list may be incomplete
- 1959 Washington Open
- 1961 Washington State Match Play
- 1962 Northwest Open
- 1963 Washington State Match Play
- 1964 Washington State Match Play
- 1965 Washington State Match Play
- 1967 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
- 1968 Washington State Match Play
- 1980 Washington Open, British Columbia Open
- 1983 Washington State Match Play
- 1984 Northwest Open
- 1987 Washington Open, PNW PGA Al Guisti Memorial
- 1988 PNW PGA Al Giusti Memorial
Senior PGA Tour wins (7)
Legend |
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Senior PGA Tour major championships (1) |
Other Senior PGA Tour (6) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 19, 1988 | Northville Long Island Classic | −14 (69-67-66=202) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Dec 4, 1988 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | −12 (68-67-69=204) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | Apr 2, 1989 | Murata Seniors Reunion | −8 (68-67-73=208) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
4 | Apr 16, 1989 | The Tradition | −13 (71-70-68-66=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | Dec 9, 1989 | GTE Kaanapali Classic (2) | −12 (68-64=132) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | Jun 7, 1992 | PaineWebber Invitational | −13 (66-71-66=203) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | Oct 15, 1995 | Raley's Senior Gold Rush | −11 (69-68-68=205) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1989 | Northville Long Island Classic | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Baird won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other senior wins (6)
- 1989 DuPont Cup (Japan vs. U.S. Senior Golf Match)
- 1990 Chrysler Cup
- 2002 Washington State PGA Senior Invitational
- 2003 Washington State PGA Senior Invitational
- 2004 Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship, Oregon Senior Open
Champions Tour major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1989 | The Tradition at Desert Mountain | −13 (71-70-68-66=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Failures end for Don Bies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. August 18, 1975. p. 15.
- ^ "Bies eases to win in Northville tourney". Palm Beach Post. Florida. June 20, 1988. p. 6C.
- ^ "Bies edges Player in Tradition". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 17, 1989. p. C1.
- ^ "Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame".
External links
- Don Bies at the PGA Tour official site
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- 1989 Don Bies
- 1990 Jack Nicklaus
- 1991 Jack Nicklaus
- 1992 Lee Trevino
- 1993 Tom Shaw
- 1994 Raymond Floyd†
- 1995 Jack Nicklaus†
- 1996 Jack Nicklaus
- 1997 Gil Morgan
- 1998 Gil Morgan
- 1999 Graham Marsh
- 2000 Tom Kite†
- 2001 Doug Tewell
- 2002 Jim Thorpe†
- 2003 Tom Watson
- 2004 Craig Stadler
- 2005 Loren Roberts†
- 2006 Eduardo Romero†
- 2007 Mark McNulty
- 2008 Fred Funk
- 2009 Mike Reid†
- 2010 Fred Funk
- 2011 Tom Lehman†
- 2012 Tom Lehman
- 2013 David Frost
- 2014 Kenny Perry
- 2015 Jeff Maggert†
- 2016 Bernhard Langer
- 2017 Bernhard Langer
- 2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
- 2019 Steve Stricker
- 2020 Not held
- 2021 Alex Čejka†
- 2022 Steve Stricker
- 2023 Steve Stricker
- 2024 Doug Barron