Jack Rule Jr.
| Jack Rule Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Rule with wife Loretta after winning the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jack D. Rule Jr. |
| Born | November 13, 1938 Mason City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Iowa |
| Turned professional | 1961 |
| Former tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1964 |
| PGA Championship | T39: 1964 |
| U.S. Open | T54: 1974 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Jack D. Rule Jr. (born November 13, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa[1] and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals. He graduated from the University of Iowa.
Professional career
[edit]In 1961, Rule turned professional.[1] Rule won twice on the PGA Tour, the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational and the 1965 Oklahoma City Open Invitational. His best finish in a major was T39 at the 1964 PGA Championship.[2]
Rule played sparingly on the Champions Tour from 1989 to 2001, mostly in the U.S. Senior Open.
Awards and honors
[edit]In 1993, Rule was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame.[3]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 1956 National Jaycee Tournament
- 1958 Waterloo Open Amateur Tournament, Iowa Amateur, Western Junior
- 1959 Waterloo Open Amateur Tournament, Iowa Amateur
Professional wins (5)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 4, 1963 | St. Paul Open Invitational | −22 (67-61-65-73=266) | 5 strokes |  Fred Hawkins |
| 2 | Sep 5, 1965 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | −5 (72-71-70-70=283) | 1 stroke | Bobby Nichols |
Source:[4]
Other wins (3)
[edit]- 1966 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Sandra Spuzich)
- 1969 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
- 1974 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
References
[edit]- 1 2 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 165. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ↑ "Jack Rule". Golf Major Championships. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
- ↑ Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Jack Rule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jack Rule Jr. at the PGA Tour official site