Wes Heffernan (born 7 March 1977) is a Canadian professional golfer.

Wes Heffernan
Personal information
Born (1977-03-07) 7 March 1977 (age 47)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height6 ft 01 in (1.85 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Career
CollegeMount Royal College
University of Calgary
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)Canadian Tour
Professional wins14
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. Open71: 2011
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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

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  • 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship

Professional wins (14)

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Canadian Tour wins (4)

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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)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT 71
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "Wes Heffernan wins 7th Alberta Open Title". Alberta Golf. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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