Lionel Hebert

Lionel Hebert
Lionel Hebert
Personal information
Full name	Lionel Paul Hebert
Born	January 20, 1928; Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2000 (aged 72); Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Clara Belle Hebert
Children	3
Career
College	Southwestern Louisiana; Louisiana State
Turned professional	1950
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T7: 1968
PGA Championship	Won: 1957
U.S. Open	T14: 1963
The Open Championship	DNP

Lionel Paul Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Championship in 1957, the last edition held at match play.^[1] His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960.^[2] Lionel also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957. An ethnic Cajun from Louisiana, he was born and died in Lafayette.^[3]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 21, 1957	PGA Championship	2 and 1			Dow Finsterwald
2	Feb 9, 1958	Tucson Open Invitational	66-67-66-66=265	−15	2 strokes	Don January
3	Nov 20, 1960	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	68-69-66-69=272	−12	2 strokes	Jon Gustin, Johnny Pott
4	Jun 3, 1962	Memphis Open Invitational	67-69-64-67=267	−13	Playoff	Gene Littler, Gary Player
5	Mar 20, 1966	Florida Citrus Open Invitational	71-70-69-69=279	−5	2 strokes	Charles Coody, Dick Lytle, Jack Nicklaus

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1956	St. Petersburg Open	Mike Fetchick	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1962	Memphis Open Invitational	Gene Littler, Gary Player	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1957	PGA Championship	2 & 1	Dow Finsterwald

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament					T61		T32	39
U.S. Open	CUT	T33	39		CUT		CUT	T28
The Open Championship
PGA Championship				R32	R16	1	T16	T31

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T9	T30	T20	T39	T32	CUT	WD	T8	T7	T8
U.S. Open	T27	CUT	T23	T14	T21	CUT	CUT			T52
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T18	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T49	T64	T14	T30	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
Masters Tournament	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT			CUT	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	WD	T74	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship		CUT

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	4	5	14	11
U.S. Open	0	0	0	3	17	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	1	1	2	6	24	11
Totals	1	1	6	14	55	30

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

U.S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1957

References

^ "Hebert Beats Finsterwald in PGA Final, 2–1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1957. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
^ Goldstein, Richard (January 4, 2001). "Lionel Hebert, 72, Pro Golfer, Winner of P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

External links

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame – Lionel Hebert
Lionel Hebert at Find a Grave

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[hbfipgafi-1] "Hebert Beats Finsterwald in PGA Final, 2–1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1957. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[gdxldr-2] Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.

[lh72wpga-3] Goldstein, Richard (January 4, 2001). "Lionel Hebert, 72, Pro Golfer, Winner of P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

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v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert
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
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943 cancelled due to World War II