Lionel Hebert

Lionel Paul Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American professional golfer. He 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]

Lionel Hebert
Personal information
Full name	Lionel Paul Hebert
Born	(1928-01-20)January 20, 1928 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 30, 2000(2000-12-30) (aged 72) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Clara Belle Hebert
Children	3
Career
College	Southwestern Louisiana Louisiana State
Turned professional	1950
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
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

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
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			Dow Finsterwald
2	Feb 9, 1958	Tucson Open Invitational	66-67-66-66=265	−15	2 strokes	Don January
3	Nov 20, 1960	Cajun Classic Open Invitational	68-69-66-69=272	−12	2 strokes	Jon Gustin, Johnny Pott
4	Jun 3, 1962	Memphis Open Invitational	67-69-64-67=267	−13	Playoff	Gene Littler, Gary Player
5	Mar 20, 1966	Florida Citrus Open Invitational	71-70-69-69=279	−5	2 strokes	Charles Coody, Dick Lytle, Jack Nicklaus

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1956	St. Petersburg Open	Mike Fetchick	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1962	Memphis Open Invitational	Gene Littler, Gary Player	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1957	PGA Championship	2 & 1	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

  Win

  Top 10

  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

• Ryder Cup: 1957

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
• List of men's major championships winning golfers