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Lionel Hebert

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Full name
  
Lionel P. Hebert

Turned professional
  
1950

Weight
  
91 kg

Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
Lionel Hebert

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR

Spouse
  
Clara Belle Hebert

Role
  
Golfer

Siblings
  
Jay Hebert

Children
  
3

Height
  
1.74 m



Born
  
January 20, 1928 Lafayette, Louisiana (
1928-01-20
)

College
  
Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana State

Died
  
December 30, 2000, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Education
  
Louisiana State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jay and Lionel Hebert Municipal H3


Lionel P. Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour including the 1957 PGA Championship, the last to be held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the 1957 Ryder Cup team. An ethnic Cajun, he was born and died in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Contents

PGA Tour wins (5)

Major championship is shown in bold.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Wins (1)

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

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

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8 ('58 PGA - '61 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 ('56 PGA & '57 PGA)
  • References

    Lionel Hebert Wikipedia