Jay Hebert

Jay Hebert
Jay Hebert
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Marine Corps
Rank	Captain
Unit	5th Marine Division
Conflicts	World War II; Pacific theater; Battle of Iwo Jima
Awards	Purple Heart

Jay Hebert
Jay Hebert
Personal information
Full name	Junius Joseph Hebert
Nickname	Jay
Born	February 14, 1923; St. Martinville, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	May 25, 1997 (aged 74); Houston, Texas, U.S.
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	2
Career
College	Southwestern Louisiana; Louisiana State
Turned professional	1949
Former tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	5
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T8: 1959
PGA Championship	Won: 1960
U.S. Open	T7: 1958
The Open Championship	DNP
Signature

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, the last edition at match play. Jay played on the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams and was captain for the 1971 team.

Career

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 to 1958.^[4]

Personal life

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.^[5]

Awards and honors

In 1982, Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.^[6]
In 1982, he was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.^[7]

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 17, 1957	Texas Open Invitational	68-69-67-67=271	−13	1 stroke	Ed Furgol
2	Oct 18, 1959	Orange County Open Invitational	68-68-68-69=273	−11	2 strokes	Jack Fleck, Jerry Magee
3	Jul 24, 1960	PGA Championship	72-67-72-70=281	+1	1 stroke	Jim Ferrier
4	Apr 24, 1961	Houston Classic	69-71-69-67=276	−4	Playoff	Ken Venturi
5	Aug 27, 1961	American Golf Classic	70-67-68-73=278	−2	Playoff	Gary Player

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1956	Western Open	Mike Fetchick, Doug Ford Don January	Fetchick won 18-hole playoff; Fetchick: −6 (66), Hebert: −1 (71), Ford: E (72), January: +3 (75)
2	1961	Houston Classic	Ken Venturi	Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Hebert: −1 (69), Venturi: −1 (69)
3	1961	American Golf Classic	Gary Player	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Source:^[8]

Other wins (5)

1954 Long Island Open
1955 Long Island PGA Championship
1957 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship
1958 Lafayette Open Invitational

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		T16	T15	T53	10	T9	T8
U.S. Open	T9	17		T17		T7	T17
PGA Championship			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
U.S. Open	CUT	T49	T17	T38	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	1	13	10	T40	CUT	T54	T12	CUT	CUT	T63

Tournament	1971	1974	1976	1977
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Note: Hebert never played in The Open Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

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)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1959 (winners), 1961 (winners), 1971 (non-playing captain, winners)

Video

Jay Hebert on YouTube

References

↑ Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960). "Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 20, 23.
↑ Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960). "Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
↑ Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
↑ Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
↑ "Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 22, 1990. p. 44. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
↑ "Jay Hebert profile". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
↑ "Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
↑ "Jay Hebert". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

External links

RaginPagin.com – Jay Hebert

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

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

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

[4] Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[tctineam-5] "Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur". The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 22, 1990. p. 44. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

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

[7] "Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[8] "Jay Hebert". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

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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 2025 Scottie Scheffler 2026 Aaron Rai
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