Jerry Heard

Jerry Michael Heard (born May 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer who won several PGA Tour events in the 1970s.

Career In 1947, Heard was born in Visalia, California. He attended Fresno State College for a short while.

In 1968, Heard turned professional. In 1969, he joined the PGA Tour after his success at Fall 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School. His first professional win came in the American Golf Classic at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio in 1971. He finished with a four-day total of 275, three strokes better than runner-up Dale Douglass. In 1972, he won the Florida Citrus Open and the Colonial National Invitation. Heard had nearly 60 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events in his career including four top-10 finishes in major championships — his best finish in a major was T-5 at the 1972 Masters Tournament. Heard was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open, along with playing partner Lee Trevino. Three others were also struck: Bobby Nichols, Jim Ahern, and Tony Jacklin.

In 1980, Heard left the tour and today owns and operates a golf school, the Jerry Heard Golf Academy located at the Silverthorn Country Club in Spring Hill, Florida. His school had been located for many years in southwest Florida.

Personal life Heard lives near Fort Myers, Florida.

Professional wins (8) PGA Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 8, 1971American Golf Classic67-66-68-74=275−53 strokes Dale Douglass2Mar 12, 1972Florida Citrus Open70-67-70-69=276−122 strokes Bobby Mitchell3May 14, 1972Colonial National Invitation69-66-67-73=275−52 strokes Fred Marti4Mar 3, 1974Florida Citrus Open (2)67-68-69-69=273−153 strokes Homero Blancas, Jim Jamieson5May 28, 1978Atlanta Classic67-67-68-67=269−192 strokes Lou Graham, Bob Murphy Tom Watson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11974Kemper Open Bob MenneLost to birdie on first extra hole

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European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Apr 20, 1974Spanish Open72-67-70-70=279−96 strokes Gary Player

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 21, 1971Garden City Classic67-70-68-64=269−235 strokes Bob Charles Source:

Other wins (1) 1968 Northern California Open

Results in major championships Tournament19661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979Masters Tournament48T556T11T26CUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTT13T29T7T45T29CUTThe Open ChampionshipT28CUTPGA ChampionshipT9T7T66T48T25T22T64

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 5U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 7Totals 0 0 0 1 4 8 23 18 Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1971 PGA – 1974 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

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