Jay Hebert
Jay Hebert | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Junius Joseph Hebert |
Nickname | Jay |
Born | (1923-02-14)February 14, 1923 St. Martinville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | May 25, 1997(1997-05-25) (aged 74) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Barbara J. Henny |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
College | Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana State |
Turned professional | 1949 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | T8: 1959 |
PGA Championship | Won: 1960 |
U.S. Open | T7: 1958 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Jay Hebert | |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Marine Corps |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 5th Marine Division |
Battles/wars | World War II Pacific theater Battle of Iwo Jima |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including the 1960 PGA Championship.[1] His younger brother, Lionel Hebert, also won the PGA Championship, in 1957, the last edition at match play. Jay played on the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams and was captain for the 1971 team.
Career
Hebert served in the Marines in World War II and rose to the rank of captain. He was wounded in the left thigh at the Battle of Iwo Jima and awarded a Purple Heart.[2][3] Following the war, he played golf at LSU, where he and teammate Gardner Dickinson led the Tigers to the national championship in 1947.
Hebert worked as the playing pro at Mayfair Country Club in Sanford, Florida, in the 1950s. The club was home to a PGA Tour event, the Mayfair Inn Open, from 1955 to 1958.[4]
Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame[5] and the Texas Golf Hall of Fame[6] in 1982.
Personal life
A Cajun by ethnicity, he was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana, and died in Houston, Texas. His son, Jean-Paul Hebert, played golf at the University of Texas.[7]
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (7)
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (6) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jan 13, 1957 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship | 74-69-70=213 | −3 | 2 strokes | Cary Middlecoff |
2 | Feb 17, 1957 | Texas Open Invitational | 68-69-67-67=271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Ed Furgol |
3 | Apr 27, 1958 | Lafayette Open Invitational | 69-69-68-67=273 | −11 | 5 strokes | Leo Biagetti, Bob Rosburg |
4 | Oct 18, 1959 | Orange County Open Invitational | 68-68-68-69=273 | −11 | 2 strokes | Jack Fleck, Jerry Magee |
5 | Jul 24, 1960 | PGA Championship | 72-67-72-70=281 | +1 | 1 stroke | Jim Ferrier |
6 | Apr 24, 1961 | Houston Classic | 69-71-69-67=276 | −4 | Playoff | Ken Venturi |
7 | Aug 27, 1961 | American Golf Classic | 70-67-68-73=278 | −2 | Playoff | Gary Player |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1956 | Western Open | Mike Fetchick, Doug Ford Don January | Fetchick won 18-hole playoff; Fetchick: −6 (66), Hebert: −1 (71), Ford: E (72), January: +3 (75) |
2 | 1961 | Houston Classic | Ken Venturi | Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Hebert: −1 (69), Venturi: −1 (69) |
3 | 1961 | American Golf Classic | Gary Player | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1954 Long Island Open
- 1955 Long Island PGA Championship
Senior wins (1)
- 1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Al Balding)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1960 | PGA Championship | 1 shot deficit | +1 (72-67-72-70=281) | 1 stroke | Jim Ferrier |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T16 | T15 | T53 | 10 | T9 | T8 | |
U.S. Open | T9 | 17 | T17 | T7 | T17 | ||
PGA Championship | R32 | R64 | 7 | T5 | T25 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | T39 | T30 | WD | 27 | T30 | CUT | T10 | T21 | T28 | |
U.S. Open | CUT | T49 | T17 | T38 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | 1 | 13 | 10 | T40 | CUT | T54 | T12 | CUT | CUT | T63 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Hebert never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1964 PGA Championship)
WD = withdrew
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 33 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1953 U.S. Open – 1960 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1957 Masters – 1959 Masters)
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
See also
Video
- Jay Hebert on YouTube
References
- ^ Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 20, 23.
- ^ Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Hebert profile". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 22, 1990. p. 44. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
External links
- RaginPagin.com – Jay Hebert
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