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When Jay Haas made the cut at The Memorial in Saturday's rain-delayed second round, it was a record-tying performance. The cut was the 590th of Haas' PGA Tour career, tying the mark previously set by Tom Kite. Jim Furyk put the achievement in perspective:
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After trailing by four shots overnight, Jay Haas shoots five successive birdies to win his first major title at the Senior PGA Championship. He had to fight it out in a tight playoff with Brad Bryant and had to wait until their third trip to the par-4 18th to make his celebrations.
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Jay Haas started playing golf as a result of influence by his Uncle Bob Goalby, a 1968 Masters Tour winner on the PGA. He listened and emulated everything he was told to do. As he grew, so did his game. He made the Wake Forest golf team with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman, a team many call the greatest collegiate golf team of all time. He won National honors in 1975 and turned pro in 1976. Since that time, Jay has made the cut in 592 tournaments, won several awards, and is the current holder of the Charles Schwab Cup, a points race that lasts the entire calendar year.
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Jay Dean Haas was born in 1953 in Missouri and in his youth was a member of Golf World's greatest ever college team along with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman. He turned pro in 1976 and won nine PGA Tour events between 1978 and 1993. He holds the record for the most PGA cuts ever made with 592. Jay played in three Ryder Cups, the third coming in 2004 after a resurgence in his career. Since then he has been a prolific winner on the Champions Tour, topping the money list in 2006.
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Jay Haas came to a realization after two rounds of the PGA Championship at Medinah in August. "I shot 74-69 here in the 1975 U.S. Open, and now I have the same 36-hole score (75-68) this week," he said. "So I haven't improved at all in 31 years." He hasn't soured, either. At 52, Haas had just made his record 592nd cut on Tour. He now plays the Champions Tour, but Haas' grin at the PGA suggested he still enjoys running with the young'uns.
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Jay Haas (Stats | Bio) tips his hat to the crowd at No. 18 after finishing his first round. Haas shot 3-under-par 69 on Thursday, his best first-round score in 20 appearances at the Masters Tournament. (Trevor Frey/Special)
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