Paul Harney

For the American artist, see Paul E. Harney.

Paul Harney (July 11, 1929 – August 24, 2011) was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course.

Paul Harney
Personal information
Born	(1929-07-11)July 11, 1929 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	August 24, 2011(2011-08-24) (aged 82) Falmouth, Massachusetts
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	College of the Holy Cross
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	6
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T5: 1964
PGA Championship	T7: 1962
U.S. Open	4th: 1963
The Open Championship	DNP

Early life

Harney was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended the College of the Holy Cross, which is located in his hometown; and was captain of the golf team.

Professional career

Harney played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1955 to 1962; and part-time from 1963 to 1973. During that time, he won six PGA Tour events. His first win came at the 1957 Carling Open; he won his second PGA Tour event just two weeks later at the Labatt Open. In 1963 at the prime of his career, he fulfilled a promise made to his wife, Patricia, that when their oldest child started school, he would only play the tour on a part-time basis.^[1] He took his first club pro job at Sunset Oaks in northern California, where he stayed a couple years. He then moved his family across the country to Sutton, Massachusetts, where he took the club pro's job at Pleasant Valley Country Club.^[1]

Harney had a great deal of success in major championships, placing in the top-10 six times. His best finish in a major was 4th at the 1963 U.S. Open; however, he also finished in the top-8 four times at The Masters in the 1960s.

As his competitive playing days were winding down, Harney used his prize money to open his own course in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, which he owned until his death. His daughter Erin is the general manager, and son Mike is the head pro.^[2]

Personal life

Harney had six children with his wife Patricia.^[2] He died in Falmouth, Massachusetts at the age of 82.^[3]

Awards and honors

• In 1957, Harney received Golf Digest's Most Improved Golfer award
• In June 1963, Harney was inducted into the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame
• In 1974, Harney earned "PGA Golf Professional of the Year" honors
• In 1995, Harney became the first inductee into the New England Golf Hall of Fame
• On September 8, 2005, Harney was enshrined into the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 23, 1957	Carling Open Invitational	−9 (70-69-68-68=275)	3 strokes	Dow Finsterwald
2	Jul 7, 1957	Labatt Open	−10 (69-69-70-70=278)	1 stroke	George Bayer
3	Mar 15, 1959	Pensacola Open Invitational	−19 (69-65-65-70=269)	3 strokes	Jay Hebert
4	Jan 6, 1964	Los Angeles Open	−4 (71-72-66-71=280)	1 stroke	Bobby Nichols
5	Jan 11, 1965	Los Angeles Open (2)	−8 (68-71-68-69=276)	3 strokes	Dan Sikes
6	Jan 30, 1972	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	−13 (68-71-66-70=275)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1963	Thunderbird Classic	Arnold Palmer	Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

• 1967 Massachusetts Open
• 1968 Massachusetts Open
• 1969 Massachusetts Open
• 1970 Massachusetts Open
• 1977 Massachusetts Open

Playoff record

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1980	PGA Seniors' Championship	Arnold Palmer	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
Masters Tournament				T25		6	T15	WD	T5	T11	T8	T6	T40				T22	T24	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT		T37	T51	T12	T55	T28	4	T39			T18	T57		T18	T46	T21
PGA Championship				T14	T18	T11	T7	T23		T33	T15	T55					T40

Note: Harney never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	4	9	12	10
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	1	5	13	12
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	6	9	9
Totals	0	0	0	2	6	20	34	31

• Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1963 U.S. Open – 1973 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

References

1. "Harney recalls successful career". Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
2. Gearan, John. "Give Another Hoya!". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
3. Livsey, Laury (August 25, 2011). "Harney, six-time winner on PGA Tour, dies at 82". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

External links

• Paul Harney at the PGA Tour official site