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Barry Jaeckel

American golfer (born 1949)

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fullname	Barry Louis Jaeckel
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weight	160 lb
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residence	Palm Desert, California, U.S.
college	Santa Monica Junior College
yearpro	1971
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extour	PGA Tour
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pgawins	1
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masters	CUT: 1979
usopen	T28: 1976
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pga	T42: 1982, 1983
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European Tour Champions Tour Barry Louis Jaeckel (born February 14, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Early life

Jaeckel was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the son of actor Richard Jaeckel. He attended Palisades High School, Santa Monica Junior College, turned professional in 1971.

Professional career

Early in his career he played on the European Tour. In 1972, he won the French Open defeating Clive Clark in a sudden death playoff. Along with Walter Hagen and Byron Nelson, Jaeckel is one of only three Americans ever to win the event.

Jaeckel was successful at Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School and soon joined the PGA Tour. He played in 520 PGA Tour events from 1975–1995 and recorded over two dozen top-10 finishes. Like his French Open triumph, his three best results on the PGA Tour were resolved in playoffs. He won the 1978 Tallahassee Open by shooting a final round 65 (−7) and then defeating Bruce Lietzke in a playoff. At the 1981 Tournament Players Championship he and Curtis Strange lost in a playoff to Raymond Floyd. At the 1983 Kemper Open he lost a five-man playoff to Fred Couples. Jaeckel was 7 shots back entering the day and finished hours before the last group. He passed the time at a bar, hanging out with friends and watching the event on TV. These playoff losses represent his only two runner-up finishes on tour.

His best finish in a major was T-28 at the 1976 U.S. Open.

After reaching the age of 50 in February 1999, Jaeckel joined the Senior PGA Tour. His best finish was a T-10 at the 2000 Audi Senior Classic.

Personal life

Jaeckel lives in Palm Desert, California.

Amateur wins

1968 Southern California Amateur

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 16, 1978	Tallahassee Open	−15 (70-67-71-65=273)	Playoff	USA Bruce Lietzke

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1978	Tallahassee Open	USA Bruce Lietzke	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1981	Tournament Players Championship	USA Raymond Floyd, USA Curtis Strange	Floyd won with par on first extra hole
3	1983	Kemper Open	TWN Chen Tze-chung, USA Fred Couples,
USA Gil Morgan, USA Scott Simpson	Couples won with birdie on second extra hole
Jaeckel eliminated by par on first hole

Source:

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 23, 1972	French Open	−11 (67-68-63-67=265)	Playoff	ENG Clive Clark

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1972	French Open	ENG Clive Clark	Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1972	1973	1976	1977	1978	1979	1981	1982	1983	1984	1986	1987
Masters Tournament						CUT
U.S. Open	T36		T28	CUT	CUT					T43	T50	T36
The Open Championship		CUT
PGA Championship					CUT	T60	T67	T42	T42	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
The Players Championship	T43	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T2	T62	T23	T33	63	T67	T54

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

Jenkins, Dan. (October 1, 1973). "Arnold And Jack, Wish You Were Here".
(May 31, 1984). "Kemper Open replay unlikely". The Courier.
"Barry Jaeckel – Profile". PGA Tour.
"Golf Major Championships".
"Biographical information from U.S. Senior Open's official site". USGA.
"Barry Jaeckel". PGA Tour.

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