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{{Short description|American pro golfer (1928–2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Lionel Hebert
| image             =
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| caption           =
| fullname          = Lionel Paul Hebert
| nickname          =
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1928|01|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2000|12|30|1928|01|20}}
| death_place       = [[Lafayette, Louisiana]], U.S.
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=8.5}}
| weight            = {{convert|200|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| spouse            = Clara Belle Hebert
| partner           =
| children          = 3
| college           = [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette|Southwestern Louisiana]]<br>[[Louisiana State]]
| yearpro           = 1950
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 5
| pgawins           = 5
| otherwins         = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = T7: [[1968 Masters Tournament|1968]]
| usopen            = T14: 1963
| open              = DNP
| pga               = '''Won''': [[1957 PGA Championship|1957]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = <!-- Achievement or award details -->
| year1             = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award -->
| award2            =
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}}
'''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 PGA Championship|1957]], the last edition held at [[match play]].<ref name=hbfipgafi>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=38ZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7311%2C3125400 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Hebert Beats Finsterwald in PGA Final, 2–1 |date=July 22, 1957 |page=21 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref> His older brother [[Jay Hebert|Jay]] won the same event at [[stroke play]] in [[1960 PGA Championship|1960]].<ref name=gdxldr>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1961/07/24/586575/golf-dixieland-and-dirty-rice<!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1072800/index.htm -->|magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Cave |first=Ray |title=Golf, Dixieland And Dirty Rice |date=July 24, 1961 |page=24}}</ref> Lionel also played on the [[Ryder Cup]] team in [[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]]. An ethnic [[Cajun]] from [[Louisiana]], he was born and died in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]].<ref name=lh72wpga>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/sports/lionel-hebert-72-pro-golfer-winner-of-pga-championship.html |newspaper=The New York Times |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=Lionel Hebert, 72, Pro Golfer, Winner of P.G.A. Championship |date=January 4, 2001 |access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref>

==Professional wins (5)==
===PGA Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (1)
|-
| Other PGA Tour (4)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| align=center|1 || align=right|Jul 21, 1957 || '''[[1957 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' || colspan=3 align=center|2 and 1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|-
| align=center|2 || align=right|Feb 9, [[1958 PGA Tour|1958]] || [[Tucson Open Invitational]] || align=right|66-67-66-66=265||align=center|−15|| 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don January]]
|-
| align=center|3 || align=right|Nov 20, [[1960 PGA Tour|1960]] || [[Cajun Classic Open Invitational]] || align=right|68-69-66-69=272||align=center|−12 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Gustin]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|-
| align=center|4 || align=right|Jun 3, [[1962 PGA Tour|1962]] || [[Memphis Open Invitational]] || align=right|67-69-64-67=267||align=center|−13 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
|-
| align=center|5 || align=right|Mar 20, [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]] || [[Florida Citrus Open Invitational]] || align=right|71-70-69-69=279||align=center|−5 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Coody]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Lytle]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1956
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fetchick]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[1962 PGA Tour|1962]]
|[[Memphis Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Littler]], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

==Major championships==
===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1957 PGA Championship|1957]] ||[[PGA Championship]] || align=center|2 & 1 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|}
''Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958''

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T61
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T32
|39
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|T33
|39
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T28
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T16
|T31
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
!1963
!1964
!1965
!1966
!1967
!1968
!1969
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T30
|T20
|T39
|T32
|CUT
|WD
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T27
|CUT
|T23
|T14
|T21
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T52
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T18
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T49
|T64
|T14
|T30
|CUT
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1970
!1971
!1972
!1973
!1974
!1975
!1976
!1977
!1978
!1979
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|WD
|T74
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1980
!1981
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br>
"T" = tied

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 14 || 11
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 17 ||  8
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  0
|-
|align=left|[[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 Ryder Cup|1957]]

==See also==
* [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]
* [[List of men's major championships winning golfers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.lasportshall.com/inductees/golf/lionel-hebert/?back=inductee Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame] – Lionel Hebert
* {{Find a Grave}}
{{US PGA Champions}}
{{1957 United States Ryder Cup team}}

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[[Category:University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni]]
[[Category:Cajun people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Lafayette, Louisiana]]
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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