Rex Baxter

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Rex Baxter

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| fullname = Rex Bernice Baxter Jr.

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|2|28}}

| birth_place = Amarillo, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence =

| spouse =

| partner =

| children =

| college = University of Houston

| status = Professional

| yearpro =

| extour = PGA Tour
Champions Tour

| prowins = 4

| pgawins = 1

| otherwins = 3

| majorwins =

| masters = 34th: 1957

| usopen = T40: 1965

| open = DNP

| pga = T68: 1972

| wghofid =

| wghofyear =

| award1 =

| year1 =

| award2 =

| year2 =

| awardssection =

}}

Rex Bernice Baxter Jr. (born February 28, 1936) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Baxter is a native of Amarillo, Texas. Baxter won the U.S. Junior Amateur at Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club in 1953.{{cite news |title=A look at the major events that have shaped Southern Hills Country Club |last=Tramel |first=Jimmy |newspaper=Tulsa World |date=August 5, 2007 |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?articleID=070804_2_PP44_hAloo46213}} He attended the University of Houston, where he was an All-American member of the golf team and individually the 1957 NCAA national champion.{{cite web |title=Biographical information from University of Houston Athletics official site |url=http://uhcougars.cstv.com/genrel/hall_of_honor.html |accessdate=January 7, 2008}}

Professional career

Baxter won the 1963 Cajun Classic Open Invitational.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RvhkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L4INAAAAIBAJ&pg=2102,4941992&dq=rex+baxter+cajun&hl=en |title=First win by Baxter |newspaper=The Edmonton Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=November 25, 1963 |page=7}} He also won the 1970 PGA Professional National Championship. His best finish in a major is T-33 at the 1960 U.S. Open.{{cite web |title=Golf Major Championships |url=http://www.golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=364 |accessdate=January 7, 2008}}

Late in his career, Baxter worked as a club pro at various clubs including Beechmont Country Club in Cleveland, Ohio, Glen Oaks Country Club on Long Island, and High Ridge in Lantana, Florida. He was also an instructor for Golf Digest Schools at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.{{cite news |last=Patton |first=Robes |date=September 10, 1989 |title=Designer Clubhouses IF Your Country Club's A Bit Dull, Jane Baxter Can Help |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-09-10/news/8903020705_1_golf-jane-baxter-shop |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205503/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-09-10/news/8903020705_1_golf-jane-baxter-shop |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel}}

Awards and honors

Baxter was inducted into the University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor in 1971; he was the first member of the golf team to receive this honor.

Amateur wins (5)

1953 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship
1956 Missouri Valley Conference tournament (individual medalist)
1957 Missouri Valley Conference tournament (individual medalist), NCAA Championship, Trans-Mississippi Amateur