Jerry Heard | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Jerry Michael Heard |
Born | Visalia, California | May 1, 1947
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | Fresno State |
Turned professional | 1968 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
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.
In 1947, Heard was born in Visalia, California. He attended Fresno State College for a short while.
In 1968, Heard turned professional. In 1969, he joined the PGA Tour after his success at Fall 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School. His first professional win came in the American Golf Classic at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio in 1971. He finished with a four-day total of 275, three strokes better than runner-up Dale Douglass. In 1972, he won 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]
In 1980, Heard left the tour 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.
Heard lives near Fort Myers, Florida.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 8, 1971 | American Golf Classic | 67-66-68-74=275 | −5 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | Mar 12, 1972 | Florida Citrus Open | 70-67-70-69=276 | −12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | May 14, 1972 | Colonial National Invitation | 69-66-67-73=275 | −5 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | Mar 3, 1974 | Florida Citrus Open (2) | 67-68-69-69=273 | −15 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | May 28, 1978 | Atlanta Classic | 67-67-68-67=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1974 | Kemper Open | ![]() | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Source: [4]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Apr 20, 1974 | Spanish Open | 72-67-70-70=279 | −9 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Nov 21, 1971 | Garden City Classic | 67-70-68-64=269 | −23 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Source: [5]
Tournament | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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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 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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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 |