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Feb 26, 2002 · LOS ANGELES — Not long after another bruising defeat on one of his favorite courses, Fred Couples slowly made his way to the parking lot after a week at Riviera that was turbulent in so many ways. He learned on Tuesday that his estranged wife, Thais Baker, died of breast cancer. Then, the 49-year-old with graying hair and an achy back put ...
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The 64-year-old American pro golfer was born and raised in Seattle after his parents immigrated from Italy. Couples’ father was a groundskeeper for the Seattle Parks Department. He and his two siblings lived near a golf course, so he spent many hours learning golf there. In 1977, Couples played on the men’s golf team at the University of Houston. I...
After his first PGA Tour appearance in the early ’80s, Couples got right to work by winning the 1983 Kemper Open and 1984 Tournament Players championship. He won his first and only major in 1992, taking home the green jacket by finishing 13 under. This likely felt overdue for the golfer, who finished in second or third in other majors in 1990 and 1...
Fred Couples has endured his fair share of tragedies throughout the years. The ’90s and early 2000s were a particularly rough patch for the pro golfer. According to Golf Digest, Couples’ mother died of cancer on Mother’s Day in 1994. Three years later, his father died of leukemia. Couples was famously close to both parents. Those losses no doubt to...
Nov 3, 2023 · 1998: Fred Couples’ wife Thais Baker Couples. Eventually Fred would remarry, meeting Thais and marrying in 1998. While the couple didn’t have any kids Thais had two kids from a previous relationship, GiGi and Oliver. Thing eventually went bad, much like Fred’s first relationship.
Couples' estranged second wife, Thais Baker, died from breast cancer on February 17, 2009. They had married in 1998 and the union was childless. Couples married his long time girlfriend, Suzanne Hannemann, on February 22, 2022. Couples currently resides in Newport Beach, California.
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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 86085499. Source citation. Father is Bayeux Bliss Baker. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thais Antoinette Baker died of breast cancer on Feb. 17 in Montecito. She was 46 years old. Born in Santa Barbara and raised in Malibu, Baker attended Crossroads and Marymount schools. In 1981 she moved to Milan, Italy to begin a modeling career.
Feb 21, 2009 · The golf legend learned that his wife, who had breast cancer, died at their home in Santa Barbara while he was playing at Riviera. He said he was not welcome at their house and hoped to help their son Oliver.
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Aug 20, 2023 · His first wife was Deborah Couples and that marriage lasted from 1981 too 1993. Following that, the 63-year-old married Thais Baker in 1998. However, that marriage saw it's end in 2009.
