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Jim Colbert

American professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Jim Colbert
imagesize	250px
caption	Statue of Colbert at Colbert Hills
fullname	James Joseph Colbert
birth_date
birth_place	Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	175 lb
nationality
residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
college	Kansas State University
yearpro	1965
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
prowins	35
pgawins	8
champwins	20 (Tied-10th all-time)
otherwins	6 (regular)
1 (senior)
majorwins
masters	T4: 1974
usopen	T3: 1971
open	CUT: 1984
pga	T12: 1973
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Senior PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
year1	1991
award2	Senior PGA Tour
money list winner
year2	1995, 1996
award3	Senior PGA Tour
Player of the Year
year3	1995, 1996
award4	Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year4	1998
awardssection

Note

the American golfer

1 (senior) Rookie of the Year](senior-pga-tour-rookie-of-the-year) money list winner](senior-pga-tour-money-list-winners) Player of the Year](senior-pga-tour-player-of-the-year) Comeback Player of the Year](senior-pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964. Colbert graduated in 1965.

Professional career

In 1965, Colbert turned professional. Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour, including twice in 1983 when he finished a career best fifteenth on the money list. As a senior Colbert has won 20 tournaments on the Champions Tour, including a senior major championship, the 1993 Senior Players Championship.

Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for ESPN and has his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada. He also helped design a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, named Colbert Hills, which was ranked by Golfweek as the best public course in Kansas, and by Golf Digest as the eighth-best course overall in the state.

Thoroughbred racing

With an interest in thoroughbred racing, in 1993 Colbert purchased a racemare named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of Hollywood Park Racetrack, Randall D. Hubbard. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Richard Mandella for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the Princess Stakes at Hollywood Park plus at Churchill Downs, the Fleur de Lis Stakes and Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap.

Awards and honors

Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 18, 1969	Monsanto Open Invitational	−17 (69-67-64-67=267)	2 strokes	USA Deane Beman
2	Jul 16, 1972	Greater Milwaukee Open	−13 (66-67-69-69=271)	1 stroke	USA Buddy Allin, USA Chuck Courtney,
USA George Johnson, USA Grier Jones
3	Mar 18, 1973	Greater Jacksonville Open	−9 (70-65-71-73=279)	1 stroke	USA Lou Graham, USA Johnny Miller,
USA Dan Sikes, USA Jim Wiechers
4	Jun 23, 1974	American Golf Classic	+1 (70-67-74-70=281)	Playoff	USA Gay Brewer, USA Forrest Fezler,
USA Raymond Floyd
5	Oct 26, 1975	Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with USA Dean Refram)	−36 (63-63-62-64=252)	3 strokes	ZAF Bobby Cole and USA John Schlee,
MEX Victor Regalado and USA Charlie Sifford
6	Feb 19, 1980	Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open	−22 (66-68-66-70=270)	4 strokes	CAN Dan Halldorson
7	May 15, 1983	Colonial National Invitation	−2 (69-67-70-72=278)	Playoff	USA Fuzzy Zoeller
8	Oct 2, 1983	Texas Open	−19 (66-62-66-67=261)	5 strokes	USA Mark Pfeil

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	American Golf Classic	USA Gay Brewer, USA Forrest Fezler,
USA Raymond Floyd	Won with par on second extra hole
Brewer and Fezler eliminated by par on first hole
2	1983	Colonial National Invitation	USA Fuzzy Zoeller	Won with par on sixth extra hole

Other wins (1)

