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American professional golfer (1916–1994)

Jerry Barber

Personal information

Full name

Carl Jerome Barber

Born

(1916-04-25)April 25, 1916
Woodson, Illinois, U.S.

Died

September 23, 1994(1994-09-23) (aged 78)
Glendale, California, U.S.

Height

5 ft5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m)^[1]

Weight

137 lb (62 kg; 9.8 st)

Sporting nationality

United States

Spouse

Lucile Barber

Children

Career

Turned professional

1942

Former tour(s)

PGA Tour

Professional wins

Number of wins by tour

PGA Tour

Other

5 (regular)
2 (senior)

Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)

Masters Tournament

T5:1962

PGA Championship

Won:1961

U.S. Open

T9:1956,1960

The Open Championship

DNP

Achievements and awards

PGA Player of the Year	1961

Carl Jerome Barber (April 25, 1916 – September 23, 1994) was an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour.^[2]^[3] He had seven wins on tour, including amajor title, thePGA Championship in1961.

Born inWoodson, Illinois, Barber was one of nine children raised on an Illinois farm nearJacksonville,^[3] and turned professional in 1942. Small in stature, he was one of the top putters of his era.^[3]

Barber was a full-time member of the PGA Tour from 1948 to 1962. He played on twoRyder Cup teams,1955 and1961; and was also the team captain in 1961.^[4] Barber earned a living primarily as a club professional like most of the touring pros of his generation; he worked atLos Angeles'Wilshire Country Club.^[3] He was thePlayer of the Year on the PGA Tour in1961, unseatingArnold Palmer for a year.

At the1961 PGA Championship in Illinois nearChicago, heavy rains wiped out Friday's second round and it had to be replayed on Saturday, followed by the final two rounds on Sunday. Barber led after the second round but trailedDon January by four shots with three holes to play in the final round. In high heat and humidity, Barber made a twenty-foot (6 m) birdie putt at the 16th hole, a forty-foot (12 m) par-saving putt at 17, and a sixty-foot (18 m) birdie putt at 18 to tie January and force an 18-hole Monday playoff. Due to the double-rounds and a lengthy delay caused by another rainstorm in the morning, Barber and January did not complete their final rounds on Sunday until well past 8 pm. Barber won the playoff the next day by a single stroke when January bogeyed the 18th hole.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] At age 45, he was the oldest player at the time to win a major title, surpassed seven years later byJulius Boros in1968 at age 48.

Barber holds the record for the oldest player to ever play on the PGA Tour in February1994, when he played in theBuick Invitational atTorrey Pines at the age of 77 years, 10 months, and 9 days.^[9] He died later that year, in September.^[2]

Often referred to in the media as "little Jerry Barber," he stood5 ft5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m).^[1]

In 1966, he portrayed himself in a guest appearance on episode #23 ("Watch the Birdie") of the television situation comedyI Dream of Jeannie.

Barber and his wife Lucile, who died as a result ofcancer in 1968, had five children: Tom, Nancy, twins Sandra and Sally, and Roger.

Barber died inGlendale, California at the age of 78, after havingmitral valve prolapse and suffering astroke.^[2]^[4]

Professional wins (13)

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PGA Tour wins (7)

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 5, 1953	Azalea Open Invitational	71-65-72-68=276	−12	1 stroke	Doug Ford,Ted Kroll, Johnny Palmer
2	Aug 8, 1954	All American Open	68-70-70-69=277	−11	1 stroke	Gene Littler
3	Jan 18,1960	Yorba Linda Open Invitational	67-70-69-72=278	−10	1 stroke	Billy Maxwell
4	May 8, 1960	Tournament of Champions	69-66-66-67=268	−20	4 strokes	Jay Hebert
5	Apr 2,1961	Azalea Open Invitational (2)	71-71-71=213	−3	Playoff	Chandler Harper
6	Jul 31, 1961	PGA Championship	69-67-71-70=277	−3	Playoff	Don January
7	Mar 31,1963	Azalea Open Invitational (3)	69-68-70-67=274	−14	5 strokes	Larry Beck,Bruce Crampton, Doug Ford,Billy Maxwell, Jack Rule Jr.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1961	PGA Championship	Don January	Won 18-hole playoff; Barber: −3 (67), January: −2 (68)

Other wins (5)

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this list may be incomplete

Other senior wins (2)

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1987Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withDoug Ford)
1993Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division

Playoff record

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Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1985	Digital Seniors Classic	Lee Elder,Don January	Elder won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1961	PGA Championship	2 shot deficit	−3 (69-67-71-70=277)	Playoff¹	Don January

¹Defeated Don January in an 18-hole Monday playoff, 67 to 68

Results timeline

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Tournament	1946	1949
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	1950	1951	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament			T21	T6	T56	T6	T26
U.S. Open	CUT	WD	T30		CUT	T9	T35	T19	CUT
PGA Championship			R64	QF	R64	R32			T2

