Wes Heffernan

Wes Heffernan
Personal information
Born (1977-03-07) 7 March 1977
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 01 in (1.85 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality  Canada
Residence Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Career
College Mount Royal College<be>University of Calgary
Turned professional 2000
Current tour(s) Canadian Tour
Professional wins 9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open 71: 2011
The Open Championship DNP
PGA 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.

During his time at Mount Royal College, Heffernan dominated golf in Western Canada. He racked up four wins in six tournaments between 1997 and 1998. In September 1997 he, along with teammate Scott Baird, led the Cougars to a 26-shot, team victory in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference Championship. Heffernan won the silver medal finishing just behind Baird. Later that fall, he put together one of his finest efforts as a Cougar, leading Mount Royal to a Western Canadian Championship at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. He also won the individual tournament. Heffernan won his next three starts in early 1998, defeating some stiff competition from schools in the United States. In each of his three individual wins, he led Mount Royal to the overall team title each time.

He won the 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship a year after he finished runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship. He turned professional in 2000.

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. In 2009 he gained three top-10s, his best a T9, and a few missed cuts.

Heffernan won the Alberta Open in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012.

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.

Amateur wins

  • 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship

Professional wins (9)

Canadian Tour wins (4)

  • 2006 Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship
  • 2007 Northern California Classic, River Nayarit Classic
  • 2008 Canadian Tour Players Cup

Other wins (5)

  • 2006 Alberta Open
  • 2007 Alberta Open
  • 2008 Alberta Open
  • 2011 Alberta Open
  • 2012 Alberta Open

Results in major championships

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament20102011
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP 71
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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