1987 Jerry Ford Invitational

Senior PGA Tour wins (20)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (18)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 30, 1991	Southwestern Bell Classic	−9 (66-67-68=201)	3 strokes	USA Al Geiberger, USA Larry Laoretti
2	Oct 6, 1991	Vantage Championship	−11 (68-70-67=205)	1 stroke	USA George Archer, USA Jim Dent,
USA Gibby Gilbert
3	Dec 8, 1991	First Development Kaanapali Classic	−15 (66-61-68=195)	2 strokes	USA Dale Douglass
4	Feb 16, 1992	GTE Suncoast Classic	−13 (66-70-64=200)	Playoff	USA George Archer
5	Oct 4, 1992	Vantage Championship (2)	name=weather	Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}	2 strokes	USA Jim Dent
6	Feb 7, 1993	Royal Caribbean Classic	−14 (65-64-70=199)	1 stroke	USA Raymond Floyd, USA Al Geiberger
7	Jun 27, 1993	Ford Senior Players Championship	−10 (67-72-70-69=278)	1 stroke	USA Raymond Floyd
8	Jul 10, 1994	Kroger Senior Classic	−14 (66-64-69=199)	2 strokes	USA Raymond Floyd
9	Jul 25, 1994	Southwestern Bell Classic (2)	−14 (68-63-65=196)	2 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki, USA Larry Gilbert
10	Jan 15, 1995	Senior Tournament of Champions	−7 (72-66-71=209)	Playoff	USA Jim Albus
11	Apr 30, 1995	Las Vegas Senior Classic	−11 (65-71-69=205)	2 strokes	USA Jim Dent, USA Raymond Floyd,
USA Rocky Thompson
12	May 21, 1995	Bell Atlantic Classic	−3 (68-71-68=207)	1 stroke	USA J. C. Snead
13	Nov 6, 1995	Energizer Senior Tour Championship	−6 (68-69-71-74=282)	1 stroke	USA Raymond Floyd
14	Mar 17, 1996	Toshiba Senior Classic	−12 (68-65-68=201)	2 strokes	USA Bob Eastwood
15	Apr 28, 1996	Las Vegas Senior Classic (2)	−9 (63-74-70=207)	Playoff	NZL Bob Charles, USA Dave Stockton
16	May 12, 1996	Nationwide Championship	−10 (71-66-69=206)	3 strokes	JPN Isao Aoki
17	Sep 29, 1996	Vantage Championship (3)	−9 (65-70-69=204)	1 stroke	USA Hale Irwin, RSA Gary Player
18	Oct 20, 1996	Raley's Gold Rush Classic	−14 (67-68-67=202)	5 strokes	USA Dave Stockton
19	Oct 11, 1998	The Transamerica	−11 (70-68-67=205)	1 stroke	USA David Lundstrom
20	Mar 11, 2001	SBC Senior Classic	−12 (67-67-70=204)	1 stroke	ESP José María Cañizares

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Murata Reunion Pro-Am	USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez	Lost to par on fourth extra hole
2	1992	GTE Suncoast Classic	USA George Archer	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3	1992	Vintage ARCO Invitational	USA Tommy Aaron, USA Mike Hill	Hill won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1993	First of America Classic	USA George Archer, USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez	Archer won with par on third extra hole
Rodríguez eliminated by par on first hole
5	1994	GTE West Classic	USA Jay Sigel	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
6	1995	Senior Tournament of Champions	USA Jim Albus	Won with birdie on third extra hole
7	1996	Las Vegas Senior Classic	NZL Bob Charles, USA Dave Stockton	Won with par on fourth extra hole
Charles eliminated by par on first hole
8	1998	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	USA Bob Dickson, USA Larry Nelson	Dickson won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

1995 Diners Club Matches (with Bob Murphy)
1996 Diners Club Matches (with Bob Murphy)
2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North)
2001 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North)
2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Bob Murphy)
2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf - Legends Division (with Jim Thorpe)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1967	1969
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship		WD

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament			CUT	T43	T4	CUT	T12	T14	T32
U.S. Open	CUT	T3	T63	10	T5	CUT	T55		CUT	T41
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	T46	CUT	T12	T28	T28	T57		69	T46

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Masters Tournament	T14	T25			CUT
U.S. Open	T47	T26		WD	T38			CUT
The Open Championship					CUT
PGA Championship	T30	T56	T16	T36	T25	CUT	CUT

WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	5	10	7
U.S. Open	1	2	3	3	16	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0
PGA Championship	0	0	0	3	17	12

Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1978 PGA – 1982 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1974 Masters – 1974 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
The Players Championship	CUT	WD	T43	CUT	8	T28	T14	T4	CUT	66	T20	T33	T21	WD

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1993	Ford Senior Players Championship	−10 (67-72-70-69=278)	1 stroke	USA Raymond Floyd

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1996
Gillette Tour Challenge Championship: 1997 (winners with Nick Price and Kelly Robbins)

Notes

References

"PGA Tour profile".
"Colbert Golf".
"Golfweek's Best: State by State Public-access Courses".
"Kansas: Best In State Rankings".
(1993-06-20). "Hollywood Park : Fit To Lead Wins; Eliza a Poor Fourth". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(1995-05-06). "Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup". [[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois).

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