Dick Hart (golfer)

Richard Byrd Hart (October 20, 1935 – April 10, 2013) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.

Dick Hart
Personal information
Full name	Richard Byrd Hart
Born	(1935-10-20)October 20, 1935 Salem, Massachusetts
Died	April 10, 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 77) Covington, Louisiana
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T17: 1963
U.S. Open	T44: 1965
The Open Championship	DNP

At the 1963 PGA Championship,^[1] Hart led after both 18 and 36 holes (66 & 72) but faded in the third and fourth rounds (76 & 74) to finish the tournament at T-17 — his best finish in a major championship.^[2]

Hart's one tour victory came at the 1965 Azalea Open Invitational. He defeated Phil Rodgers on the eighth hole of a sudden death playoff.^[3] The playoff remains one of the longest in PGA Tour history.^[4]

A 43-year club pro at Hinsdale Golf Club in Hinsdale, Illinois, Hart was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.^[5]

Hart died in Covington, Louisiana in 2013.^[6]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 21, 1965	Azalea Open Invitational	−12 (70-65-72-69=276)	Playoff	Phil Rodgers

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1965	Azalea Open Invitational	Phil Rodgers	Won with par on eighth extra hole

Other wins (5)

• 1963 Illinois PGA Championship
• 1964 Illinois Open
• 1966 Illinois PGA Championship
• 1969 Illinois Open
• 1971 Illinois Open