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Full name
  
Junius Joseph Hebert

Children
  
Jean-Paul, Jason

Weight
  
79 kg

Nickname
  
Jay

Name
  
Jay Hebert

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR

Nationality
  
United States

Role
  
Golfer

Siblings
  
Lionel Hebert

Spouse
  
Barbara J. Henny

Height
  
1.83 m


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Born
  
February 14, 1923St. Martinville, Louisiana (
1923-02-14
)

College
  
Southwestern LouisianaLouisiana State

Died
  
May 25, 1997, Houston, Texas, United States

Education
  
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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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. 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.

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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. 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.

Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Texas Golf Hall of Fame 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.

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PGA Tour wins (7)

Major championship is shown in bold.

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

Other wins (2)

  • 1954 Long Island Open
  • 1955 Long Island PGA Championship
  • Senior wins (1)

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

    Note: Hebert never played in The Open Championship.

    CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1964 PGA Championship)
    WD = withdrew
    R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
    "T" = tied

    Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1953 U.S. Open – 1960 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1957 Masters – 1959 Masters)
  • Video

  • Jay Hebert on YouTube
  • References

    Jay Hebert Wikipedia