Lionel Hebert
Appearance
Lionel Hebert | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Lionel Paul Hebert |
Born | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | January 20, 1928
Died | December 30, 2000 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 72)
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Spouse | Clara Belle Hebert |
Children | 3 |
Career | |
College | Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana State |
Turned professional | 1950 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | T7: 1968 |
PGA Championship | Won: 1957 |
U.S. Open | T14: 1963 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Lionel Paul Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Championship in 1957, the last edition held at match play.[1] His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960.[2] Lionel also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957. An ethnic Cajun from Louisiana, he was born and died in Lafayette.[3]
Professional wins (5)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (5)
[edit]Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 21, 1957 | PGA Championship | 2 and 1 | ![]() | ||
2 | Feb 9, 1958 | Tucson Open Invitational | 66-67-66-66=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | Nov 20, 1960 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | 68-69-66-69=272 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | Jun 3, 1962 | Memphis Open Invitational | 67-69-64-67=267 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
5 | Mar 20, 1966 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | 71-70-69-69=279 | −5 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1956 | St. Petersburg Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1962 | Memphis Open Invitational | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
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1957 | PGA Championship | 2 & 1 | ![]() |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline
[edit]Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T61 | T32 | 39 | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T33 | 39 | CUT | CUT | T28 | ||
The Open Championship | ||||||||
PGA Championship | R32 | R16 | 1 | T16 | T31 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | T9 | T30 | T20 | T39 | T32 | CUT | WD | T8 | T7 | T8 |
U.S. Open | T27 | CUT | T23 | T14 | T21 | CUT | CUT | T52 | ||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T49 | T64 | T14 | T30 | CUT |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | WD | T74 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 |
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Masters Tournament | ||
U.S. Open | ||
The Open Championship | ||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Win
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 11 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 30 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 ('58 PGA – '61 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 ('56 PGA & '57 PGA)
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hebert Beats Finsterwald in PGA Final, 2–1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1957. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (January 4, 2001). "Lionel Hebert, 72, Pro Golfer, Winner of P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame – Lionel Hebert
- Lionel Hebert at Find a Grave
Categories:
- American male golfers
- LSU Tigers golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Ryder Cup competitors for the United States
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- Golfers from Louisiana
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni
- Cajun people
- Sportspeople from Lafayette, Louisiana
- 1928 births
- 2000 deaths
- American golf biography stubs