Wes Heffernan
| Wes Heffernan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 March 1977 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 01 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Canada |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Career | |
| College | Mount Royal College University of Calgary |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 71: 2011 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Wes Heffernan (born 7 March 1977) is a Canadian professional golfer.
Heffernan was born in Calgary, Alberta and attended Mount Royal College and the University of Calgary.
He won the 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship a year after he finished runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship. He turned professional at the 2000 Bell Canadian Open.
His first victory on the Canadian Tour came in 2006 at the Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship and he would add three more wins after that between 2007 and 2008.
Heffernan won the Alberta Open in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2024.[1]
Heffernan has played in two major championships on the PGA Tour, the 2001 and 2011 U.S. Opens. In 2011, Heffernan's back nine in the second round of 5 under par (31) allowed him to make his first cut in a major.
Heffernan won the 100th playing of the BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada in June 2022 at Beacon Hall Golf Club in Aurora, Ontario.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship
Professional wins (14)
[edit]Canadian Tour wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 6, 2006 | Casino de Montreal Open | −18 (66-63-69-72=270) | Playoff |  Brock Mackenzie
|
| 2 | Apr 22, 2007 | Northern California Classic | −16 (70-66-65-67=268) | 1 stroke | John Ellis, Joseph Lanza
|
| 3 | May 13, 2007 | River Nayarit Classic | −18 (71-62-65-68=266) | 5 strokes | Anthony Rodriguez, Adam Speirs
|
| 4 | Jul 20, 2008 | Canadian Tour Players Cup | −14 (69-67-68-66=270) | 1 stroke | Dustin Risdon
|
Other wins (10)
[edit]- 2006 Alberta Open
- 2007 Alberta Open
- 2008 Alberta Open
- 2011 Alberta Open
- 2012 Alberta Open
- 2018 Alberta Open
- 2019 PGA Assistants' Championship of Canada
- 2022 PGA Championship of Canada
- 2024 Alberta Open, PGA Assistants' Championship of Canada
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | 71 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada): 2000
Professional
References
[edit]- ^ "Wes Heffernan wins 7th Alberta Open Title". Alberta Golf. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Wes Heffernan at the PGA Tour official site
- Wes Heffernan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site