Wes Heffernan

{{short description|Canadian professional golfer}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Wes Heffernan | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|3|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Calgary, Alberta]], Canada | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=01}} | weight = {{convert|180|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{CAN}} | residence = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = [[Mount Royal College]]<br/>[[University of Calgary]] | yearpro = 2000 | retired =  | tour = [[Canadian Tour]] | extour =  | prowins = 14 | pgawins =  | eurowins =  | japwins =  | asiawins =  | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins =  | chalwins =  | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = 71: 2011 | open = DNP | pga = DNP | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Wes Heffernan''' (born 7 March 1977) is a Canadian [[professional golfer]].

== Early life and amateur career == In 1977, Heffernan was born in [[Calgary, Alberta]]. He attended [[Mount Royal College]] and the [[University of Calgary]].

In 2000, Heffernan won the [[Alberta Amateur Championship]] a year after he finished runner-up in the [[Canadian Amateur Championship]].

== Professional career == In 2000, Heffernan turned professional at the [[Bell Canadian Open]]. In 2006, he recorded his first victory on the [[Canadian Tour]] at the [[Casino de Montreal Open for the Players Championship]]. He would add three more wins after that between 2007 and 2008.

Heffernan has won the [[Alberta Open]] seven times: in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Wes Heffernan wins 7th Alberta Open Title |url=https://albertagolf.org/article/wes-heffernan-wins-7th-alberta-open-title |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=Alberta Golf}}</ref>

Heffernan has played in two major championships: the [[2001 U.S. Open (golf)|2001 U.S. Open]] and the [[2011 U.S. Open (golf)|2011 U.S. Open]]. At the 2011 event, Heffernan's back nine in the second round of 5-under-par (31) allowed him to make his first cut in a major.

In 2022, Heffernan won the 100th playing of the [[PGA Championship of Canada|BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada]]. It was held at Beacon Hall Golf Club in [[Aurora, Ontario]].

==Amateur wins== *2000 [[Alberta Amateur Championship]]

==Professional wins (14)== ===Canadian Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Aug 6, [[2006 Canadian Tour|2006]] |[[Casino de Montreal Open]] |−18 (66-63-69-72=270) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brock Mackenzie]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Apr 22, [[2007 Canadian Tour|2007]] |[[Northern California Classic]] |−16 (70-66-65-67=268) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Ellis (golfer)|John Ellis]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joseph Lanza (golfer)|Joseph Lanza]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|May 13, 2007 |[[River Nayarit Classic]] |−18 (71-62-65-68=266) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Rodriguez (golfer)|Anthony Rodriguez]], {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Adam Speirs]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|Jul 20, [[2008 Canadian Tour|2008]] |[[Canadian Tour Players Cup]] |−14 (69-67-68-66=270) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dustin Risdon]] |}

===Other wins (10)=== *2006 [[Alberta Open]] *2007 Alberta Open *2008 Alberta Open *2011 Alberta Open *2012 Alberta Open *2018 Alberta Open *2019 PGA Assistants' Championship of Canada *2022 [[BetRegal PGA Championship of Canada]] *2024 Alberta Open, PGA Assistants' Championship of Canada

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==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *[[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing Canada): [[2000 Eisenhower Trophy|2000]]

'''Professional''' *[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing Canada): [[2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2007]], [[2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2008]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{PGATour player|24219}} *{{OWGR|6884}}

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