Jerry Heard
Jerry Heard | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jerry Michael Heard |
Born | Champions Tour | May 1, 1947
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
European Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T5: 1972 |
PGA Championship | T7: 1972 |
U.S. Open | T7: 1973 |
The Open Championship | T28: 1972 |
Jerry Michael Heard (born May 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer who won several PGA Tour events in the 1970s.
Early life
Heard was born in
Fresno State University
) for a short while.
Professional career
Heard turned professional in 1968 and joined the
Florida Citrus Open and the Colonial National Invitation. Heard had nearly 60 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events in his career including four top-10 finishes in major championships — his best finish in a major was T-5 at the 1972 Masters Tournament.[1] Heard was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open, along with playing partner Lee Trevino. Three others were also struck: Bobby Nichols, Jim Ahern, and Tony Jacklin.[2][3]
Heard left the Tour in 1980, and today owns and operates a golf school, the Jerry Heard Golf Academy located at the Silverthorn Country Club in Spring Hill, Florida. His school had been located for many years in southwest Florida – in the Fort Myers area where he now lives.
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aug 8, 1971 | American Golf Classic | 67-66-68-74=275 | −5 | 3 strokes | Dale Douglass |
2 | Mar 12, 1972 | Florida Citrus Open
|
70-67-70-69=276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Bobby Mitchell |
3 | May 14, 1972 | Colonial National Invitation | 69-66-67-73=275 | −5 | 2 strokes | Fred Marti |
4 | Mar 3, 1974 | Florida Citrus Open (2)
|
67-68-69-69=273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Homero Blancas, Jim Jamieson |
5 | May 28, 1978 | Atlanta Classic | 67-67-68-67=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Lou Graham, Bob Murphy Tom Watson |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1974 | Kemper Open | Bob Menne | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Apr 20, 1974 | Spanish Open
|
72-67-70-70=279 | −9 | 6 strokes | Gary Player |
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nov 21, 1971 | Garden City Classic | 67-70-68-64=269 | −23 | 5 strokes | Bob Charles |
Source:[4]
Other wins (1)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 48 | T5 | 56 | T11 | T26 | CUT | ||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T13 | T29 | T7 | T45 | T29 | CUT | ||||||
The Open Championship | T28 | CUT | ||||||||||||
PGA Championship | T9 | T7 | T66 | T48 | T25 | T22 | T64 |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 18 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1971 PGA – 1974 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)
See also
References
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Lightning hits Trevino, 4 other golfers". Milwaukee Journal. June 28, 1975. p. 11. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Lightning is a big shocker for 3 golfers". Miami News. Chicago Daily News Service. June 28, 1975. p. 3B.
- ^ "Heard has five-stroke win in NZ". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 22 November 1971. p. 20. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Google News Archive.
External links
- Official website
- Jerry Heard at the PGA Tour official site