"PGA Champion" Miller Barber Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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Up for auction "PGA Champion" Miller Barber Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.
ES-8003, ES-4844E
Barber was born in
Shreveport, Louisiana
. He graduated from the
University of Arkansas
in 1954, turned professional four years later, and won his first PGA Tour event in 1964. He earned 11 career tour wins, but did not win a
major championship
. The closest he came was in 1969 at the
U.S. Open
at Houston, where he held a three-shot lead over the field after three rounds, but shot 78 in the last round to finish three shots behind winner
Orville Moody
. Also in 1969, Barber entered the final round of the
Masters Tournament
two shots out of the lead and was paired in Sunday's final group but shot a final round 74 to finish 7th. He played on the
Ryder Cup
team in 1969 and 1971, and in the latter year was ranked sixth on the
McCormack rankings
.In 1973, Barber won the longest regulation tournament in PGA Tour history. The
World Open Golf Championship
played at
Pinehurst Country Club
was a 144-hole affair. Barber won by three strokes over
Ben Crenshaw
. Barber became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour around a year after it was founded. He was one of the dominant players on the tour throughout the 1980s, competing on even terms with players who had had much more distinguished earlier careers, such as
Lee Trevino
and
Arnold Palmer
. His 24 wins on the tour included five
senior majors
, three of them
U.S. Senior Opens
.Barber holds the record for combined PGA Tour and Champions Tour starts at 1,297.Barber played with an unusual looped backswing/downswing, but squared up very consistently through impact. Several other PGA Tour players, including
Jim Furyk
, have had success with similar methods.