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Jay Hebert

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American professional golfer (1923–1997)

Jay Hebert
Personal information
Full name	Junius Joseph Hebert
Nickname	Jay
Born	(1923-02-14)February 14, 1923 St. Martinville, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	May 25, 1997(1997-05-25) (aged 74) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Barbara J. Henny
Children	2
Career
College	Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana State
Turned professional	1949
Former tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Other	5
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T8:1959
PGA Championship	Won:1960
U.S. Open	T7:1958
The Open Championship	DNP

Jay Hebert
Allegiance	United States
Branch	U.S. Marine Corps
Rank	Captain
Unit	5th Marine Division
Battles / wars	World War II Pacific theater Battle of Iwo Jima
Awards	Purple Heart

Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) was an Americanprofessional golfer. He won seven times on thePGA Tour including the1960 PGA Championship.^[1] His younger brother,Lionel Hebert, also won the PGA Championship, in1957, the last edition atmatch play. Jay played on the1959 and1961 Ryder Cup teams and was captain for the1971 team.

Career

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Hebert served in theMarines inWorld War II and rose to the rank ofcaptain. He was wounded in the left thigh at theBattle of Iwo Jima and awarded aPurple Heart.^[2]^[3] Following the war, he played golf atLSU, where he and teammateGardner Dickinson led the Tigers to thenational championship in 1947.

Hebert worked as the playing pro at Mayfair Country Club inSanford, Florida, in the 1950s. The club was home to a PGA Tour event, theMayfair Inn Open, from 1955 to 1958.^[4]

Personal life

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ACajun byethnicity, he was born inSt. Martinville, Louisiana, and died inHouston,Texas. His son, Jean-Paul Hebert, played golf at theUniversity of Texas.^[5]

Awards and honors

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In 1982, Hebert was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.^[6]
In 1982, he was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.^[7]

Professional wins (10)

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PGA Tour wins (5)

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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	Feb 17, 1957	Texas Open Invitational	68-69-67-67=271	−13	1 stroke	Ed Furgol
2	Oct 18,1959	Orange County Open Invitational	68-68-68-69=273	−11	2 strokes	Jack Fleck,Jerry Magee
3	Jul 24,1960	PGA Championship	72-67-72-70=281	+1	1 stroke	Jim Ferrier
4	Apr 24,1961	Houston Classic	69-71-69-67=276	−4	Playoff	Ken Venturi
5	Aug 27, 1961	American Golf Classic	70-67-68-73=278	−2	Playoff	Gary Player

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1956	Western Open	Mike Fetchick,Doug Ford Don January	Fetchick won 18-hole playoff; Fetchick: −6 (66), Hebert: −1 (71), Ford: E (72), January: +3 (75)
2	1961	Houston Classic	Ken Venturi	Won with birdie on first extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Hebert: −1 (69), Venturi: −1 (69)
3	1961	American Golf Classic	Gary Player	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Source:^[8]

Other wins (5)

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1994Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (withAl Balding)

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1960	PGA Championship	1 shot deficit	+1 (72-67-72-70=281)	1 stroke	Jim Ferrier

Results timeline

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Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament		T16	T15	T53	10	T9	T8
U.S. Open	T9	17		T17		T7	T17
PGA Championship			R32	R64	7	T5	T25

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

Tournament	1971	1974	1976	1977
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Note: Hebert never played inThe Open Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1964 PGA Championship)
WD = withdrew
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	4	7	15	13
U.S. Open	0	0	2	6	12	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	1	2	4	8	19	12
Totals	1	2	10	21	46	33

Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1953 U.S. Open – 1960 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1957 Masters – 1959 Masters)

U.S. national team appearances

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Professional

Ryder Cup:1959 (winners),1961 (winners),1971 (non-playing captain, winners)

Video

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Jay Hebert onYouTube

References

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^Gundelfinger, Phil (July 25, 1960)."Jay Hebert Rallies to Win PGA With 281".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 20, 23.
^Wright, Alfred (August 1, 1960)."Mr. 'a-bear' Makes It".Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
^Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961)."Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice".Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
^Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982)."A snowbird sanctuary: Mayfair Inn brought a spark to Central Florida"(PDF).Seminole Little Sentinel. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on November 5, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2013.
^"Three collegians tied in Northeast Amateur".The Hour.Norwalk, Connecticut. Associated Press. June 22, 1990. p. 44. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2013.
^"Jay Hebert profile". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. RetrievedNovember 5, 2013.
^"Jay Hebert profile". Texas Golf Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2013. RetrievedNovember 5, 2013.
^"Jay Hebert". PGA Tour. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2025.

External links

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RaginPagin.com – Jay Hebert

v t e PGA Championship champions
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 2025Scottie Scheffler
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943cancelled due toWorld War II

Jay Hebert in theRyder Cup

AmericanRyder Cup captains

v t e United States Ryder Cup team –1971
Miller Barber Frank Beard Billy Casper Charles Coody Gardner Dickinson Gene Littler Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Mason Rudolph J. C. Snead Dave Stockton Lee Trevino Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)
Won: 18.5 – 13.5