Briny Baird

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

Briny Baird
Personal information
Full name	Michael Jancey Baird
Nickname	Briny
Born	(1972-05-11) May 11, 1972 (age 53) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Career
College	Georgia Institute of Technology Valdosta State University
Turned professional	1995
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Buy.com Tour Golden Bear Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	53 (April 4, 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2004, 2009
PGA Championship	T22: 2001
U.S. Open	T40: 2001
The Open Championship	CUT: 2009

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.

Amateur career

Baird originally attended Georgia Tech before transferring to Valdosta State University where he won the NCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1994 and 1995.

Professional career

In 1995, Baird turned professional. He won the 2000 Monterrey Open on the Buy.com 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 (3)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 13, 2000	Buy.com Monterrey Open	−20 (66-69-67-66=268)	4 strokes	Mark Hensby

Golden Bear Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 21, 1998	Waterford Crystal Invitational	−12 (65-68-71=204)	2 strokes	Patrick Sheehan
2	Sep 11, 1998	Embassy Suites Classic	−15 (68-66-67-70=271)	2 strokes	Robert Bilbo

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2011	Frys.com Open	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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	6

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2001 U.S. Open – 2003 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
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

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
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

• 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates