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Jay Hebert
Jay Hebert
Personal information
Full name	Junius Joseph Hebert
Nickname	Jay
Born	February 14, 1923; St. Martinville, Louisiana
Died	May 25, 1997 (aged 74); Houston, Texas
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Barbara J. Henny
Children	Jean-Paul, Jason
Career
College	Southwestern Louisiana; Louisiana State
Turned professional	1949
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
Other	2
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T8: 1959
PGA Championship	Won: 1960
U.S. Open	T7: 1958
The Open Championship	DNP

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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.^[1] His younger brother, Lionel Hebert, also won the PGA Championship, in 1957. He played on the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams and was captain for the 1971 team.

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.^[2]^[3] 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 1955–58.^[4]

Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame^[5] and the Texas Golf Hall of Fame^[6] in 1982.

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.^[7]

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jan 13, 1957	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship	−3 (74-69-70=213)	2 strokes	Cary Middlecoff
2	Feb 17, 1957	Texas Open Invitational	−13 (68-69-67-67=271)	1 stroke	Ed Furgol
3	Apr 27, 1958	Lafayette Open Invitational	−11 (69-69-68-67=273)	5 strokes	Leo Biagetti, Bob Rosburg
4	Oct 18, 1959	Orange County Open Invitational	−11 (68-68-68-69=273)	2 strokes	Jack Fleck, Jerry Magee
5	Jul 24, 1960	PGA Championship	+1 (72-67-72-70=281)	1 stroke	Jim Ferrier
6	Apr 23, 1961	Houston Classic	−4 (69-71-69-67=276)	Playoff	Ken Venturi
7	Aug 27, 1961	American Golf Classic	−2 (70-67-68-73=278)	Playoff	Gary Player

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (1)

1954 Long Island Open

Senior wins (1)

1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Al Balding)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1960	PGA Championship	1 shot deficit	+1 (72-67-72-70=281)	1 stroke	Jim Ferrier

Results timeline

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	DNP	T16	T15	T53	10	T9	T8
U.S. Open	T9	17	DNP	T17	DNP	T7	T17
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	R32	R64	7	T5	T25

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T39	T30	WD	27	T30	CUT	T10	T21	T28	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T49	T17	T38	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	1	13	10	T40	CUT	T54	T12	CUT	CUT	T63

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT

Note: Hebert never played in The Open Championship.
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.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	4	7	15	13
U.S. Open	0	0	2	6	12	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	1	2	4	8	19	12
Totals	1	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)

Video

You Tube.com – Jay Hebert

References

^ Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. pp. 20, 23. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
^ Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ "Jay Hebert profile". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 22, 1990. p. 44. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

External links

RaginPagin.com – Jay Hebert
Jay Hebert at Find a Grave

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[jhrtwpwt-1] Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. pp. 20, 23. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

[mrabmi-2] Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[gdxldr-3] Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[4] Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[5] "Jay Hebert profile". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[6] "Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[tctineam-7] "Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 22, 1990. p. 44. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

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-'''Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert''' (February 14, 1923 &ndash; May 25, 1997) was an [[United States|American]] [[golf]]er. He won seven times on the [[PGA Tour]] including the [[1960 PGA Championship]].<ref name=jhrtwpwt>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pMlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7455%2C5708552 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |location=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281 |date=July 25, 1960 |pages=20, 23 |accessdate=January 2, 2013}}</ref>  His younger brother, [[Lionel Hebert]], also won the PGA Championship, in [[1957 PGA Championship|1957]]. He played on the [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]] and [[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]] [[Ryder Cup]] teams and was captain for the [[1971 Ryder Cup|1971]] team.
+'''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]].<ref name=jhrtwpwt>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pMlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7455%2C5708552 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |location=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |last=Gundelfinger |first=Phil |title=Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281 |date=July 25, 1960 |pages=20, 23 |accessdate=January 2, 2013}}</ref>  His younger brother, [[Lionel Hebert]], also won the PGA Championship, in [[1957 PGA Championship|1957]]. He played on the [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]] and [[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]] [[Ryder Cup]] teams and was captain for the [[1971 Ryder Cup|1971]] team.
 Hebert served in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] in [[World War II]] and rose to the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]]. He was wounded in the left thigh at the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] and awarded a [[Purple Heart]].<ref name=mrabmi>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1071608/index.htm |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |last=Wright |first=Alfred |title=Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It |date=August 1, 1960 |page=12 |accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name=gdxldr>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072800/index.htm |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Cave |first=Ray |title=Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice |date=July 24, 1961 |page=24  |accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref> Following the war, he played golf at [[LSU Tigers|LSU]], where he and teammate [[Gardner Dickinson]] led the Tigers to the [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|national championship]] in 1947.
-Hebert worked as the playing pro at Mayfair Country Club in the 1950s. The club was home to a PGA Tour event, the [[Mayfair Inn Open]], from 1955&ndash;1958.<ref>{{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 |accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref>
+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 1955–58.<ref>{{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 |accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref>
+Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/golf/jay-hebert/?back=inductee |publisher=Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame |title=Jay Hebert profile |accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> and the Texas Golf Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |url=http://texasgolfhof.org/index.php/component/zoo/item/jay-hebert |publisher=Texas Golf Hall of Fame |title=Jay Hebert profile |accessdate=November 5, 2013}}</ref> in 1982.
 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 [[Texas Longhorns|University of Texas]].<ref name=tctineam>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XRNJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQUNAAAAIBAJ&dq=hebert&pg=4364%2C3710656 |newspaper=[[The Hour (newspaper)|The Hour]] |location=[[Norwalk, Connecticut]] |title=Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur |agency=Associated Press |date=June 22, 1990 |page=44 |accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref>
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 !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up
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-| align=center|1 || Jan 13, 1957 || [[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship]] || –3 (74-69-70=213) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
+| align=center|1 || Jan 13, 1957 || [[Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship]] || −3 (74-69-70=213) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
 |-
-| align=center|2 || Feb 17, 1957 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || –13 (68-69-67-67=271) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Furgol]]
+| align=center|2 || Feb 17, 1957 || [[Texas Open Invitational]] || −13 (68-69-67-67=271) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Furgol]]
 |-
-| align=center|3 || Apr 27, 1958 || [[Lafayette Open Invitational]] || –11 (69-69-68-67=273) || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leo Biagetti]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]]
+| align=center|3 || Apr 27, 1958 || [[Lafayette Open Invitational]] || −11 (69-69-68-67=273) || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leo Biagetti]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]]
 |-
-| align=center|4 || Oct 18, 1959 || [[Orange County Open Invitational]] || –11 (68-68-68-69=273) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Fleck]], {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jerry Magee (golfer)|Jerry Magee]]
+| align=center|4 || Oct 18, 1959 || [[Orange County Open Invitational]] || −11 (68-68-68-69=273) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Fleck]], {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jerry Magee (golfer)|Jerry Magee]]
 |-
 | align=center|5 || Jul 24, [[1960 PGA Tour|1960]] || '''[[PGA Championship]]''' || +1 (72-67-72-70=281) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Ferrier]]
 |-
-| align=center|6 || Apr 23, [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]] || [[Houston Classic]] || –4 (69-71-69-67=276) || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Venturi]]
+| align=center|6 || Apr 23, [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]] || [[Houston Classic]] || −4 (69-71-69-67=276) || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Venturi]]
 |-
-| align=center|7 || Aug 27, 1961 || [[American Golf Classic]] || –2 (70-67-68-73=278) || Playoff || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
+| align=center|7 || Aug 27, 1961 || [[American Golf Classic]] || −2 (70-67-68-73=278) || Playoff || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
 |}
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-|[[The Open Championship]]
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 |[[PGA Championship]]
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-|[[The Open Championship]]
-|align="center"|DNP
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-|align="center"|DNP
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-|[[The Open Championship]]
 |align="center"|DNP
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 |align="center"|CUT
 |}
+''Note: Hebert never played in [[The Open Championship]].''<br>
 DNP = Did not play<br/>
 WD = Withdrew<br/>
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 !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|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  4 ||  7 || 15 || 13
 |-
-|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 12 || 8
+|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|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|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0
 |-
-|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 8 || 19 || 12
+|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 ||  4 ||  8 || 19 || 12
 |-
 !Totals                                    !! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 10 !! 21 !! 46 !! 33
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 ==Video==
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9uVrlQUN60 You Tube.com] &ndash; Jay Hebert
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9uVrlQUN60 You Tube.com] – Jay Hebert
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/golf/jay-hebert/?back=inductee Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame] &ndash; Jay Hebert
+*[http://www.raginpagin.com/louisiana/showthread.php?2178-Athlete-(1944)-Jay-Hebert RaginPagin.com] – Jay Hebert
+*{{Find a Grave|40537579}}
-*[http://texasgolfhof.org/inductee/jay-herbert/ Texas Golf Hall of Fame] &ndash; Jay Hebert
-*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40537579 Find a Grave.com] &ndash; Jay Hebert
-*[http://www.raginpagin.com/louisiana/showthread.php?2178-Athlete-(1944)-Jay-Hebert RaginPagin.com] &ndash; Jay Hebert
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v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day 2016 Jimmy Walker 2017 Justin Thomas 2018 Brooks Koepka 2019 Brooks Koepka 2020 Collin Morikawa 2021 Phil Mickelson 2022 Justin Thomas† 2023 Brooks Koepka 2024‡ Xander Schauffele
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943 cancelled due to World War II