Miller Barber | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Miller Westford Barber Jr. | ||||
Nickname | Mr. X | ||||
Born | Shreveport, Louisiana | March 31, 1931||||
Died | June 11, 2013 Scottsdale, Arizona | (aged 82)||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) | ||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Career | |||||
College | University of Arkansas | ||||
Turned professional | 1958 | ||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 43 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 11 | ||||
PGA Tour Champions | 24 (6th all-time) | ||||
Other | 1 (regular) 7 (senior) | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | 7th: 1969 | ||||
PGA Championship | T4: 1971 | ||||
U.S. Open | 6th/T6: 1969, 1970 | ||||
The Open Championship | 10th: 1969 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Miller Westford Barber Jr. (March 31, 1931 – June 11, 2013) was an American professional golfer who enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) in the 1980s.