Jay Hebert
American professional golfer (1923–1997)
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::summary American professional golfer (1923–1997) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jay Hebert |
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| fullname | Junius Joseph Hebert |
| nickname | Jay |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | St. Martinville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| height | |
| weight | 175 lb |
| nationality | |
| spouse | Barbara J. Henny |
| children | 2 |
| college | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Louisiana State | |
| status | Professional |
| yearpro | 1949 |
| retired | |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| prowins | 10 |
| pgawins | 5 |
| otherwins | 5 |
| majorwins | 1 |
| masters | T8: 1959 |
| usopen | T7: 1958 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | Won: 1960 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
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| module | {{Infobox person |
| signature | Jay_Hebert_signature_black.jpg |
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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. 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. 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.
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.
Awards and honors
- In 1982, Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
- In 1982, he was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (5)
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| Legend |
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| Major championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (6) |
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::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Feb 17, 1957 | Texas Open Invitational | 68-69-67-67=271 | −13 | 1 stroke | USA Ed Furgol | | 2 | Oct 18, 1959 | Orange County Open Invitational | 68-68-68-69=273 | −11 | 2 strokes | USA Jack Fleck, CAN Jerry Magee | | 3 | Jul 24, 1960 | PGA Championship | 72-67-72-70=281 | +1 | 1 stroke | AUS Jim Ferrier | | 4 | Apr 24, 1961 | Houston Classic | 69-71-69-67=276 | −4 | Playoff | USA Ken Venturi | | 5 | Aug 27, 1961 | American Golf Classic | 70-67-68-73=278 | −2 | Playoff | ZAF Gary Player | ::
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 | Western Open | USA Mike Fetchick, USA Doug Ford | |
| USA Don January | Fetchick won 18-hole playoff; | |||
| Fetchick: −6 (66), | ||||
| Hebert: −1 (71), | ||||
| Ford: E (72), | ||||
| January: +3 (75) | ||||
| 2 | 1961 | Houston Classic | USA Ken Venturi | Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; |
| Hebert: −1 (69), | ||||
| Venturi: −1 (69) | ||||
| 3 | 1961 | American Golf Classic | ZAF Gary Player | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| :: |
Source:
Other wins (5)
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1954 Long Island Open
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1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Al Balding)
Major championships
Wins (1)
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| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | PGA Championship | 1 shot deficit | +1 (72-67-72-70=281) | 1 stroke | AUS Jim Ferrier |
| :: |
Results timeline
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| Tournament | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T16 | T15 | T53 | 10 | T9 | T8 | |
| U.S. Open | T9 | 17 | T17 | T7 | T17 | ||
| PGA Championship | R32 | R64 | 7 | T5 | T25 | ||
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| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| :: |
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| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
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- 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
Video
References
References
- Gundelfinger, Phil. (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Wright, Alfred. (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It".
- Cave, Ray. (July 24, 1961). ["Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice"](https://www.si.com/vault/1961/07/24/586575/golf-dixieland-and-dirty-rice).
- Cobb, Charles. (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida". Seminole Little Sentinel.
- (June 22, 1990). "Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur". [[The Hour (newspaper).
- "Jay Hebert profile". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
- "Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
- "Jay Hebert". PGA Tour.
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