Barry Jaeckel | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Barry Louis Jaeckel |
Born | Los Angeles, California | February 14, 1949
Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Palm Desert, California |
Career | |
College | Santa Monica Junior College |
Turned professional | 1971 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
European Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1979 |
PGA Championship | T42: 1982, 1983 |
U.S. Open | T28: 1976 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1973 |
Barry Louis Jaeckel (born February 14, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Jaeckel was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the son of actor Richard Jaeckel. He attended Palisades High School, Santa Monica Junior College, turned professional in 1971.
Early in his career he played on the European Tour. In 1972, he won the French Open defeating Clive Clark in a sudden death playoff. [1] Along with Walter Hagen and Byron Nelson, Jaeckel is one of only three Americans ever to win the event.
Jaeckel was successful at Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School and soon joined the PGA Tour. He played in 520 PGA Tour events from 1975–1995 and recorded over two dozen top-10 finishes. Like his French Open triumph, his three best results on the PGA Tour were resolved in playoffs. He won the 1978 Tallahassee Open by shooting a final round 65 (−7) and then defeating Bruce Lietzke in a playoff. At the 1981 Tournament Players Championship he and Curtis Strange lost in a playoff to Raymond Floyd. At the 1983 Kemper Open he lost a five-man playoff to Fred Couples. Jaeckel was 7 shots back entering the day and finished hours before the last group. He passed the time at a bar, hanging out with friends and watching the event on TV. [2] These playoff losses represent his only two runner-up finishes on tour. [3]
His best finish in a major was T-28 at the 1976 U.S. Open. [4]
After reaching the age of 50 in February 1999, Jaeckel joined the Senior PGA Tour. His best finish was a T-10 at the 2000 Audi Senior Classic.
Jaeckel lives in Palm Desert, California. [5]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Apr 16, 1978 | Tallahassee Open | −15 (70-67-71-65=273) | Playoff | Bruce Lietzke |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1978 | Tallahassee Open | Bruce Lietzke | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1981 | Tournament Players Championship | Raymond Floyd, Curtis Strange | Floyd won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 1983 | Kemper Open | Chen Tze-chung, Fred Couples, Gil Morgan, Scott Simpson | Couples won with birdie on second extra hole Jaeckel eliminated by par on first hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 23, 1972 | French Open | −11 (67-68-63-67=265) | Playoff | Clive Clark |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1972 | French Open | Clive Clark | Won with par on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Open | T36 | T28 | CUT | CUT | T43 | T50 | T36 | |||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T60 | T67 | T42 | T42 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
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The Players Championship | T43 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T2 | T62 | T23 | T33 | 63 | T67 | T54 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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