Who's who: Jerry Barber

  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Prince's GC, England
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Monte Rei G&CC
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Marco Simone GC

Who's who: Jerry Barber

  • Name:

    Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber
  • Country:

    USA
  • Lived:

    [1916-1994]. Born on April 25, 1916 in Woodson, nr Jacksonville, Illinois. Died on Sept 23, 1994 in Glendale, California aged 78.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer; golf club maker
  • Turned Pro:

    1942

Roll of Honour

MAJORS (1): PGA Championship (1961). Ryder Cup player (1955, '61). Ryder Cup captain (1961). Total professional wins (14), including PGA Tour (7). PGA Player of the Year (1961).

Did you know?

Barber holds the record as the oldest player to compete on the PGA Tour; he was aged 77 yrs 10 months when he played in the 1994 Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. During his career he was an innovative club designer, who set up his own equipment company.

Top tournaments won by Jerry Barber

1961
Awards
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n/a
PGA of America

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Barber, Jerry

Venue

Score

x

Prize money

n/a

Title sponsor

PGA of America

Barber (USA) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).

1961
Majors
277 (-3)
$11,000
PGA of America

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Barber, Jerry

Score

277 (-3)

Prize money

$11,000

Title sponsor

PGA of America

The US PGA Championship (43rd) (July 27-31). 45-year-old Barber (USA) beat Don January (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Barber 67 (-3), January 68 (-2). This was Barber's first and only major championship win. [Olympia Fields CC, nr Chicago, IL].

1960
America
268 (-20)
$10,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Barber, Jerry

Score

268 (-20)

Prize money

$10,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Tournament of Champions (May 5-8). Second-placed Jay Hebert (USA) finished 4 shots behind Barber (USA). [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].

1954
America
Tam O'Shanter
277 (-11)
$3,420
George S. May

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Barber, Jerry

Venue

Tam O'Shanter

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

$3,420

Title sponsor

George S. May

Played as the All American Open (Aug 5-8; aka the Tam O'Shanter). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jerry Barber (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].

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Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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