Jerry Barber

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Woodson, Illinois

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5 ft 5 1⁄2 in

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Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber (April 25, 1916 – September 23, 1994) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He had seven wins on tour, including a major title, the PGA Championship in 1961. 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.
At the 1961 PGA Championship in Illinois near Chicago, Barber led after the second round but trailed Don January by four shots with three holes to play in the final round. Barber made a twenty-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole, a forty-foot par-saving putt at 17, and a sixty-foot birdie putt at 18 to tie January and force an 18-hole Monday playoff. Barber won the playoff the next day by a single stroke when January bogeyed the 18th hole. At age 45, he was the oldest player at the time to win a major title, surpassed seven years later by Julius Boros in 1968 at age 48.

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