Henry Picard

Henry Picard
Henry Picard
Personal information
Full name	Henry Gilford Picard
Born	November 28, 1906; Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died	April 30, 1997 (aged 90); Charleston, South Carolina
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	None
Turned professional	1925
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	35
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	26
Best results in major championships; (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1938
PGA Championship	Won: 1939
U.S. Open	T5: 1936
The Open Championship	6th: 1935
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame	2006 (member page)
PGA Tour; leading money winner	1939

Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer.

Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s, he came to prominence after coaching from the leading instructor Alex Morrison.^[1] A leading player on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and early 1940s, he won two major championships: the Masters in 1938 and the PGA Championship in 1939. Picard ("Pick" to friends) played on both the 1935 and 1937 Ryder Cup teams, winning both singles matches and one of two pairs matches.

Picard helped a struggling Ben Hogan with his game in the late 1930s, advising him to weaken his grip, and Hogan combined this advice with his own hard work to become one of golf's all-time great players. When Picard left the sought-after pro's position at Hershey Country Club in the early 1940s, he recommended Hogan as his replacement and Hogan got the job.^[1]

Picard was pro at CC of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 1925–34; Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1934–41; then moving to Twin Hills G & CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Other professional positions include CC of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio; and Seminole Golf Club, Palm Beach, Florida.

Picard retired in 1973 and died at the age of 90 in Charleston, South Carolina in 1997. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in April 2006 and inducted in October that year.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (26)

1932 (1) Mid-South Open (tie with Al Watrous and Al Houghton)
1934 (1) North and South Open
1935 (5) Agua Caliente Open, Tournament of the Gardens Open, Atlanta Open, Metropolitan Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1936 (3) Tournament of the Gardens Open, North and South Open, Hershey Open
1937 (4) Tournament of the Gardens Open, Hershey Open, St. Augustine Pro-Amateur, Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1938 (2) Pasadena Open, Masters Tournament
1939 (6) New Orleans Open, Thomasville Open, Metropolitan Open, Scranton Open, PGA Championship, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1941 (2) New Orleans Open, Harlingen Open-Texas
1945 (1) Miami Open

Major championships are shown in bold.

Other wins (9)

this list may be incomplete

1925 Carolinas Open
1926 Carolinas Open
1932 Carolinas Open
1933 Carolinas Open
1935 Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta), Riverside Pro/Am
1936 Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1937 Argentine Open
1938 Mid South Pro/Pro (with Jack Grout; tie with Tommy Armour and Bobby Cruickshank)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1938	Masters Tournament	1 shot lead	-3 (71-72-72-70=285)	2 strokes	Harry Cooper, Ralph Guldahl
1939	PGA Championship	n/a	37 holes		Byron Nelson

Results timeline

Tournament	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	NYF	NYF	T23	4	T9	T33	1	8
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T47	T6	T5	T10	T7	T12
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	6	DNP	T15	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	R16	DNP	R64	R16	QF	SF	1

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	T7	DNP	T15	NT	NT	NT	T25	T6	T25	T21
U.S. Open	T12	T26	NT	NT	NT	NT	T12	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	R64	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T14	DNP	T52	T36	DNP	T41	T46	T35	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T12	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	SF	R32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
The Masters	CUT	DNP	T39	WD	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	WD	CUT	WD
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

"The Hershey Hurricane" by Seamus McGee, 2011

^ ^a ^b Gettin' to the Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf, by Al Barkow, 1986

External links

http://henrypicardbook.com The Hershey Hurricane by Seamus McGee

Profile at World Golf Hall of Fame

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[barkow-1] Gettin' to the Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf, by Al Barkow, 1986

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