Wes Heffernan
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Wes Heffernan is a Canadian
Canada
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 professional golfer
Professional golfer
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Heffernan was born in Calgary, Alberta and attended the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...

. He won the 2000 Alberta Amateur Championship a year after he finished runner-up in the Canadian Amateur Championship
Canadian Amateur Championship
The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur golf championship of Canada. It is staged annually by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It was played at match play until 1968, went to stroke play beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995...

. 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 and most recently, 2011.

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
    Canadian Tour Players Cup
    The Canadian Tour Players Cup is a golf tournament on the Canadian Tour. It was first played as the MTS Classic from 1998 to 2006. In 2007, the tournament was called the Free Press Manitoba Classic...


Other wins (4)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
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DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2010 2011
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

DNP 71
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

DNP DNP
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
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DNP DNP


DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

  • World Cup: 2007
    2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup
    The 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from November 22 to November 25 at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 53rd World Cup. 28 countries competed and each country sent two players. The team purse is $5,000,000 with $1,600,000 going to the winner. The individual purse...

    , 2008
    2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup
    The 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from November 27 to November 30 at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 54th World Cup. 28 countries competed and each country sent two players. The team purse was $5,000,000 with $1,600,000 going to the winner. The Swedish team of...

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  • Hector Gonzalez World Cup 2007, 2008

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