Jack Rule Jr.

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Jack Rule Jr.
Jack Rule Jr with wife 1963.jpg
Rule with wife Loretta after winning the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational
Personal information
Full nameJack D. Rule Jr.
Born (1938-11-13) November 13, 1938 (age 86)
Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Iowa
Turned professional1961
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1964
PGA Championship T39: 1964
U.S. Open T54: 1974
The Open Championship DNP

Jack D. Rule Jr. (born November 13, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.

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Early life and amateur career

Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa [1] and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals. He graduated from the University of Iowa.

Professional career

In 1961, Rule turned professional. [1] Rule won twice on the PGA Tour, the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational and the 1965 Oklahoma City Open Invitational. His best finish in a major was T39 at the 1964 PGA Championship. [2]

Rule played sparingly on the Champions Tour from 1989 to 2001, mostly in the U.S. Senior Open.

Awards and honors

In 1993, Rule was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame. [3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 4, 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational −22 (67-61-65-73=266)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Fred Hawkins
2Sep 5, 1965 Oklahoma City Open Invitational −5 (72-71-70-70=283)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols

Source: [4]

Other wins (3)

References

  1. 1 2 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf . New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p.  165. ISBN   0-87000-225-2.
  2. ↑ "Jack Rule". Golf Major Championships. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  3. ↑ Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Jack Rule". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
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