American golfer

Clayton Vance Heafner Jr. (August 11, 1954 – September 26, 2012) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the son of professional golfer Clayton Heafner.

Heafner was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State University and was a three-time All-American member of the golf team. Heafner played on the 1977 Walker Cup team, winning all three of his matches to help lead the U.S. to victory, and turned professional in 1978.

Heafner played in 266 events on the PGA Tour from 1978–1988, making the cut 157 times. He had 20 top-10 finishes including a win at the 1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship with playing partner Mike Holland.

Heafner played some on the Nationwide Tour toward the end of his regular career years. His best finish in that venue is a T-14 at the 1994 NIKE Carolina Cl*ic. After reaching the age of 50 in August 2004, he began to play on the Champions Tour in selected events. His best finish was a T-34 at the 2006 SAS Championship.

Heafner resided in North Carolina; he was Director of Golf at the Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, and most recently a teaching pro at Wildwood Golf Club in Raleigh.

Contents

• 1 Amateur wins
• 2 Professional wins (2)
  • 2.1 PGA Tour wins (1)
  • 2.2 Other wins (1)
• 3 Results in major championships
• 4 U.S. national team appearances
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Amateur wins

• 1976 Eastern Amateur
• 1977 Azalea Invitational, Porter Cup, North Carolina Amater
• 1978 Eastern Amateur

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

• 1974 Carolinas Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

Note: Heafner never played in The Open Championship.

::Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

• Walker Cup: 1977 (winners)

See also

• Spring 1980 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1986 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

External links

• Vance Heafner at the PGA Tour official site
• Obituary
• Vance Heafner at Find a Grave