Jack D. Rule Jr. (born November 13, 1938) is an American

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who played on the

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in the 1960s.

Life

Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in

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. He defeated

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in the 1956

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semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals. He graduated from the

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and turned professional in 1961. Rule won twice on the

, the 1963 St. Paul Open Invitational and the 1965

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. His best finish in a

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was T39 at the 1964

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. Rule played sparingly on the

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from 1989 to 2001, mostly in the U.S. Senior Open. In 1993, Rule was inducted into th
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)

Other wins (3)

*1966

Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome The JCPenney Classic was a mixed team golf tournament sponsored by the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour. Teams consisted of one PGA Tour player and one LPGA Tour player (except in 1967 when the teams were male only). It was played in California and Flor ...

(with

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) *1969

Waterloo Open Golf Classic The Waterloo Jaycees Greater Waterloo Open Golf Classic is the oldest and largest golf tournament in the state of Iowa. It has been played annually since 1934, and celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008. It is traditionally played over the course ...

*1974

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rule, Jack American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Iowa Houston Cougars men's golfers Iowa Hawkeyes men's golfers University of Iowa alumni People from Mason City, Iowa Sportspeople from Waterloo, Iowa 1938 births Living people