June 11, 2013(2013-06-11) (aged 82) Scottsdale, Arizona
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
Senior PGA Tour money list winner
1981, 1982
Senior PGA Tour Byron Nelson Award
1981
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.
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...
title through 2023: 11: Bernhard Langer 3: Hale Irwin, Don January 2: MillerBarber, Bob Charles, Jim Colbert, Jay Haas, Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino The...
Pensacola Open Invitational MillerBarber, Gary Player Player won 18-hole playoff; Player: −1 (71), Palmer: E (72), Barber: +2 (74) 18 1964 Cleveland Open...
1964 Pensacola Open Invitational MillerBarber, Arnold Palmer Won 18-hole playoff; Player: −1 (71), Palmer: E (72), Barber: +2 (74) 8 1965 U.S. Open Kel...
inaugural in 1983 had fifty players, no cut, and a purse of $250,000; MillerBarber won the title and $40,000, sinking a ten-foot (3 m) birdie putt on the...
shares the record for lowest score for 18 holes (63). It was set by Johnny Miller (fourth round in 1973) and equalled by Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf (both first...
of rain washed out the final two rounds of play and 36-hole leader MillerBarber was declared the winner, but only half the prize money was distributed...
Texas State Open 1981 Mexican Open 1985 Shootout at Jeremy Ranch (with MillerBarber) 1988 World Cup (team title with Mark McCumber), World Cup Individual...
January (2/2) (12/82) Billy Casper (1/2) MillerBarber (3/5) 1982 MillerBarber (1/5) (12/81) MillerBarber (2/5) Not yet founded 1981 Arnold Palmer (1/5)...
Sikes had been tied for the lead with Jack Nicklaus, Bruce Devlin, MillerBarber, and Bob Charles. Officials said this was the first time there had ever...
playoff to Jerry Barber when his 68, the lowest losing score ever in an 18-hole playoff for a major championship, was bested by Barber's 67. He won the...
T4 Bob Charles H 1936– 25 2 1987–1996 Gil Morgan 1946– 3 1996–2007 6 MillerBarber 1931–2013 24 5 1981–1989 T7 Don January 1929–2023 22 1 1980–1987 Gary...
General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship 1989 Larry Mowry 281 −7 1 stroke MillerBarber Al Geiberger 72,000 PGA National 1988 Gary Player (2) 284 −4 3 strokes...
players and ties from the 1978 Masters Tournament Wally Armstrong, MillerBarber, Andy Bean (9,10,11), Rod Funseth (11), Joe Inman (9), Don January (12)...
2 Frank Beard 68 −2 T3 Don Bies 69 −1 Mason Rudolph Lee Trevino T6 MillerBarber 70 E Frank Boynton Charles Coody Al Geiberger Laurie Hammer Johnny Pott...
Cole Ben Crenshaw 150,000 30,000 1973 Jack Nicklaus 280 −8 Playoff MillerBarber 125,000 25,000 1972 Gary Player 279 −9 1 stroke Dave Eichelberger Jack...
Championship Jack Nicklaus 274 (–6) 7 strokes Andy Bean 1984 U.S. Senior Open MillerBarber 286 (+6) 2 strokes Arnold Palmer 1989 U.S. Open (3) Curtis Strange 278...