Chick Harbert
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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About Chick Harbert
Chick Harbert won 1 major championship during their career.
Learn more: Wikipedia
Career Highlights
- 1954 PGA Championship — Won at Keller Golf Club in match play final, defeating defending champion Walter Burkemo (also from the Detroit area)
- PGA Tour — Seven victories including a playoff win over Ben Hogan
- Ryder Cup — Played in 1949 and 1955; served as captain of Team USA in 1955
- Michigan Dominance — Won Michigan Open five times (including once as an amateur) and Michigan PGA Championship six times between 1946 and 1959
- WWII Service — Served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II before establishing his professional career
Did You Know?
- Long Ball Pioneer: Known as "the long ball hitter," Harbert regularly drove the ball over 300 yards in an era well before metal woods and modern equipment — a remarkable feat when persimmon woods and balata balls were the standard
- All-Michigan Final: His 1954 PGA Championship victory was especially sweet as both finalists (Harbert and Walter Burkemo) were Michigan golf professionals from the Detroit area, with Burkemo being the defending champion from 1953
- Real Name: "Chick" Harbert's real first name was Melvin — he was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1915 and became one of Michigan's most accomplished professional golfers