Butch Baird
The main tournament wins for Butch Baird are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Northville
Played as the Northville Long Island Classic. Baird (USA) beat Frank Beard (USA), Orville Moody (USA) and Don Bies (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. Course reduced to 16 holes for each round due to flooding. [Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, Long Island, NY].
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Played as the Cuyahoga Seniors International (Oct 17-19). Second-placed Chi Chi Rodriguez (PR/USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time Snr PGA Tour winner Baird (USA). [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
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Played as the Panama Open. Butch Baird (USA) and Chi-Chi Rodriguez (PR/USA) tied for first place after they both parred the first two sudden-death playoff holes. Nightfall prevented any further play.
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Played as the San Antonio Texas Open (Oct 14-17). Fred "Butch" Baird (USA) beat Miller Barber (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to claim the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [Woodlake GC, San Antonio, Texas].
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Played as the Panama Open. Won by Baird (USA) after a three-way sudden-death playoff. [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
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Played as the Panama Open. Won by Baird (USA) by 11 shots. [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7).
After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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