Lionel Paul Hebert (January 20, 1928 – December 30, 2000) was an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He won five times on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Championship in

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

, the last edition held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at

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1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

. Lionel also played on the

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team in

. An ethnic Cajun from Louisiana, he was born and died in Lafayette.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Major championships

Wins (1)

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

Results timeline

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

* Most consecutive cuts made – 8 ('58 PGA – '61 Masters) * Longest streak of top-10s – 2 ('56 PGA & '57 PGA)

References

External links

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
– Lionel Hebert * American male golfers LSU Tigers golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Winners of men's major golf championships Golfers from Louisiana University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni Cajun people Sportspeople from Lafayette, Louisiana 1928 births 2000 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub