Jay Hebert

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Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923May 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 (7)

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

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