Timeline

1931

Henry Picard is promoted to Head Golf Professional at Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, SC

1932

1932 Qualification for the PGA Championship at CC of Charleston
Standing was Fairly Clark, Henry Picard, J.G. Robinson (manager of CC of Charleston) and Arthur Han

Winner

  • Carolinas Open
  • Mid- South Open

1933

Winner

  • Carolinas Open

1934

After shooting a course record 67 at The Hershey Open, Picard receives an offer for the Head Golf Professional position at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA. Picard retires from CC of Charleston in the Fall of 1934.

Winner

  • North and South Open

1935

Picard is selected to the Ryder Cup team captained by Walter Hagen which the American Team regained the cup with a 9 – 3 victory

Winner

  • Riverside, California Pro-Amateur (with Kenneth Summerfeld)
  • Agua Caliente Open
  • International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
  • Tournament of the Gardens Open (Charleston)
  • Atlanta Open
  • Metropolitan Open
  • Inverness Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)

1936

Picard must have carried Johnny Revolta to their second consecutive International Four-Ball Tournament victory

Winner

  • International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
  • Tournament of the Gardens Open (Charleston)
  • Hershey Open
  • North and South Open

1937

Johnny Revolta, Walter Hagen and Henry Picard at the 1937 Ryder Cup Matches

Picard is selected to the Ryder Cup team captained by Walter Hagen. The American team would win the cup by an 8-4 margin. This was the first victory by a visiting team on opponent’s soil.

Winner

  • International Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
  • St. Augustine Pro-Amateur (with Frank Ford Sr.)
  • Tournament of the Gardens Open (Charleston)
  • Hershey Open
  • Argentine Open (Buenos Aires)

1938

Jack Grout and Henry Picard victorious at Mid-South Pro-Pro

Winner

  • Pasadena Open
  • Masters Tournament
  • Mid-South Pro-Pro (with Jack Grout)

1939

PGA Tour Leading Money Winner

Winner

  • Crescent City Open (New Orleans)
  • Thomasville Open
  • Metropolitan Open
  • Scranton Open
  • Inverness Four-Ball (with Johnny Revolta)
  • Defeats Byron Nelson in 37 holes to win the 22nd PGA Championship

1941

PGA Tour Leading Money Winner

Winner

  • Orleans Open
  • Harlingen Open

1945

Winner, Miami Open (267). Course record 63 in final round

Henry Picard moves to Cleveland, OH in the Fall after he accepts the Head Golf Professional job at Canterbury Golf Club

Winner

  • Miami Open

1953

After winning The Masters Tournament, US Open & British Open in the same year. Ben Hogan publishes “Power Golf” and dedicates the book to Henry Picard

1961

On September 11th Henry Picard is elected into the PGA Hall of Fame alongside Lawson Little Jr. (1940 US Open Champion at Canterbury) and John Farrell

1964

Henry Picard retires from Canterbury Golf Club

1997

Picard surrounded by friends from Country Club of Charleston

Henry Picard passes away on April 30th in Charleston, SC at the age of 90

2006

On October 30th Henry Picard is inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame