Jay Hebert

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| fullname = Junius Joseph Hebert

| nickname = Jay

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|2|14}}

| birth_place = St. Martinville, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|5|25|1923|2|14}}

| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|175|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| spouse = Barbara J. Henny

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| children = 2

| college = Southwestern Louisiana
Louisiana State

| status = Professional

| yearpro = 1949

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| extour = PGA Tour

| prowins = 10

| pgawins = 7

| otherwins = 3

| majorwins = 1

| masters = T8: 1959

| usopen = T7: 1958

| open = DNP

| pga = Won: 1960

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{{Infobox military person|

|allegiance = {{USA}}

|branch = 15px U.S. Marine Corps

|rank = 12px Captain

|unit = 5th Marine Division

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|battles = World War II
Pacific theater
Battle of Iwo Jima

|awards = 25px Purple Heart

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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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pMlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7455%2C5708552 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281 |date=July 25, 1960 |pages=20, 23}} 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1960/08/01/588765/mr-abear-makes-it |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Wright |first=Alfred |title=Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It |date=August 1, 1960 |page=12}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1961/07/24/586575/golf-dixieland-and-dirty-rice |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Cave |first=Ray |title=Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice |date=July 24, 1961 |page=24}} 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.{{cite web |title=A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida |last=Cobb |first=Charles |date=March 21, 1982 |newspaper=Seminole Little Sentinel |url=http://www.sanfordnavalacademy.com/history/a-snowbird-sanctuary.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105185419/http://www.sanfordnavalacademy.com/history/a-snowbird-sanctuary.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame{{cite web |url=http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/golf/jay-hebert/?back=inductee |publisher=Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame |title=Jay Hebert profile |access-date=November 5, 2013}} and the Texas Golf Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=http://texasgolfhof.org/index.php/component/zoo/item/jay-hebert |publisher=Texas Golf Hall of Fame |title=Jay Hebert profile |access-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105185115/http://texasgolfhof.org/index.php/component/zoo/item/jay-hebert |archive-date=November 5, 2013 }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XRNJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQUNAAAAIBAJ&dq=hebert&pg=4364%2C3710656 |newspaper=The Hour |location=Norwalk, Connecticut |title=Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur |agency=Associated Press |date=June 22, 1990 |page=44 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}

Professional wins (10)

=PGA Tour wins (7)=

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! Legend

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| Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (6)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up
align=center\|1	align=right\|Jan 13, 1957	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship	align=right\|74-69-70=213	align=center\|−3	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Cary Middlecoff
align=center\|2	align=right\|Feb 17, 1957	Texas Open Invitational	align=right\|68-69-67-67=271	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ed Furgol
align=center\|3	align=right\|Apr 27, 1958	Lafayette Open Invitational	align=right\|69-69-68-67=273	align=center\|−11	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Leo Biagetti, {{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Rosburg
align=center\|4	align=right\|Oct 18, 1959	Orange County Open Invitational	align=right\|68-68-68-69=273	align=center\|−11	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jack Fleck, {{flagicon\|CAN\|1957}} Jerry Magee
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \| align=center\|5	align=right\|Jul 24, 1960	PGA Championship	align=right\|72-67-72-70=281	align=center\|+1	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jim Ferrier
align=center\|6	align=right\|Apr 24, 1961	Houston Classic	align=right\|69-71-69-67=276	align=center\|−4	Playoff	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ken Venturi
align=center\|7	align=right\|Aug 27, 1961	American Golf Classic	align=right\|70-67-68-73=278	align=center\|−2	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ZAF\|1928}} Gary Player

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1956

|Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fetchick, {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Ford
{{flagicon|USA}} Don January

|Fetchick won 18-hole playoff;
Fetchick: −6 (66),
Hebert: −1 (71),
Ford: E (72),
January: +3 (75)

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|align=center|2

|1961

|Houston Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Venturi

|Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Hebert: −1 (69),
Venturi: −1 (69)

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|align=center|3

|1961

|American Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} 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)=

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!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

{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Ferrier

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament

!1953

!1954

!1955

!1956

!1957

!1958

!1959

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|T16

|T15

|T53

|style="background:yellow;"|10

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|17

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|T17

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|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T17

align=left|PGA Championship

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|R32

|R64

|style="background:yellow;"|7

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|T25

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!Tournament

!1960

!1961

!1962

!1963

!1964

!1965

!1966

!1967

!1968

!1969

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T39

|T30

|WD

|27

|T30

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T21

|T28

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|T49

|T17

|T38

|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|13

|style="background:yellow;"|10

|T40

|CUT

|T54

|T12

|CUT

|T63

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!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|CUT

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|CUT

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|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=

Totals	1	0	0	2	10	21	46	33
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	4	7	15	13
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	2	6	12	8
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left\|PGA Championship	1	0	0	2	4	8	19	12

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)

Video

{{YouTube|C9uVrlQUN60|Jay Hebert}}

References

External links

[http://www.raginpagin.com/louisiana/showthread.php?2178-Athlete-(1944)-Jay-Hebert RaginPagin.com] – Jay Hebert

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Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II

Category:1923 births

Category:1997 deaths

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up
align=center\|1	align=right\|Jan 13, 1957	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship	align=right\|74-69-70=213	align=center\|−3	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Cary Middlecoff
align=center\|2	align=right\|Feb 17, 1957	Texas Open Invitational	align=right\|68-69-67-67=271	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ed Furgol
align=center\|3	align=right\|Apr 27, 1958	Lafayette Open Invitational	align=right\|69-69-68-67=273	align=center\|−11	5 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Leo Biagetti, {{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Rosburg
align=center\|4	align=right\|Oct 18, 1959	Orange County Open Invitational	align=right\|68-68-68-69=273	align=center\|−11	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|USA}} Jack Fleck, {{flagicon\|CAN\|1957}} Jerry Magee
style="background:#e5d1cb;" \| align=center\|5	align=right\|Jul 24, 1960	PGA Championship	align=right\|72-67-72-70=281	align=center\|+1	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jim Ferrier
align=center\|6	align=right\|Apr 24, 1961	Houston Classic	align=right\|69-71-69-67=276	align=center\|−4	Playoff	{{flagicon\|USA}} Ken Venturi
align=center\|7	align=right\|Aug 27, 1961	American Golf Classic	align=right\|70-67-68-73=278	align=center\|−2	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ZAF\|1928}} Gary Player

Jay Hebert

Career

Personal life

Professional wins (10)

=PGA Tour wins (7)=

=Other wins (2)=

=Senior wins (1)=

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

=Results timeline=

=Summary=

U.S. national team appearances

See also

Video

References

External links