Lionel Hebert


Lionel Paul Hebert 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. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957. An ethnic Cajun from Louisiana, he was born and died in Lafayette.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11956St. Petersburg Open

Major championships

Wins (1)

''Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958''

Results timeline

Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
Masters TournamentT9T30T20T39T32CUTWDT8T7T8
U.S. OpenT27CUTT23T14T21CUTCUTT52
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipT18CUTCUTCUTCUTT49T64T14T30CUT

Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipCUTWDT74CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT

Tournament19801981
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA ChampionshipCUT

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