Don Bies

Education

Born in Cottonwood, Idaho, Bies attended Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington and turned pro in 1957.

Career

His best finish in a major was a T-5 at the 1968 United States. Open which was played at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New New York He left the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1980 in order to devote full-time to his restaurant he had opened just outside Seattle. After turning 50 at the end of 1987, Bies joined the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour, where his fortunes improved dramatically with respect to winning tournaments.

These wins include a senior major championship – The Tradition at Desert Mountain in 1989.

Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Other wins (14) Senior Professional Golf Association Tour wins (7) Other senior wins (7) Wins (1).

Achievements

• Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (1–0) this list may be incomplete 1959 Washington Open 1961 Washington State Match Play 1962 Northwest Open 1963 Washington State Match Play 1964 Washington State Match Play 1965 Washington State Match Play 1967 Pacific Northwest Professional Golf Association Championship 1968 Washington State Match Play 1980 Washington Open 1983 Washington State Match Play 1984 Northwest Open 1987 Washington Open, PNW Professional Golf Association First Rate (at Lloyd's) Guisti Memorial 1988 PNW Professional Golf Association First Rate (at Lloyd's) Giusti Memorial Senior Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (0–1) Senior major championship is shown in bold. 1989 Air New Zealand Shell Open, DuPont Cup (Japan vs United States Senior Golf Match) 1990 Chrysler Cup 2002 Washington State Professional Golf Association Senior Invitational 2003 Washington State Professional Golf Association Senior Invitational 2004 Pacific Northwest Senior Professional Golf Association Championship, Oregon Senior Open.

Membership

Bies was elected a member of the Pacific Northwest Professional Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1994.