Chick Harbert
Chick Harbert | |
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Harbert in 1959 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Melvin R. Harbert |
Nickname | Chick |
Born | (1915-02-20)February 20, 1915 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 1, 1992(1992-09-01) (aged 77) Ocala, Florida, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Jeanne |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1940 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 18 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
Other | 11 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | 3rd: 1948 |
PGA Championship | Won: 1954 |
U.S. Open | T8: 1946, 1957 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Melvin R. "Chick" Harbert (February 20, 1915 – September 1, 1992) was an American professional golfer.[1]
Harbert won seven times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1954 PGA Championship, then a match play event. A three-time finalist, he was also that event's runner-up twice, in 1947 (falling to Jim Ferrier) and 1952 (to Jim Turnesa). Harbert was one of the great PGA Championship match play competitors, compiling a 24–10 (.706) record between 1946, his first appearance, and 1957, the final year of the match play format.
In 1949, Harbert played on the Ryder Cup team, winning his singles match against Sam King, 4 and 3, at Ganton Golf Club in Scarborough, England. He was playing-captain of the U.S. team in 1955, with a singles victory against Syd Scott (3 and 2) to his credit.
In 1955, he represented the United States at the Canada Cup team competition at Columbia Country Club outside Washington, D.C. He teamed with Ed Furgol, with the duo outdueling Australia's team of Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle by nine strokes. He finished fourth in the individual competition, two strokes out of the Furgol, Thomson and Flory Van Donck playoff that Furgol won.
After turning 50, he made two official Senior PGA Tour appearances. He tied for 43rd at the 1981 Michelob Senior Classic and then tied for 40th in the same tournament the following year. In addition, he played in nine Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf team events, with his top showing a fifth-place performance in the inaugural event in 1978, when he teamed with Bob Toski.
Harbert was born in Dayton, Ohio, and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.[2] He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 77 at his home in Ocala, Florida.[1]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (7)
- 1941 (1) Beaumont Open-Texas
- 1942 (2) Texas Open, St. Paul Open
- 1948 (2) Jacksonville Open, Charlotte Open
- 1949 (1) Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Bob Hamilton)
- 1954 (1) PGA Championship
Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins (11)
this list is probably incomplete
- 1937 Michigan Open (as an amateur)
- 1942 Michigan Open
- 1946 Michigan PGA Championship
- 1947 Michigan PGA Championship
- 1948 Michigan Open
- 1949 Michigan PGA Championship
- 1950 Michigan PGA Championship
- 1953 Michigan Open, Michigan PGA Championship
- 1957 Puerto Rico Open
- 1959 Michigan PGA Championship
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
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1954 | PGA Championship | 4 & 3 | Walter Burkemo |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline
Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | T18 LA | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T33 | T10 | NT | NT | NT | T7 | T34 | 3 | WD | |
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | T8 | 12 | T28 | T23 |
PGA Championship | NT | R64 | 2 | QF |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T24 | T44 | T5 | T12 | T32 | T40 | CUT | T17 | T14 | |
U.S. Open | CUT | T24 | T42 | T34 | CUT | T8 | T52 | T26 | ||
PGA Championship | R16 | R32 | 2 | R64 | 1 | R32 | R32 | R128 | CUT | T28 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | T39 | 35 | 43 | CUT | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | T31 | T29 | CUT | T50 | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | T32 | T52 | T11 | CUT | T44 | CUT | CUT | T67 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | ||||
PGA Championship | WD |
Note: Harbert never played in The Open Championship.
LA = low amateur
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1958 PGA Championship)
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 17 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 13 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 17 |
Totals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 65 | 47 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1951 PGA – 1956 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1942 Masters – 1946 U.S. Open)
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Ryder Cup: 1949 (winners), 1955 (winners, playing captain)
- Canada Cup: 1955 (winners)
- Hopkins Trophy: 1955 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Chick Harbert; golfer, 77". New York Times. (obituary). September 3, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Chick Harbert quits golf for Army Air Corps". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 19, 1942. p. 28.
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