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Gary Hester

1× Masters champion19 MastersTitles: 2023USPMGA Hall of Fame · 16th inductee, 2026

Career in brief

Gary Hester has played 19 Masters, the first in 2008 and the latest in 2026. That includes 19 in a row from 2008 to 2026. Hester won the title in 2023. Hester has five podium finishes and 11 top-10 finishes. Hester’s latest Masters, in 2026, ended in 22nd, below the earlier average finish of 9.1.

The best scoring year was 2023, at 30.50 per round, 4.03 better than the field that year. Across all 226 rounds with scores, Hester has averaged 32.16, 2.73 strokes per round better than the field. The lowest round is 25, in round 1 in 2023 on Aloha. Measured against the field, Aloha has been the best course: 29.56 per round over 45 rounds, 3.10 better than the field average there.

Photos

Fred Stewart, Gary Hester, Rainey Statum and Robert Majlöv, 2026
Fred Stewart, Gary Hester, Rainey Statum and Robert Majlöv2026 · Photo: Ann-Marie Majlöv, via Askimsbadet (Facebook)
Gary Hester and Ricard Lockner at the Rumble, 2016
Gary Hester and Ricard Lockner at the Rumble2016 · Photo: Gunnar Bengtsson
Gary Hester, 2015
Gary Hester2015 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Gary Hester, 2015
Gary Hester2015 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Gary Hester, 2013
Gary Hester2013 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Gary Hester, 2013
Gary Hester2013 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Gary Hester, 2013
Gary Hester2013 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Gary Hester, 2012
Gary Hester2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Gary Hester and Billy Caudle, 2012
Gary Hester and Billy Caudle2012 · Photo: Hawaiian Rumble (Facebook)
Ricard Lockner and Gary Hester, None
Ricard Lockner and Gary HesterPhoto: Ricard Lockner
19Masters played
226Rounds played
32.16Average round
1Titles

Finish by year

131022'082008: 12th2009: 19th'102010: 8th2011: 9th'122012: 8th2013: 7th'142014: 14th2015: 21st'162016: 13th2017: 16th'182018: 2nd2019: 2nd'202020: 3rd2021: 8th'222022: 11th2023: 1st'242024: 3rd2025: 6th'262026: 22nd

ChampionPodiumMissing years: did not play

Career highlights

Best finish
1st (2023)
Best average per round
30.50 (2023)
Lowest round
25 (2023 R1 Aloha)
Podium finishes
5
Top-10 finishes
11
Average finish
9.7
Rounds under 30
32
First appearance
2008
Total strokes
7,268
Career winnings
$1,165 (2014, 2015, 2021, 2026)

Scoring by year

29313335372008 field average 35.56'082009 field average 36.652010 field average 34.12'102011 field average 36.742012 field average 34.95'122013 field average 35.992014 field average 34.57'142015 field average 33.042016 field average 33.57'162017 field average 34.522018 field average 33.87'182019 field average 34.892020 field average 34.47'202021 field average 35.082022 field average 35.70'222023 field average 34.532024 field average 35.23'242025 field average 34.812026 field average 34.50'262008: 34.67 per round2009: 34.92 per round2010: 32.25 per round2011: 31.92 per round2012: 32.17 per round2013: 32.33 per round2014: 32.25 per round2015: 32.08 per round2016: 30.92 per round2017: 32.08 per round2018: 31.09 per round2019: 31.67 per round2020: 31.42 per round2021: 32.08 per round2022: 32.50 per round2023: 30.50 per round2024: 31.92 per round2025: 31.73 per round2026: 32.42 per round

Average per roundField averageLower is better

Against the field and the champions

Career average per round compared with the field average and the winners' average in the same years, weighted by rounds played.

32.16Career average
34.89Field average · -2.73
30.99Winners' average · +1.17

By course (2014–2026)

CourseRoundsAverageField avgBest
Aloha4529.5632.6625
Rumble7532.1335.0128
Pineapple3433.7936.3531

Masters by Masters

YearPlaceDiv.RoundsTotalAvgVs fieldBest roundPrize
202622nd of 87Pro1238932.42-2.0929$440
2025T6th of 80Pro1134931.73-3.0829–
2024T3rd of 80Pro1238331.92-3.3128–
20231st Champion of 69Pro1236630.50-4.0325–
202211th of 77Pro1239032.50-3.2027–
2021T8th of 69Pro1238532.08-2.9927$550
2020T3rd of 59Pro1237731.42-3.0527–
20192nd of 69Pro1238031.67-3.2226–
20182nd of 74Pro1134231.09-2.7827–
2017T16th of 84Pro1238532.08-2.4429–
2016T13th of 71Pro1237130.92-2.6527–
201521st of 58Pro1238532.08-0.9629$75
201414th of 62Pro1238732.25-2.3230$100
2013T7th of 51–1238832.33-3.6628–
2012T8th of 45–1238632.17-2.7829–
20119th of 61–1238331.92-4.8229–
20108th of 40–1238732.25-1.8729–
200919th of 56–1241934.92-1.7431–
200812th of 36–1241634.67-0.9028–

Vs field: average per round minus that year's field average (negative is better). Prize money is shown only where it is known (2014, 2015, 2021, 2026); career winnings count only those years. Click a year for the full results.

Note: Built from the published result sheets (1998–2026). Some years list rounds only in part; a round count of 10 is assumed for 1998, where only totals exist. Names are merged across spelling variants.

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