PGA: Jay Hebert

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1944 UL alum

1945 WWII

--after WWII--

1947 Led LSU to 1947 NCAA Championship.


1959 Ryder Cup
1960 PGA Championship
1961 Ryder Cup
1971 Ryder Cup Captain

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1960: PGA Championship

Firestone Country Club -- Akron, Ohio

At the ime Jay Hebert was a 37-year-old ex-(UL)-Marine who was wounded at Iwo Jima during World War II, battled his way into history at the rebuilt Firestone Country Club.

Hebert overcame a double bogey at the 10th hole, and birdied two of the last four holes to defeat Jim Ferrier by one stroke.

Hebert joined former Champion Lionel Hebert (1957) as the only brother combination to win a PGA Championship. Lionel, five years younger than Jay, also played at Firestone. He finished tied for 18th.

The 37-year-old Jay posted a 67 in the second round, one of only 13 sub-par rounds in the Championship on the 7,165-yard course.

Hebert's victory thwarted Arnold Palmer's bid for winning three-fourths of professional golf's Grand Slam.

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Houston Classic 1961 Champion - Jay Hebert

Age when he won: 38 years, 2 months, and 10 days
Birthplace: St. Martinville, Louisiana
Money list finish: (5th) $35,583
Tournament location: Memorial Park Golf Course

Final round of 67 put Hebert into a tie with Ken Venturi

On the final hole of regulation Hebert three-putted while Venturi sank a 15-foot birdie putt to send the tournament into sudden death

Hebert defeated Venturi on the first hole of sudden death after an 18-hole playoff ended in a tie

Hebert birdied the par 5 No. 1 hole while Venturi shot par when his drive hit a spectator

Both Venturi and Hebert shot 69 in the playoff

Defeated Gary Player in sudden death playoff at the American Golf Classic

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Jay Hebert: February 14, 1923 - May 25, 1997