Fred Hawkins (golfer)

{{Short description|American golfer (1923–2014)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|9|3}}

| birth_place = Antioch, Illinois

| death_date = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|2014|12|6|1923|9|3}}}}

| death_place = Sebring, Florida

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| weight = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

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| college = University of Illinois
Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy

| yearpro = 1947

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| extour = PGA Tour
Champions Tour

| prowins = 3

| pgawins = 1

| otherwins = 2

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| masters = T2: 1958

| usopen = T6: 1951, 1957

| open = DNP

| pga = T5: 1955, 1956

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Fred Hawkins (September 3, 1923 – December 6, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.

Hawkins was born in Antioch, Illinois.{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/85 85] |year=1976 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/85 }} He attended the University of Illinois and the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy (now University of Texas at El Paso). He turned professional in 1947. He won once and had 19 runner-up finishes in PGA Tour events. His best year in professional golf was 1956, when he finished fourth on the money list plus notched his one and only PGA Tour win at the Oklahoma City Open.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q3NPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2885,6815063&dq=fred+hawkins+oklahoma+city&hl=en |title=Oklahoma City Open won by Hawkins |newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner |agency=UPI |date=September 24, 1956 |page=7}} His best finish in a major was a second-place tie (with Doug Ford) in the 1958 Masters Tournament won by Arnold Palmer. Hawkins also had a T-6 at the 1957 U.S. Open. He played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team.

Hawkins played on the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour) from 1980 to 1991. His best finishes were two T-3s in the 1983 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am and the 1984 Gatlin Brothers Seniors Golf Classic.

Hawkins lived in El Paso, Texas during much of his career, and lived in Sebring, Florida until his death in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/12/09/fred-hawkins.html |title=Hawkins, second in '58 Masters, dies at 91 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=December 9, 2014 |first=Laury |last=Livsey}}