# Lionel Hebert

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, the last edition held at match play. His older brother Jay won the same event at stroke play in 1960. Lionel also played on the Ryder Cup team in 1957. An ethnic Cajun from Louisiana, he was born and died in Lafayette.

## Professional wins (5)
### PGA Tour wins (5)

* Legend
* Major championships (1)
* Other PGA Tour (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Jul 21, 1957 | PGA Championship | 2 and 1 | 2 and 1 | 2 and 1 | Dow Finsterwald |
| 2 | Feb 9, 1958 | Tucson Open Invitational | 66-67-66-66=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Don January |
| 3 | Nov 20, 1960 | Cajun Classic Open Invitational | 68-69-66-69=272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Jon Gustin, Johnny Pott |
| 4 | Jun 3, 1962 | Memphis Open Invitational | 67-69-64-67=267 | −13 | Playoff | Gene Littler, Gary Player |
| 5 | Mar 20, 1966 | Florida Citrus Open Invitational | 71-70-69-69=279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Charles Coody, Dick Lytle, Jack Nicklaus |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1956 | St. Petersburg Open | Mike Fetchick | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1962 | Memphis Open Invitational | Gene Littler, Gary Player | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

## Major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
| 1957 | PGA Championship | 2 & 1 | Dow Finsterwald |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

### Results timeline

| Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | T61 | | T32 | 39 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T33 | 39 | | CUT | | CUT | T28 |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | | | | R32 | R16 | 1 | T16 | T31 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Masters Tournament | T9 | T30 | T20 | T39 | T32 | CUT | WD | T8 | T7 | T8 |
| U.S. Open | T27 | CUT | T23 | T14 | T21 | CUT | CUT | | | T52 |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T49 | T64 | T14 | T30 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | | | | | | | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | | | CUT | CUT | | | |
| The Open Championship | | | | | | | | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | WD | T74 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1981 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
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

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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