Two minutes with ... Jay Haas

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Jay Haas served as Fred Couples' assistant captain for the United States Presidents Cup team in 2009.

Want the inside scoop on your favorite Champions Tour players? It only takes two minutes. Champions Tour media official Dave Senko sat down with several players for quick question-and-answer sessions that will appear on PGATOUR.COM this month. Here's Senko's session with Jay Haas:

DS: What's your favorite TV show?
JH: Dog Whisperer

Tidbits on Haas

Introduced to golf by his uncle, 1968 Masters Tournament winner Bob Goalby. His brother Jerry is the golf coach at Wake Forest. Brother-in-law Dillard Pruitt played the PGA TOUR and is now a Champions Tour Rules Official. Son Jay Jr. played college golf at Augusta State and is a now a professional. Second son, Bill, was an All-American at Wake Forest and was the medalist and a semifinalist at the 2002 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills CC. Bill also won the 2004 Ben Hogan Award as the top collegiate male golfer and is a member of the PGA TOUR. Haas received the 2004 Payne Stewart Award for upholding the traditions of golf and was honored in 2005 with the Jim Murray Award from the Golf Writers Association of America and late in the 2005 season was named as the recipient of the Bob Jones Award, the United States Golf Association's highest honor for distinguished sportsmanship. Was inducted into the South Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in December 2007 and is a member of the Wake Forest Hall of Fame...Favorite course in the U.S. is Harbour Town GL, while his favorite course outside the U.S. is Turnberry.

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More on Jay Haas
Haas at The Presidents Cup
Jay Haas' player page

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DS: Outside of golf, what sport do you enjoy watching on TV?
JH: College basketball

DS: Do you own an iPod? If so, what type of music do you enjoy listening to?
JH: Yes. Classic rock and Country

DS: I'd love to trade places for a day with ...
JH: A NASCAR driver

DS: Favorite team as a kid and did you have a favorite player?
JH: St. Louis Cardinals and Lou Brock

DS: What Web sites do you look at every day on your computer?
JH: PGATOUR.COM

DS: What's the first job you ever had?
JH: Worked as a caddie.

DS: What's your favorite meal?
JH: Fried chicken gizzards, mashed potatoes, salad and chocolate chip ice cream.

DS: When I'm on Tour, I never miss these restaurants ...
JH: Pappasito's in Texas and Five Guys Burgers

DS: One talent I'd most love to have ...
JH: Play a guitar well

DS: Favorite athlete in another sport?
JH: Peyton Manning

DS: Do you have an all-time favorite movie?
JH: Braveheart, Dances with Wolves, Forest Gump, Dr. Zhivago and Shawshank Redemption

DS: My wife would say my worst habit is ...
JH: Not cleaning my desk and talking or texting while driving

DS: One course I've never played that I'd love to play ...
JH: Fishers Island Club in New York

DS: My most memorable vacation was going to ...
JH: St. Barts and St Martin on David Glenn's boat.

DS: I'd most like to sit down for a discussion with and why ...
JH: George H. W. Bush. He seems so genuine and easy to talk to.

DS: My most memorable shot was ...
JH: My birdie putt at No. 18 at Oak Tree in the 2006 Senior PGA Championship

DS: What do you currently drive?
JH: A Ford F-150 pickup

DS: The first concert I ever attended was ...
JH: The group Chicago

DS: Do you have a favorite charity you support?
JH: The Blade Junior Golf Tournament that raises money for Camp Courage in Greenville, S.C.

DS: Does your cell phone have a special ring?
JH: Always on vibrate!

DS: If I'm not playing golf, I enjoy ...
JH: Watching my kids play any sport

DS: My bucket list ...
JH: Go to Wimbledon, the Daytona 500 and the Breeders Cup. Also own another Ferrari, go back to Italy and play in the U.S. Open with Jay Jr. and Bill.