Briny Baird

Briny Baird

Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 185 (84 kg)
Age: 51 (May 11, 1972)
Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida
Residence: Jupiter, Florida
Family: Wife, Laura; Madison Kaye, Taylor Rae, Brody Gray

Education: Valdosta State University (1995, Communications)
Special Interests: Fishing
Turned Professional: 1995
City plays from: Palm City, FL, United States


Exempt Status


No exemptions to date

Career Victories


Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2000 (1) BUY.COM Monterrey Open.
Other Victories (1):
1989 Thornton Future Masters.

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

62 - 2008 Wyndham Championship (Round 3)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#7 : 2014 The McGladrey Classic

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#53 : 2004 BellSouth Classic

Career Largest Paycheck:

$540,000 : 2011 Frys.com Open (Finished 2)

Career Records


PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 1)
Season Events Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Cuts Made Cuts Missed WD FedExCup Rank Earnings
Total: 379 1220 6 2 31 88 243 122 12 $13,251,178
2014 17 50 1 1 1 8 7 2 141 $616,316
2012 13 38 1 6 6 1 196 $154,111
2011 19 60 1 3 3 11 7 1 151 $942,286
2010 28 87 1 6 15 12 1 111 $753,577
2009 28 89 1 3 6 16 12 80 $1,186,982
2008 30 113 3 14 26 3 1 27 $2,039,808
2007 31 115 1 7 26 5 101 $985,453
2006 25 77 3 8 16 8 1 $844,547
2005 33 96 2 5 18 13 1 $624,191
2004 30 97 1 3 9 21 8 1 $1,156,517
2003 33 109 1 1 7 16 24 7 2 $2,202,519
2002 33 108 1 2 6 22 10 $817,514
2001 31 103 1 2 6 22 9 $812,001
1999 28 78 12 15 1 $115,357
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship WGC-HSBC Champions WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2014 W/D
2012 W/D
2011 CUT
2010 CUT
2009 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T31
2008 4 T42
2007 CUT
2005 T56
2004 T33 CUT T37 CUT T33
2003 T11 T39
2002 T49 T43
2001 T22 T40
FedExCup Playoffs
FedEx St. Jude Championship Dell Technologies Championship BMW Championship TOUR Championship
2010 CUT
2009 CUT T61
2008 T48 T21 T38 T27
2007 T41 T30

Personal


  • MVP of high school soccer team.
  • Father, Butch, won twice while playing the PGA TOUR and was a two-time PGA TOUR Champions winner.
  • Has an unusual putting style he adopted from his teacher in 1999. Keeps most of his weight on his left foot, which is placed decidedly forward, to encourage remaining still over putts.