Henry Picard

Henry Picard
Henry Picard
	— Golfer —
	Picard in 1934
Personal information
Full name	Henry Gilford Picard
Nickname	Pick
Born	November 28, 1906; Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Charleston, South Carolina
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Annie Addison Picard; (1905–1983)
Children	3 sons, 1 daughter
Career
College	None
Turned professional	1925
Retired	1973
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	35
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	26
Best results in major championships; (wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1938
U.S. Open	T5: 1936
The Open Championship	6th: 1935
PGA Championship	Won: 1939
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2006 (member page)
PGA Tour; leading money winner	1939

Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer.^[2]

Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s, he came to prominence after coaching from the leading instructor Alex Morrison.^[3] A leading player on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and early 1940s, he won two major championships: the Masters in 1938^[4] and the PGA Championship in 1939, where he defeated Byron Nelson on the 37th hole of the final.^[5] Picard ("Pick" to friends) played on both the 1935 and 1937 Ryder Cup teams, winning both singles matches and one of two pairs matches.

Picard helped a struggling Ben Hogan with his game in the late 1930s, advising him to weaken his grip, and Hogan combined this advice with his own hard work to become one of golf's all-time great players. When he left the sought-after pro's position at Hershey Country Club in early 1941, Picard recommended Hogan as his replacement,^[6] and he got the job.^[3]^[7] Hogan dedicated his first book, "Ben Hogan's Power Golf," to Picard in 1953.^[2]^[8]

Picard was pro at CC of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 1925–34; Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1934–41;^[9] then moving to Twin Hills G & CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,^[6]^[10] for two years, then returned to his South Carolina farm in early 1943.^[11] Other professional positions include CC of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio; and Seminole Golf Club, Palm Beach, Florida. Among his students was Jack Grout, who later taught Jack Nicklaus.^[12]

Picard retired from Seminole in 1973 and returned to Charleston and was named to the South Carolina athletic hall of fame in 1977.^[13] He was a fixture in the local golf community in his later years, and helped future LPGA hall of famer Beth Daniel in her teens.^[2]^[14] Picard played regularly into his 80s and died at age 90 in 1997.^[2] He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in April 2006 and inducted in that October.^[15]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (26)

1932 (1) Mid-South Open (tie with Al Watrous and Al Houghton)
1934 (1) North and South Open
1935 (5) Agua Caliente Open, Tournament of the Gardens Open, Atlanta Open, Metropolitan Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1936 (3) Tournament of the Gardens Open, North and South Open, Hershey Open
1937 (4) Tournament of the Gardens Open, Hershey Open, St. Augustine Pro-Amateur, Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1938 (2) Pasadena Open, Masters Tournament
1939 (6) New Orleans Open, Thomasville Open, Metropolitan Open, Scranton Open, PGA Championship, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1941 (2) New Orleans Open, Harlingen Open-Texas
1945 (1) Miami Open

Missing one win.

Major championships are shown in bold.

Other wins (9)

this list may be incomplete

1925 Carolinas Open
1926 Carolinas Open
1932 Carolinas Open
1933 Carolinas Open
1935 Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta), Riverside Pro/Am
1936 Miami International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
1937 Argentine Open
1938 Mid South Pro/Pro (with Jack Grout; tie with Tommy Armour and Bobby Cruickshank)

Source:^[2]

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1938	Masters Tournament	1 shot lead	−3 (71-72-72-70=285)	2 strokes	Harry Cooper, Ralph Guldahl
1939	PGA Championship	n/a	37 holes		Byron Nelson

Results timeline

Tournament	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	T23	4	T9	T33	1	8
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T47	T6	T5	T10	T7	T12
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	6	DNP	T15	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	R16	DNP	R64	R16	QF	SF	1

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T7	DNP	T15	NT	NT	NT	T25	T6	T25	T21
U.S. Open	T12	T26	NT	NT	NT	NT	T12	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	R64	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	T14	DNP	T52	T36	DNP	T41	T46	T35	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T12	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	SF	R32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	T39	WD	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	WD	CUT	WD
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = 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.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	0	2	6	12	29	19
U.S. Open	0	0	1	4	9	13	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
PGA Championship	1	2	4	8	10	13	12
Totals	2	2	7	19	33	57	44

Most consecutive cuts made – 30 (1932 PGA – 1947 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 5 (1937 PGA – 1939 Masters)

References

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v t e PGA Championship champions
Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert
Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

Henry Picard

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Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (26)

Other wins (9)

Major championships

Wins (2)

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v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 1935
Olin Dutra Ky Laffoon Sam Parks Henry Picard Johnny Revolta Paul Runyan Gene Sarazen Horton Smith Craig Wood Walter Hagen (playing captain)
Won: 9 – 3

v t e United States Ryder Cup team – 1937
Ed Dudley Ralph Guldahl Tony Manero Byron Nelson Henry Picard Johnny Revolta Gene Sarazen Denny Shute Horton Smith Sam Snead Walter Hagen (non-playing captain)
Won: 8 – 4