| Jack Rule Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Rule with wife Loretta after winning the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jack D. Rule Jr. |
| Born | (1938-11-13) November 13, 1938 (age 86) Mason City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Iowa |
| Turned professional | 1961 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1964 |
| PGA Championship | T39: 1964 |
| U.S. Open | T54: 1974 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Jack D. Rule Jr. (born November 13, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.
Life
Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals. He graduated from the University of Iowa and turned professional in 1961.
Rule won twice on the PGA Tour, the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational and the 1965 Oklahoma City Open Invitational. His best finish in a major was T39 at the 1964 PGA Championship.
Rule played sparingly on the Champions Tour from 1989 to 2001, mostly in the U.S. Senior Open.
In 1993, Rule was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame.
Amateur wins
- 1956 National Jaycee Tournament
- 1958 Waterloo Open Amateur Tournament, Iowa Amateur, Western Junior
- 1959 Waterloo Open Amateur Tournament, Iowa Amateur
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 4, 1963 | St. Paul Open Invitational | −22 (67-61-65-73=266) | 5 strokes |  Fred Hawkins
|
| 2 | Sep 5, 1965 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational | −5 (72-71-70-70=283) | 1 stroke | Bobby Nichols
|
Other wins (3)
- 1966 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Sandra Spuzich)
- 1969 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
- 1974 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
References
- ^ Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 165. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- "Jack Rule". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
- Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Jack Rule Jr. at the PGA Tour official site