Nationality United States U.S. Open T4: 1946 Former tours PGA TOUR Status Professional The Open Championship CUT: 1963 PGA tour wins 4 | Other 8 (regular)1 (senior) Name Herman Barron Professional wins 13 Masters Tournament T13: 1949 Role Golfer | |
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Born December 23, 1909Port Chester, New York ( 1909-12-23 ) Died June 11, 1978, Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | ||
Herman Barron (December 23, 1909 – June 11, 1978) was an American professional golfer best known for being the first Jewish golfer to win a PGA Tour event.
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Biography
Barron was born in Port Chester, New York. He was one of barely a dozen professional golfers who earned their living as touring professionals in the 1930s and 1940s. His first professional win came at the 1934 Philadelphia Open. On February 8, 1942, Barron became the first Jewish golfer to win an official PGA Tour event by winning the Western Open by two strokes over Henry Picard at Phoenix Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona.
Barron was consistently among the Tour's top money winners. His best year came in 1946. During a three-week period, he won the Philadelphia Inquirer Open, finished fourth in the U.S. Open, and won the All-American Championship at Tam O'Shanter in Chicago.
Barron played on America's victorious 1947 Ryder Cup team, but was soon forced into retiring as a touring professional due to failing health. For the next 15 years, he held the position of teaching pro at the Fenway Golf Club in Westchester County, New York.
Barron returned to the touring circuit in the early 1960s and won the 1963 Senior PGA Championship.
Barron continued to work as a teaching pro until his death in Pompano Beach, Florida at the age of 68. He played a large role in the development of Israel's first golf course, at Caesarea. He is enshrined in the Westchester Hall of Fame.
PGA Tour wins (4)
Other wins (8)
Other senior wins (1)
Results in major championships
NT = No tournament
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1959 PGA Championship)
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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