Jay Hebert

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) Legend Major championships (1) Other PGA Tour (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1 Feb 17, 1957 Texas Open Invitational68-69-67-67=271−13 1 stroke Ed Furgol2 Oct 18, 1959 Orange County Open Invitational68-68-68-69=273 −11 2 strokes Jack Fleck, Jerry Magee3 Jul 24, 1960 PGA Championship72-67-72-70=281 +1 1 stroke Jim Ferrier4 Apr 24, 1961 Houston Classic69-71-69-67=276 −4 Playoff Ken Venturi5 Aug 27, 1961 American Golf Classic70-67-68-73=278 −2 Playoff Gary Player

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11956Western Open Mike Fetchick, Doug Ford Don JanuaryFetchick won 18-hole playoff;Fetchick: −6 (66),Hebert: −1 (71),Ford: E (72),January: +3 (75) 21961Houston Classic Ken VenturiWon with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;Hebert: −1 (69),Venturi: −1 (69)31961American Golf Classic Gary PlayerWon with birdie on second extra hole

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Other wins (5) 1954 Long Island Open 1955 Long Island PGA Championship 1957 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship 1958 Lafayette Open Invitational 1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Al Balding)

Major championships

Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1960 PGA Championship 1 shot deficit +1 (72-67-72-70=281) 1 stroke Jim Ferrier

Results timeline Tournament1953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentT16T15T5310T9T8U.S. OpenT917T17T7T17PGA ChampionshipR32R647T5T25

Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969Masters TournamentT39T30WD27T30CUTT10T21T28U.S. OpenCUTT49T17T38CUTCUTCUTPGA Championship11310T40CUTT54T12CUTCUTT63

Tournament19701971197219731974197519761977Masters TournamentU.S. OpenPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUT 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 madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 4 7 15 13U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 8The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 1 0 0 2 4 8 19 12Totals 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 Ryder Cup: 1959 (winners), 1961 (winners), 1971 (non-playing captain, winners)

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