Jay Hebert

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Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) was an American 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.

He served in the Marines in World War II, rising to the rank of captain. He was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Iwo Jima and received a Purple Heart.

He was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana and died in Houston, Texas.

[edit] PGA Tour wins

1957 (2) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship, Texas Open Invitational
1958 (1) Lafayette Open Invitational
1959 (1) Orange County Open Invitational
1960 (1) PGA Championship
1961 (2) Houston Classic, American Golf Classic

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	T16	T15	T53	10	T9	T8
U.S. Open	T9	17	DNP	T17	DNP	T7	T17
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T17	T33	7	T5	T25

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	T39	T30	WD	27	T30	CUT	T10	T21	T28	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T49	T17	T38	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	1	13	10	T40	CUT	T54	T12	CUT	CUT	T63

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10