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Henry Picard
Personal information
Full name	Henry Gilford Picard
Born	November 28, 1906(1906-11-28) Plymouth, Massachusetts
Died	April 30, 1997 (aged 90) Charleston, South Carolina
Nationality	United States
Career
College	None
Turned professional	1935
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	35
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	26
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2)
The Masters	Won: 1938
U.S. Open	T5: 1936
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.

Picard was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and learned to play while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. He was a leading player on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and won two major championships, the 1938 Masters Tournament and the 1939 PGA Championship. Picard ("Pick" to friends) played on both the 1935 and 1937 Ryder Cup teams winning both singles matches and one of two doubles.

Picard was pro at CC of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 1925-34; Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1934-41; then moving to Twin Hills G & CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Other professional positions include CC of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Canterbury GC, Cleveland, Ohio; and Seminole GC, Palm Beach, Florida.

Picard retired in 1973. He died in Charleston, South Carolina in 1997. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in April 2006 and inducted in October that year.

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, The Masters
• 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

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

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1938	The Masters	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

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, F = 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.

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

• Profile at World Golf Hall of Fame