Jay Hebert

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Jay Hebert
Personal information
Full name Junius Joseph Hebert
Nickname Jay
Born February 14, 1923(1923-02-14)
St. Martinville, Louisiana
Died May 25, 1997(1997-05-25) (aged 74)
Houston, Texas
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 7
Other 2
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T8: 1959
U.S. Open T7: 1958
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship Won: 1960

Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) was an American golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including the 1960 PGA Championship. His younger brother, Lionel Hebert, also won the PGA Championship, in 1957. He played on the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams and was captain for the 1971 team.

He served in the Marines in World War II, rising to the rank of captain. He was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Iwo Jima and received a Purple Heart.

Hebert worked as the playing pro at Mayfair Country Club in the 1950s. The club was home to a PGA Tour event, the Mayfair Inn Open, from 1955–1958.[1]

A Cajun by ethnicity, he was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana and died in Houston, Texas. His son, Jean-Paul, played golf at the University of Texas.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (8)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (7)

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (1)

[edit] Senior wins (1)

[edit] Major championships

[edit] Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1960 PGA Championship 1 shot deficit +1 (72-67-72-70=281) 1 stroke Australia Jim Ferrier

[edit] Results timeline

Tournament 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Masters DNP T16 T15 T53 10 T9 T8
U.S. Open T9 17 DNP T17 DNP T7 T17
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP R32 R64 7 T5 T25
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters T39 T30 WD 27 T30 CUT T10 T21 T28 DNP
U.S. Open CUT T49 T17 T38 CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship 1 13 10 T40 CUT T54 T12 CUT CUT T63
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP CUT DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida". Seminole Little Sentinel. http://www.sanfordnavalacademy.com/history/a-snowbird-sanctuary.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-04. 

Match play era
1916 Jim Barnes • 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I • 1919 Jim Barnes • 1920 Jock Hutchison • 1921 Walter Hagen • 1922 Gene Sarazen • 1923 Gene Sarazen • 1924 Walter Hagen • 1925 Walter Hagen • 1926 Walter Hagen • 1927 Walter Hagen • 1928 Leo Diegel • 1929 Leo Diegel • 1930 Tommy Armour • 1931 Tom Creavy • 1932 Olin Dutra • 1933 Gene Sarazen • 1934 Paul Runyan • 1935 Johnny Revolta • 1936 Denny Shute • 1937 Denny Shute • 1938 Paul Runyan • 1939 Henry Picard • 1940 Byron Nelson • 1941 Vic Ghezzi • 1942 Sam Snead • 1943 Cancelled due to World War II • 1944 Bob Hamilton • 1945 Byron Nelson • 1946 Ben Hogan • 1947 Jim Ferrier • 1948 Ben Hogan • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Chandler Harper • 1951 Sam Snead • 1952 Jim Turnesa • 1953 Walter Burkemo • 1954 Chick Harbert • 1955 Doug Ford • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era
1958 Dow Finsterwald • 1959 Bob Rosburg • 1960 Jay Hebert • 1961 Jerry Barber† • 1962 Gary Player • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964‡ Bobby Nichols • 1965 Dave Marr • 1966 Al Geiberger • 1967 Don January† • 1968 Julius Boros • 1969‡ Raymond Floyd • 1970 Dave Stockton • 1971 Jack Nicklaus • 1972 Gary Player • 1973 Jack Nicklaus • 1974 Lee Trevino • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976 Dave Stockton • 1977 Lanny Wadkins† • 1978 John Mahaffey† • 1979 David Graham† • 1980 Jack Nicklaus • 1981 Larry Nelson • 1982‡ Raymond Floyd • 1983‡ Hal Sutton • 1984 Lee Trevino • 1985 Hubert Green • 1986 Bob Tway • 1987 Larry Nelson† • 1988 Jeff Sluman • 1989 Payne Stewart • 1990 Wayne Grady • 1991 John Daly • 1992 Nick Price • 1993 Paul Azinger† • 1994 Nick Price • 1995 Steve Elkington† • 1996 Mark Brooks† • 1997 Davis Love III • 1998 Vijay Singh • 1999 Tiger Woods • 2000‡ Tiger Woods† • 2001 David Toms • 2002 Rich Beem • 2003 Shaun Micheel • 2004 Vijay Singh† • 2005 Phil Mickelson • 2006 Tiger Woods • 2007 Tiger Woods • 2008 Pádraig Harrington • 2009 Y. E. Yang • 2010 Martin Kaymer† • 2011 Keegan Bradley†
† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire


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