Don Bies

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.

Don Bies
Personal information
Born (1937-12-10) December 10, 1937
Cottonwood, Idaho
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceSeattle, Washington
Career
Turned professional1957
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins30
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
PGA Tour Champions7
Other15 (regular)
6 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT33: 1969
PGA ChampionshipT7: 1967
U.S. OpenT5: 1968
The Open Championship65th: 1980

Born in Cottonwood, Idaho, Bies attended Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington, and turned pro in 1957. 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. Bies is a three-time winner of the Washington Open (stroke play) and a six-time winner of the Washington State Match Play Championship and has won a host of other events in the Pacific Northwest. He left the PGA Tour in 1980 in order to devote full-time to his restaurant he had opened just outside Seattle.[2]

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]

Bies was elected a member of the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall of Fame in 1994.[4] He lives in Seattle with his wife of more than 50 years, Marylin. They have three grown children: Karen, Marcy and David; and eight grandchildren.

Professional wins (30)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Aug 17, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −15 (65-66-67-69=267) Playoff Hubert Green

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1975 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Hubert Green Won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Oct 29, 1989 Air New Zealand Shell Open −5 (70-71-69-65=275) 4 strokes Brad Andrews, Glenn Joyner

Other wins (15)

this list may be incomplete

Senior PGA Tour wins (7)
Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jun 19, 1988 Northville Long Island Classic −14 (69-67-66=202) 2 strokes Bob Charles
2 Dec 4, 1988 GTE Kaanapali Classic −12 (68-67-69=204) 1 stroke Don January
3 Apr 2, 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion −8 (68-67-73=208) 6 strokes Harold Henning
4 Apr 16, 1989 The Tradition at Desert Mountain −13 (71-70-68-66=275) 1 stroke Gary Player
5 Dec 9, 1989 GTE Kaanapali Classic (2) −12 (68-64=132) 1 stroke Dale Douglass
6 Jun 7, 1992 PaineWebber Invitational −13 (66-71-66=203) 1 stroke Lee Trevino
7 Oct 15, 1995 Raley's Senior Gold Rush −11 (69-68-68=205) 1 stroke Lee Trevino

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1988 Northville Long Island Classic Butch Baird, Frank Beard,
Orville Moody		 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)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1989The Tradition at Desert Mountain−13 (71-70-68-66=275)1 stroke Gary Player

References
  1. "Failures end for Don Bies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. August 18, 1975. p. 15.
  2. "Bies eases to win in Northville tourney". Palm Beach Post. Florida. June 20, 1988. p. 6C.
  3. "Bies edges Player in Tradition". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 17, 1989. p. C1.
  4. "Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame".
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