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Jim Thorpe (golfer)

American professional golfer (born 1949)

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fullname	Jimmy Lee Thorpe
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birth_place	Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S.
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weight	205 lb
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residence	Heathrow, Florida, U.S.
college	Morgan State University
yearpro	1972
extour	PGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	21
pgawins	3
champwins	13
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otherwins	5
majorwins
masters	T18: 1985
usopen	T4: 1984
open	CUT: 1986, 1987
pga	T7: 1986
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Champions Tour Jimmy Lee Thorpe (born February 1, 1949) is an American retired professional golfer, who last played on the Champions Tour.

Early life

Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent. He attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Professional career

In 1972, Thorpe turned professional. He won three times on the PGA Tour in the mid-1980s. He has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times on the Senior PGA Tour, including one senior major championship, the 2002 Tradition. He made the top ten of the senior tour's career money list in 2004.

Personal life

Thorpe's late success has been clouded by charges filed in federal court in Orlando, Florida, charging him with failure to pay $1.6 million in taxes between the years 2002 and 2004. After his lawyer stated that Thorpe intended to plead innocent to the charges. However, Thorpe pleaded guilty in September 2009. On January 22, 2010, Thorpe was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime.

Thorpe was released from prison on January 17, 2011. He was under suspension by the PGA Tour until March 31. He then resumed his career on the Champions Tour.

Professional wins (21)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 15, 1985	Greater Milwaukee Open	−14 (73-69-62-70=274)	3 strokes	USA Jack Nicklaus
2	Oct 27, 1985	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship	4 and 3	USA Jack Renner
3	Nov 2, 1986	Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (2)	−5 (67)	4 strokes	USA Scott Simpson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1985	Western Open	USA Scott Verplank	Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (4)

1982 Labatt's International
1991 Amoco Centel Championship, Jamaica Open
1993 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Jay Delsing, and Donnie Hammond)

Champions Tour wins (13)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Tour Championships (3)
Other Champions Tour (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 8, 2000	The Transamerica	−18 (67-66-65=198)	3 strokes	USA Bruce Fleisher
2	Oct 15, 2000	Gold Rush Classic	−21 (67-62-66=195)	2 strokes	USA Ed Dougherty
3	Sep 2, 2001	Kroger Senior Classic	name=weather	Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.}}	Playoff	USA Tom Jenkins
4	Sep 9, 2001	Allianz Championship	−14 (68-65-66=199)	2 strokes	USA Gil Morgan
5	Apr 28, 2002	The Countrywide Tradition	−11 (67-70-70-70=277)	Playoff	USA John Jacobs
6	Aug 17, 2003	Long Island Classic	−15 (68-60-67=195)	1 stroke	USA Bob Gilder
7	Oct 26, 2003	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	−20 (63-67-70-68=268)	3 strokes	USA Tom Watson
8	Jun 6, 2004	Farmers Charity Classic	−13 (67-70-66=203)	1 stroke	USA Fred Gibson
9	Jul 4, 2004	Commerce Bank Long Island Classic (2)	−9 (65-67-69=201)	1 stroke	USA Andy Bean, USA Wayne Levi,
USA Bobby Wadkins
10	May 1, 2005	FedEx Kinko's Classic	−10 (69-69-68=206)	4 strokes	USA Dana Quigley
11	May 16, 2005	Blue Angels Classic	−16 (63-64-67=194)	Playoff	USA Morris Hatalsky
12	Oct 19, 2006	Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2)	−17 (67-70-67-68=271)	2 strokes	USA Tom Kite
13	Oct 28, 2007	Charles Schwab Cup Championship (3)	−20 (64-69-69-66=268)	3 strokes	USA Fred Funk, ZWE Denis Watson

Champions Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Bell Atlantic Classic	USA Tom Jenkins	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2001	Kroger Senior Classic	USA Tom Jenkins	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2002	The Countrywide Tradition	USA John Jacobs	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	2005	Blue Angels Classic	USA Morris Hatalsky	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf - Legends Division (with Jim Colbert)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1979	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament			CUT		CUT	T18	T45	T42	WD
U.S. Open		T11	T30	T13	T4	T34	CUT	T9	CUT
The Open Championship							CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T39	T34	T14	T59		T7	CUT

Tournament	1990	1993	1994	1996
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open		CUT	CUT	T97
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	6	3
U.S. Open	1	2	4	11	7
The Open Championship	0	0	0	2	0
PGA Championship	0	1	2	8	5

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
The Players Championship	T28	T45	74	T32	T54	T10	CUT	T4	CUT			WD	CUT			T62	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2002	The Countrywide Tradition	−11 (67-70-70-70=277)	Playoff	USA John Jacobs

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2016.

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002
The Tradition	T7	T15	T19	1
Senior PGA Championship	T34	T32	2	T4
Senior Players Championship	T22	T10	T26	T2
U.S. Senior Open	T27	T6	T21	T11

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2011	2012	2013	2014	2016
The Tradition	T7	T14	T67	T36	T40	T18	T31	T49	T47	T28	T74	T52
Senior PGA Championship	T60	CUT	T19	T14	T52	T71	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
Senior Players Championship	T2	T7	T45	2	T46	T47	T53	T55	T53
Senior British Open Championship
U.S. Senior Open	T30	T19	CUT	T20	T22	T29	T32	T37	CUT

The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Notes

References

(March 28, 2015). "Jim Thorpe's long, unlikely career nears end".
[http://www.pgatour.com/s/stats/info/?110 2009 Champions Tour Champions Career Money Leaders]
(February 11, 2009). "Golfer Jim Thorpe charged with tax evasion". [[Reuters]].
[https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=4495132 Thorpe faces two years in prison]
[http://www.pgatour.com/2010/s/01/22/thorpe.story.ap/index.html Jim Thorpe sentenced to one-year prison term]
[http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/jim_thorpe_5845621544/ Jim Thorpe, Champions Tour golfer, released from jail]

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