# Barry Cheesman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barry_Cheesman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barry_Cheesman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Cheesman > Source revision: 1335138178 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American professional golfer (born 1959) Barry Cheesman Personal information Born (1959-08-29) August 29, 1959 (age 66) Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st) Sporting nationality United States Career Turned professional 1986 Former tours PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Professional wins 2 Number of wins by tour Korn Ferry Tour 2 Best results in major championships Masters Tournament DNP PGA Championship DNP U.S. Open CUT: 1993, 1999 The Open Championship DNP **Barry Cheesman** (born August 29, 1959) is an American [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer) who played on the [Nationwide](/source/Nationwide_Tour) and [PGA](/source/PGA_Tour) Tours. Before getting into golf, he was a [minor league baseball](/source/Minor_league_baseball) player. ## Professional career ### Baseball career Cheesman was drafted by the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) in the [1977 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1977_Major_League_Baseball_draft) with the 613th pick in the 25th round but never made it to the majors, spending four years in the minors. He was a [catcher](/source/Catcher) and a [pitcher](/source/Pitcher). He played for the [Johnson City Cardinals](/source/Johnson_City_Cardinals) of the [Appalachian League](/source/Appalachian_League) and the [Calgary Cardinals](/source/Calgary_Cardinals) of the [Pioneer Baseball League](/source/Pioneer_Baseball_League). He was traded to the [California Angels](/source/California_Angels) organization in 1979 and played for the [Salinas Angels](/source/Salinas_Angels) of the [California League](/source/California_League). He was traded again to the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) organization in 1980 and played for the [GCL Yankees](/source/GCL_Yankees) of the [Gulf Coast League](/source/Gulf_Coast_League). Cheesman finished his career with a .216 [batting average](/source/Batting_average) in 67 games over three seasons. ### Golf career Cheesman became a golf professional in 1986 and earned his PGA Tour card for 1988 through [qualifying school](/source/Qualifying_school). In his rookie year on Tour he only made 6 of 30 cuts and failed to retain his Tour card. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990 and won the [Ben Hogan Quail Hollow Open](/source/Ben_Hogan_Quail_Hollow_Open) en route to a 13th-place finish on the money list which earned him his PGA Tour card for 1991. He struggled on Tour again, and had to return to qualifying school in 1992 where he earned his Tour card for 1993. After another poor season on the PGA Tour he took a hiatus from the PGA and Nationwide Tour and returned in 1997. He won the [Nike Hershey Open](/source/Nike_Hershey_Open) en route to a 6th-place finish on the money list, earning him his PGA Tour card for 1998. He had his best year on Tour, finishing 100th on the money list. He had an even better year in 1999, finishing 95th on the money list while recording three top-10 finishes. He didn't fare as well in 2000 and finished 141st on the money list to earn partial status on Tour in 2001. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2002 and played on it until 2006 until retiring. Cheesman was a [scout](/source/Scout_(sport)) for the [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) in 2007. He is currently working as a golf professional in [Florida](/source/Florida). ## Professional wins (2) ### Nike Tour wins (2) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 Jun 10, 1990 Ben Hogan Quail Hollow Open −9 (69-69-69=207) 2 strokes Kim Young 2 Jul 6, 1997 Nike Hershey Open −6 (71-71-70-66=278) 1 stroke Greg Lesher, Billy Downes ## Results in major championships Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 U.S. Open CUT CUT *Note: The U.S. Open was the only major Cheesman played.*   Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut ## See also - [1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/1987_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates) - [1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/1990_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates) - [1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/1992_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates) - [1997 Nike Tour graduates](/source/1997_Nike_Tour_graduates) ## External links - [Barry Cheesman](https://www.pgatour.com/player/01191) at the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) official site - Career statistics from [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=cheesm001bar) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Barry Cheesman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Cheesman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Cheesman?action=history)). 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