| Paul Harney | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1929-07-11)July 11, 1929 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2011(2011-08-24) (aged 82) Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | College of the Holy Cross |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tours | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T5:1964 |
| PGA Championship | T7:1962 |
| U.S. Open | 4th:1963 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Paul Harney (July 11, 1929 – August 24, 2011) was an Americanprofessional golfer andgolf course owner. He spent part of his career as a full-timePGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time tour player, and owner-operator of his own course.
Harney was born and raised inWorcester, Massachusetts. He attended theCollege of the Holy Cross, which is located in his hometown; and was captain of thegolf team.
Harney played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1955 to 1962; and part-time from 1963 to 1973. During that time, he won six PGA Tour events. His first win came at the 1957 Carling Open; he won his second PGA Tour event just two weeks later at the Labatt Open. In 1963 at the prime of his career, he fulfilled a promise made to his wife, Patricia, that when their oldest child started school, he would only play the tour on a part-time basis.[1] He took his first club pro job at Sunset Oaks in northernCalifornia, where he stayed a couple years. He then moved his family across the country toSutton, Massachusetts, where he took the club pro's job atPleasant Valley Country Club.[1]
Harney had a great deal of success inmajor championships, placing in the top-10 six times. His best finish in a major was 4th at the1963 U.S. Open; however, he also finished in the top-8 four times atThe Masters in the 1960s.
As his competitive playing days were winding down, Harney used his prize money to open his own course inEast Falmouth, Massachusetts, which he owned until his death. His daughter Erin is the general manager, and son Mike is the head pro.[2]
Harney had six children with his wife Patricia.[2] He died inFalmouth, Massachusetts at the age of 82.[3]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 23, 1957 | Carling Open Invitational | −9 (70-69-68-68=275) | 3 strokes |  Dow Finsterwald |
| 2 | Jul 7, 1957 | Labatt Open | −10 (69-69-70-70=278) | 1 stroke | George Bayer |
| 3 | Mar 15,1959 | Pensacola Open Invitational | −19 (69-65-65-70=269) | 3 strokes | Jay Hebert |
| 4 | Jan 6,1964 | Los Angeles Open | −4 (71-72-66-71=280) | 1 stroke | Bobby Nichols |
| 5 | Jan 11,1965 | Los Angeles Open (2) | −8 (68-71-68-69=276) | 3 strokes | Dan Sikes |
| 6 | Jan 30,1972 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | −13 (68-71-66-70=275) | 1 stroke | Hale Irwin |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 | Thunderbird Classic | Arnold Palmer | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Source:[4]
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Arnold Palmer | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T25 | 6 | T15 | WD | T5 | T11 | T8 | T6 | T40 | T22 | T24 | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T37 | T51 | T12 | T55 | T28 | 4 | T39 | T18 | T57 | T18 | T46 | T21 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T14 | T18 | T11 | T7 | T23 | T33 | T15 | T55 | T40 |
Note: Harney never played inThe Open Championship.
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 31 |