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Henry Picard

United States · born , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA · died

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1938 The Masters
  • Last major 1939 PGA Championship
  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 3-1-0 · 3 points (75.0%)

Wins

  1. 1938 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 285 (-3) · by 2 strokes from Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl
  2. 1939 PGA Championship Pomonok Country Club · won the final won on 37th hole against Byron Nelson

Near misses

  1. 1935 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 292

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 4 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-0-0.

  1. 1935 Ridgewood Country Club USA · USA won 9–3 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  2. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Byron Nelson's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1938 Masters Friday's scheduled opening round was rained out, so the field played 18 holes Saturday, 36 on Sunday and the final round Monday.
  2. 1938 Masters This was the last year the event was officially called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament, and Ben Hogan made his first Masters start.
  3. 1939 PGA Championship Trailing Nelson, Picard holed a 20-foot putt on the 34th hole and squared the final on the 36th after Nelson missed a 10-foot putt to win.
  4. 1939 PGA Championship On the 37th hole Picard holed a 10-footer and Nelson missed from six feet.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1938 Masters

    Augusta National Golf Club · 285 (-3) · by 2 strokes from Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl

    Friday's scheduled opening round was rained out, so the field played 18 holes Saturday, 36 on Sunday and the final round Monday.

    This was the last year the event was officially called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament, and Ben Hogan made his first Masters start.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1938.

    Career line, 1935–1939

    Masters
    1938 Masters: won
    PGA Championship
    1939 PGA Championship: won
    The Open
    1935 The Open: finished 6
    Ryder Cup
    1935 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01937 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-0
    193619381940

    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Henry Picard was born on November 28, 1906, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Picard won 2 major championships: 1 Masters (1938) and 1 PGA Championship (1939). Picard played in 2 Ryder Cups for USA (1935, 1937), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 3 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1938 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 285 (-3) · by 2 strokes from Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl
    2. 1939 PGA Championship Pomonok Country Club, Flushing, New York · won the final won on 37th hole against Byron Nelson

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1935 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 292

    Ryder Cup

    Picard played 2 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1935 Ridgewood Country Club USA · USA won 9–3 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    2. 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club USA · USA won 8–4 · 1-1-0, 1 point

    Partners, with matches played together: Johnny Revolta (2).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 24 won, 10 lost, including 1 of 1 finals.

    1. 1932 Round of 32 beat Charles Lacey 6 & 4
    2. 1932 Round of 16 lost to Ed Dudley 10 & 9
    3. 1933 Round of 32 beat Willie Klein 2 & 1
    4. 1933 Round of 16 lost to Jimmy Hines 5 & 3
    5. 1935 Round of 64 lost to Horton Smith 1 up
    6. 1936 Round of 64 beat Leo Mallory 2 up
    7. 1936 Round of 32 beat Alvin Krueger 5 & 4
    8. 1936 Round of 16 lost to Jimmy Thomson 4 & 2
    9. 1937 Round of 64 beat Perry Del Vecchio 5 & 4
    10. 1937 Round of 32 beat Sam Bernardi 1 up
    11. 1937 Round of 16 beat Horton Smith 4 & 3
    12. 1937 Quarterfinal lost to Jug McSpaden won on 39th hole
    13. 1938 Round of 64 beat Andrew Gibson 3 & 2
    14. 1938 Round of 32 beat Bob Shave 3 & 2
    15. 1938 Round of 16 beat Dick Metz 4 & 3
    16. 1938 Quarterfinal beat Gene Sarazen 3 & 2
    17. 1938 Semifinal lost to Paul Runyan 4 & 3
    18. 1939 Round of 64 beat Earl Martin 6 & 4
    19. 1939 Round of 32 beat Joe Zarhardt 2 up
    20. 1939 Round of 16 beat Al Watrous 8 & 7
    21. 1939 Quarterfinal beat Rod Munday 2 & 1
    22. 1939 Semifinal beat Dick Metz 1 up
    23. 1939 Final beat Byron Nelson won on 37th hole
    24. 1940 Round of 64 beat Leonard Gallett 6 & 4
    25. 1940 Round of 32 beat Alex Gerlak 4 & 3
    26. 1940 Round of 16 lost to Gene Sarazen 1 up
    27. 1941 Round of 64 lost to Phil Greenwaldt 5 & 4
    28. 1950 Round of 64 beat Bob Hamilton won on 20th hole
    29. 1950 Round of 32 beat Clarence Doser 4 & 2
    30. 1950 Round of 16 beat Jackson Bradley 1 up
    31. 1950 Quarterfinal beat Johnny Palmer 10 & 8
    32. 1950 Semifinal lost to Henry Williams Jr. won on 38th hole
    33. 1951 Round of 64 beat Frank Commisso 4 & 2
    34. 1951 Round of 32 lost to Ellsworth Vines 1 up

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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