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Chick Harbert

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Chick Harbert
Harbert in 1959
Personal information
Full nameMelvin R. Harbert
NicknameChick
Born(1915-02-20)February 20, 1915
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1992(1992-09-01) (aged 77)
Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseJeanne
Career
Turned professional1940
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins18
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
Other11
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament3rd: 1948
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1954
U.S. OpenT8: 1946, 1957
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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

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Professional wins

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PGA Tour wins (7)

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Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (11)

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this list is probably incomplete

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship Winning score Runner-up
1954 PGA Championship 4 & 3 United States Walter Burkemo

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

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Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
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
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
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
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship WD

Note: Harbert never played in The Open Championship.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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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

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chick Harbert; golfer, 77". New York Times. (obituary). September 3, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Chick Harbert quits golf for Army Air Corps". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 19, 1942. p. 28.
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