Mark Hayes (golfer)

Mark Hayes
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Mark S. Hayes
Born	(1949-07-12) July 12, 1949 Stillwater, Oklahoma
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)-
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1973
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Other	4
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. He had three victories on the PGA Tour in the 1970s, including the Tournament Players Championship in 1977.

Early years and amateur career

Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma,^[1] Hayes 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. Hayes played on the winning Ryder Cup team in 1979 only after Tom Watson gave up his spot.

Hayes had his best finish in a major championship at the U.S. Open in 1980, where he began the final round of play two shots out of the lead^[4] but shot a final round 74 to finish T6. He was also the first round leader^[5] at the 1975 PGA Championship, but finished T22. In the second round of The Open Championship in 1977, Hayes shot 63 at the Ailsa Course at Turnberry to establish a new single round record at The Open Championship by two strokes. The previous record of 65 was set by Henry Cotton in the second round in 1934 at Royal St. George's.^[6]

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.^[7]

Hayes is well known for his trademark bucket caps.^[8]

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.^[9]

Amateur wins (1)

• 1972 Sunnehanna Amateur

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	May 9, 1976	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	66-67-71-69=273	–11	2 strokes	Don Bies	40,000
2	Nov 1, 1976	Pensacola Open	68-72-69-66=275	–9	2 strokes	Lee Elder	25,000
3	Mar 20, 1977	Tournament Players Championship	72-74-71-72=289	+1	2 strokes	Mike McCullough	60,000

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1979	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	Andy Bean, Lon Hinkle	Hinkle won with birdie on third extra hole Bean eliminated with par on second hole
2	1981	Greater Greensboro Open	Larry Nelson	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (4)

• 1976 Oklahoma Open
• 1986 Tallahassee Open
• 1988 Oklahoma Open
• 1993 Oklahoma Open

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1974 U.S. Open – 1978 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1972 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 1979 (winners)

See also

• 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

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