Rex Baxter
Personal information
Full name	Rex Bernice Baxter Jr.
Born	(1936-02-28)February 28, 1936 Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 1, 2024(2024-08-01) (aged 88) Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Houston
Status	Professional
Former tours	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	34th: 1957
PGA Championship	T68: 1972
U.S. Open	T40: 1965
The Open Championship	DNP

Rex Bernice Baxter Jr. (February 28, 1936 – August 1, 2024) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Baxter is a native of Amarillo, Texas. Baxter won the U.S. Junior Amateur at Tulsa's Southern Hills Country Club in 1953.^[1] He attended the University of Houston, where he was an All-American member of the golf team and individually the 1957 NCAA national champion.^[2]

Professional career

Baxter won the 1963 Cajun Classic Open Invitational.^[3] He also won the 1970 PGA Professional National Championship. His best finish in a major is T-33 at the 1960 U.S. Open.^[4]

Late in his career, Baxter worked as a club pro at various clubs including Beechmont Country Club in Cleveland, Ohio, Glen Oaks Country Club on Long Island, and High Ridge in Lantana, Florida. He was also an instructor at Ballen Isles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens and for Golf Digest Schools at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida thereafter.^[5]

Personal life

Baxter died on August 1, 2024 at the age of 88.^[6]

Awards and honors

Baxter was inducted into the University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor in 1971; he was the first member of the golf team to receive this honor.^[2]

Amateur wins (5)

• 1953 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship
• 1956 Missouri Valley Conference tournament (individual medalist)
• 1957 Missouri Valley Conference tournament (individual medalist), NCAA Championship, Trans-Mississippi Amateur

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Nov 24, 1963	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	−9 (68-71-68-68=275)	2 strokes	Bob Shave Jr.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1957 (winners)
• Americas Cup: 1958 (winners)

Professional

• Diamondhead Cup/PGA Cup: 1974 (winners), 1976 (winners)

References

External links

• Rex Baxter at the PGA Tour official site