Barry Cheesman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Barry Cheesman

professional golfer

Date of Birth: 27-May-1959

Place of Birth: Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Profession: baseball player, golfer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Barry Cheesman

  • Barry Cheesman (born August 29, 1959) is an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour, before getting into golf he was a minor league baseball player. Cheesman was drafted by the St.
  • Louis Cardinals in the 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 and a pitcher.
  • He played for the Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League and the Calgary Cardinals of the Pioneer Baseball League.
  • He was traded to the California Angels organization in 1979 and played for the Salinas Angels of the California League.
  • He was traded again to the New York Yankees organization in 1980 and played for the GCL Yankees of the Gulf Coast League.
  • Cheesman called it quits after that season and became a golf professional in 1986. Cheesman earned his PGA Tour card for 1988 through 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 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 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 for the Houston Astros in 2007.
  • He is currently working as a golf professional in Florida.

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