Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1987
Haas came to Wake from Bellville, Ill., and immediately made an impact by winning the ACC individual crown as a freshman in 1973. He earned All-America honors that season as well.
He earned second-team All-America status as a sophomore in helping the Deacs to the 1974 NCAA championship. A few weeks thereafter, he was one of only three amateurs to make the cut at the U.S. Open, and his score was the best of the three.
Haas captured the NCAA medalist title as part of 1975's record-setting team victory in Columbus, Ohio. He went on to receive the prestigious Fred Haskins Award as the nation's outstanding collegiate golfer.
That set the stage for his brilliant junior season, which included participation on the U.S. Walker Cup team. A first team All-American in 1975 and 1976, Haas entered the professional tour in 1976.
As of August 2010, Hass had won more than $24 million and 23 tournaments on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. That includes three majors on the senior circuit.
