Briny Baird
Personal information
Full nameMichael Jancey Baird
NicknameBriny
Born (1972-05-11) May 11, 1972
Miami Beach, Florida
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceJupiter, Florida
Career
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Valdosta State University
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking53 (April 4, 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2004, 2009
PGA ChampionshipT22: 2001
U.S. OpenT40: 2001
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2009

Michael Jancey "Briny" Baird (born May 11, 1972) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Buy.com Tour.

Early life

Baird was born in Miami Beach, Florida, the son of professional golfer Butch Baird. He played varsity golf in the 7th grade at Miami Country Day. He originally attended Georgia Tech before transferring to Valdosta State University where he won the NCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1994 and 1995. He turned professional in 1995.

Professional career

Baird won the 2000 Monterrey Open on the Buy.com Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour). He currently plays on the PGA Tour, but a poor 2005 season saw him lose his card. His highest placing to date on the end of year tour money list was 22nd in 2003. In 2008, he finished 27th in FedEx Cup, automatically qualifying him for the 2009 PGA Tour season. Although he has never won a PGA Tour event, he has finished second on six separate occasions, most recently at the 2013 McGladrey Classic.

Baird is known for his odd putting style that worked for him when he was doing it as a drill and it just stuck. On May 19, 2009, Baird hit a 230-yard shot from the top of the Omni San Diego Hotel to a bulls-eye in the center of Petco Park in order to give everyone a free chicken wrap at P. F. Chang's China Bistro.[2]

In 2010, Baird entered the final event of the season 125th on the PGA Tour money list. He stumbled in the final round and a number of other players had better finishes. Baird finished 127th on the Tour, two spots out of retaining full Tour status.

In 2011, Baird nearly won his first PGA Tour event, the Frys.com Open. He lost on the sixth playoff hole to Bryce Molder. Despite the loss, the finish moved Baird from 148th to 93rd on the Tour's money list, which meant avoiding Q School.

Baird still has status on the PGA Tour via a medical exemption but he has not played a tour event since 2014.

Baird had the distinction of being the richest golfer never to win a PGA Tour event, earning over $13 million during his career, but coming up short six times.[3] Cameron Tringale now holds that status, as Baird is currently 3rd on that list behind Tringale and also British golfer Brian Davis.

Professional wins (1)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Mar 13, 2000 Buy.com Monterrey Open −20 (66-69-67-66=268) 4 strokes Australia Mark Hensby

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Frys.com Open United States Bryce Molder Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open T40 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T22 T43 T39 T37 T42 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000020
U.S. Open00000041
The Open Championship00000010
PGA Championship00000165
Totals000001136
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2001 U.S. Open – 2003 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
The Players Championship T49 T11 T33 T56 CUT 4 CUT CUT WD WD
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Match Play R64
Championship T31
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 14 2004 Ending 4 Apr 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "PGA Tour Pro Briny Baird Hits the Bullseye and you get Free lettuce wraps at PF Changs". zimbio. May 19, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "All-time money leaders with no wins". PGA Tour. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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