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T34	37	T5	CUT	48	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T9	T34	CUT		CUT		CUT
PGA Championship	T32	1	CUT	T40	WD	CUT	WD	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT				CUT		CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1980	1983
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship	WD	CUT

Note: Barber never played inThe Open Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	3	4	13	9
U.S. Open	0	0	0	2	3	18	6
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	1	1	3	3	4	26	8
Totals	1	1	4	8	11	57	23

Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1959 PGA – 1962 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1956 Masters – 1956 U.S. Open)

U.S. national team appearances

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Ryder Cup:1955 (winners),1961 (winners, captain)
Hopkins Trophy: 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners)
Diamondhead Cup: 1974 (winners)

References

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^^a ^bSeitz, Nick (June 2003)."Wizard with the wand: Jerry Barber's putting display at Olympia Fields in 1961 still astounds those who saw it".Golf Digest. RetrievedJuly 17, 2012.
^^a ^b ^c"Golf: Former champion Jerry Barber dies of heart failure".Los Angeles Times. staff and wire reports. September 24, 1994. RetrievedApril 22, 2018.
^^a ^b ^c ^dCave, Ray (July 25, 1960)."A Barber with a razor edge".Sports Illustrated. pp. 40–5.
^^a ^b"Jerry Barber; Golf Champion, 78".The New York Times. September 25, 1994. RetrievedJuly 17, 2012.
^"Barber Small and Old but Champion".Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. August 1, 1961. p. 16. RetrievedJuly 17, 2012.
^Wright, Alfred (August 7, 1961)."Rain, strain and a win".Sports Illustrated. pp. 10–1.
^"Barber Defeats January by 1 Stroke To Win PGA Championship in Playoff".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. August 1, 1961. p. 16. RetrievedJuly 17, 2012.
^"Tournament Info for: 1961 PGA Championship". PGA.com. RetrievedJuly 17, 2012.
^"Oldest Golfer to Play in a PGA Tour Tournament". About.com. Archived fromthe original on March 19, 2012. RetrievedJuly 17, 2012.

External links

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Jerry Barber at thePGA Tour official site
GolfCompendium.com: 1961 PGA Championship
Jerry Barber atFind a Grave

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Match play era	1916Jim Barnes 1919Jim Barnes 1920Jock Hutchison 1921Walter Hagen 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Gene Sarazen 1924Walter Hagen 1925Walter Hagen 1926Walter Hagen 1927Walter Hagen 1928Leo Diegel 1929Leo Diegel 1930Tommy Armour 1931Tom Creavy 1932Olin Dutra 1933Gene Sarazen 1934Paul Runyan 1935Johnny Revolta 1936Denny Shute 1937Denny Shute 1938Paul Runyan 1939Henry Picard 1940Byron Nelson 1941Vic Ghezzi 1942Sam Snead 1944Bob Hamilton 1945Byron Nelson 1946Ben Hogan 1947Jim Ferrier 1948Ben Hogan 1949Sam Snead 1950Chandler Harper 1951Sam Snead 1952Jim Turnesa 1953Walter Burkemo 1954Chick Harbert 1955Doug Ford 1956Jack Burke Jr. 1957Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958Dow Finsterwald 1959Bob Rosburg 1960Jay Hebert 1961Jerry Barber† 1962Gary Player 1963Jack Nicklaus 1964‡Bobby Nichols 1965Dave Marr 1966Al Geiberger 1967Don January† 1968Julius Boros 1969‡Raymond Floyd 1970Dave Stockton 1971Jack Nicklaus 1972Gary Player 1973Jack Nicklaus 1974Lee Trevino 1975Jack Nicklaus 1976Dave Stockton 1977Lanny Wadkins† 1978John Mahaffey† 1979David Graham† 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981Larry Nelson 1982‡Raymond Floyd 1983‡Hal Sutton 1984Lee Trevino 1985Hubert Green 1986Bob Tway 1987Larry Nelson† 1988Jeff Sluman 1989Payne Stewart 1990Wayne Grady 1991John Daly 1992Nick Price 1993Paul Azinger† 1994Nick Price 1995Steve Elkington† 1996Mark Brooks† 1997Davis Love III 1998Vijay Singh 1999Tiger Woods 2000‡Tiger Woods† 2001David Toms 2002Rich Beem 2003Shaun Micheel 2004Vijay Singh† 2005Phil Mickelson 2006Tiger Woods 2007Tiger Woods 2008Pádraig Harrington 2009Y. E. Yang 2010Martin Kaymer† 2011Keegan Bradley† 2012Rory McIlroy 2013Jason Dufner 2014Rory McIlroy 2015Jason Day 2016Jimmy Walker 2017Justin Thomas 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Brooks Koepka 2020Collin Morikawa 2021Phil Mickelson 2022Justin Thomas† 2023Brooks Koepka 2024‡Xander Schauffele
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943cancelled due toWorld War II