Lionel Hebert
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lionel Paul Hebert |
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| Spouse | Clara Belle Hebert |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| College | Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana State |
| Turned professional | 1950 |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
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| 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 |
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Lionel Paul Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American professional golfer.
Career
Hebert 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 |
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| 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 | Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald | ||
| 2 | Feb 9, 1958 | Tucson Open Invitational | 66-67-66-66=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Don January |
| 3 | Nov 20, 1960 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | 68-69-66-69=272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Jon Gustin, Template:Flagicon Johnny Pott |
| 4 | Jun 3, 1962 | Memphis Open Invitational | 67-69-64-67=267 | −13 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Gene Littler, Template:Flagicon Gary Player |
| 5 | Mar 20, 1966 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | 71-70-69-69=279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Charles Coody, Template:Flagicon Dick Lytle, Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 | St. Petersburg Open | Template:Flagicon Mike Fetchick | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1962 | Memphis Open Invitational | Template:Flagicon Gene Littler, Template:Flagicon Gary Player | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | PGA Championship | 2 & 1 | Template:Flagicon 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 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Win
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Top 10
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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 | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 11 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hebert Beats Finsterwald in PGA Final, 2–1". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 22, 1957. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cave, Ray (July 24, 1961). "Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goldstein, Richard (January 4, 2001). "Lionel Hebert, 72, Pro Golfer, Winner of P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lionel Hebert". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
External links
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame – Lionel Hebert
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