Miller Barber
Miller Barber (born March 31, 1931) is an
Career
Barber was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1954, turned professional four years later, and won his first PGA Tour event in 1964. He notched up eleven tour wins in total, but did not win a major championship. He played on the Ryder Cup team in 1969 and 1971.
Barber became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour around a year after is was founded. He was one of the dominant players on the tour throughout the 1980s, competing on even terms with players who had had much more distinguished earlier careers such as Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer. His twenty four wins on the Tour included five senior majors, three of them U.S. Senior Opens.
Professional wins (38)
PGA Tour wins (11)
- 1964 (1) Cajun Classic Open Invitational
- 1967 (1) Oklahoma City Open Invitational
- 1968 (1) Byron Nelson Golf Classic
- 1969 (1) Kaiser International Open Invitational (January)
- 1970 (1) Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
- 1971 (1) Phoenix Open Invitational
- 1972 (1) Dean Martin Tucson Open
- 1973 (1) World Open Golf Championship
- 1974 (1) Ohio Kings Island Open
- 1977 (1) Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
- 1978 (1) Phoenix Open
Champions Tour wins (24)
- 1981 (3) Peter Jackson Champions, Suntree Seniors Classic, PGA Seniors' Championship
- 1982 (3) U.S. Senior Open, Suntree Classic, Hilton Head Seniors International (tie with Dan Sikes)
- 1983 (4) Senior Players Championship, Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am, United Virginia Bank Seniors, Hilton Head Seniors International
- 1984 (4) Roy Clark/Skoal Bandit Senior Challenge, U.S. Senior Open, Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Classic, Denver Post Champions of Golf
- 1985 (3) Sunrise Senior Classic, U.S. Senior Open, PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational
- 1986 (1) MONY Senior Tournament of Champions
- 1987 (2) Showdown Classic, Newport Cup
- 1988 (2) Showdown Classic, Fairfield Barnett Classic
- 1989 (2) MONY Senior Tournament of Champions, Vintage Chrysler Invitational
Senior majors are shown in bold.
Other senior wins (3)
- 1985 Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (with Ben Crenshaw)
- 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jim Ferree)
- 2003 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jim Ferree)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 | 7 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | 22 | CUT | DNP | T32 | T26 | T18 | T24 | T6 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 10 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DQ | T34 | DNP | T8 | T5 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T21 | CUT | CUT | T43 | T15 | T26 | DNP | DNP | T24 | T12 |
| U.S. Open | 6 | 59 | T29 | T25 | DNP | T24 | T38 | CUT | T35 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T60 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T4 | T16 | T24 | T60 | DNP | T51 | T25 | DNP | T28 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T65 | CUT | T34 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
See also
- Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- Golfers with most Champions Tour wins
- Golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins
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