Briny Baird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 11-May-1972
Place of Birth: Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About 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. Baird was born in Miami Beach, Florida.
- He played varsity golf in the 7th grade at Miami Country Day.
- He originally attended Georgia Tech before transferring to Valdosta State University where he won the NCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1994 and 1995.
- He turned professional in 1995. Baird won the 2000 Monterrey Open on the Buy.com Tour (now the Korn Ferry 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 the son of professional golfer Butch Baird.
- He is also 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.
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- Chang's China Bistro.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.
- Brian Davis now holds the record.
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