Jerry Barber

Jerry Barber
Personal information
Full name	Carl Jerome Barber
Born	April 25, 1916(1916-04-25) Woodson, Illinois
Died	September 23, 1994(1994-09-23) (aged 78) Glendale, California
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	137 lb (62 kg; 9.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1942
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
Other	4 (regular) 2 (senior)
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T5: 1962
U.S. Open	T9: 1956, 1960
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	Won: 1961
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year	1961

Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber (April 25, 1916 – September 23, 1994) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Barber was born in Woodson, Illinois, and was one of nine children raised on a Jacksonville, Illinois farm.^[1] He turned professional in 1942. Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club. Trailing Don January by four shots with three holes to play in the final round, Barber made a 20-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole, a 40-foot par-saving putt at 17, and a 60-foot birdie putt at 18 to tie January and force a playoff, which Barber won the next day by one stroke.

Barber was a full-time member of the PGA Tour from 1948 to 1962. He played on two Ryder Cup teams, 1955 and 1961; and was also the team captain in 1961.^[2] Barber earned a living primarily as a club professional like most of the touring pros of his generation; he worked at Los Angeles' Wilshire Country Club.^[1]

Barber holds the record for the oldest player to ever play on the PGA Tour, when he played in the 1994 Buick Invitational at the age of 77 years, 10 months, and 9 days.^[3]

Barber was often referred to in the media as "little Jerry Barber," because he stood five feet, five inches.^[4] In 1966, he portrayed himself in a guest appearance on episode #23 of I Dream of Jeannie.

Barber and his wife Lucile, who died of cancer in 1968, had five children: Tom, Nancy, twins Sandra and Sally, and Roger. Barber died in Glendale, California at the age of 78, after suffering a mitral valve prolapse and a stroke.^[2]

Professional wins (13)

PGA Tour wins (7)

• 1953 (1) Azalea Open Invitational
• 1954 (1) All American Open
• 1960 (2) Yorba Linda Open Invitational, Tournament of Champions
• 1961 (2) Azalea Open Invitational, PGA Championship
• 1963 (1) Azalea Open Invitational

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (4)

this list may be incomplete

• 1950 Pennsylvania Open Championship
• 1951 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 1952 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 1959 California State Open

Other senior wins (2)

• 1987 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Doug Ford)
• 1993 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1961	PGA Championship	2 shot deficit	-3 (69-67-71-70=277)	Playoff1	Don January

¹Defeated Don January in a 18 hole playoff - Barber 67, January 68

Results timeline

Tournament	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	T21	T6	T56	T6	T26	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	WD	DNP	T30	DNP	CUT	T9	T35	T19	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	QF	R64	R32	DNP	DNP	T2

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	T34	37	T5	CUT	48	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T9	T34	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T32	1	CUT	T40	WD	CUT	WD	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	WD	DNP	DNP	CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cave, Ray (July 25, 1960). "A Barber With A Razor Edge". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1071583/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "NY Times obit". New York Times. September 25, 1994. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800E4DF133AF936A1575AC0A962958260. 
3. ^ "Oldest Golfer to Play in a PGA Tour Tournament". http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/poldestplay.htm. 
4. ^ Seitz, Nick (2003). "June 2003 Golf Digest article on Barber". Golf Digest. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_6_54/ai_103410585. 

External links

• Jerry Barber at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Barber, Jerry
Alternative names	Barber, Carl Jerome
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	April 25, 1916
Place of birth	Woodson, Illinois
Date of death	September 23, 1994
Place of death	Glendale, California