Wes Heffernan

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Wes Heffernan (born 7 March 1977) is a Canadian professional golfer.

Heffernan was born in Calgary, Alberta and attended Mount Royal College and the University of Calgary.

He won the 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship a year after he finished runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship. He turned professional at the 2000 Bell Canadian Open.

His first victory on the Canadian Tour came in 2006 at the Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship and he would add three more wins after that between 2007 and 2008.

Heffernan won the Alberta Open in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2024.{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Wes Heffernan wins 7th Alberta Open Title |url=https://albertagolf.org/article/wes-heffernan-wins-7th-alberta-open-title |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=Alberta Golf}}

Heffernan has played in two major championships on the PGA Tour, the 2001 and 2011 U.S. Opens. In 2011, Heffernan's back nine in the second round of 5 under par (31) allowed him to make his first cut in a major.

Heffernan won the 100th playing of the BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada in June 2022 at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ontario.

Amateur wins

  • 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship

Professional wins (14)

=Canadian Tour wins (4)=

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|align=right|Aug 6, 2006

|Casino de Montreal Open

|−18 (66-63-69-72=270)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brock Mackenzie

align=center|2

|align=right|Apr 22, 2007

|Northern California Classic

|−16 (70-66-65-67=268)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Ellis, {{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Lanza

align=center|3

|align=right|May 13, 2007

|River Nayarit Classic

|−18 (71-62-65-68=266)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Rodriguez, {{flagicon|CAN}} Adam Speirs

align=center|4

|align=right|Jul 20, 2008

|Canadian Tour Players Cup

|−14 (69-67-68-66=270)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dustin Risdon

=Other wins (10)=

Results in major championships

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|CUT

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

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