1960 PGA Championship: Jay Hebert wins at Firestone Country Club (South Course)
Jay Hebert won the 1960 PGA Championship at Firestone Country Club (South Course) in Akron, Ohio with 281 (+1), by 1 stroke over Jim Ferrier.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1960 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- July 21, 1960 to July 24, 1960
- Course
- Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
- Edition
- 42nd PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,165 yards
- Field
- 183
- Made the cut
- 93 (cut at 151)
- Purse
- $63,130 · winner's share $11,000
- Champion
- Jay Hebert · age 37 · United States · born St. Martinville, Louisiana
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- Winning score
- 72-67-72-70 = 281 (+1) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Jim Ferrier
- 54-hole leader
- Doug Sanders (210) · Jay Hebert was 1 stroke back
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Hebert | 72 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 281 | +1 |
| 2 | Jim Ferrier | 71 | 74 | 66 | 71 | 282 | +2 |
What happened at the 1960 PGA Championship
Jay Hebert won with an even-par closing 70 despite a double bogey on the 10th hole, a year when his brother Lionel had already won the 1957 PGA.
Ben Hogan, playing his first PGA since winning in 1948, missed the 54-hole cut at Firestone.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).