| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | February 1 1949 Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | Morgan State University |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1972 |
| Current tour | Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 (PGA Tour: 3, Other regular: 2, Champions Tour: 13) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | T18: 1985 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 1984 |
| British Open | CUT: 1986, 1987 |
| PGA Championship | T7: 1986 |
Jimmy Lee Thorpe (born February 1, 1949) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the Champions Tour. Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent. He attended Morgan State University before turning pro in 1972. He won three times on the PGA Tour in the mid 1980s. He has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times, including one senior major championship (the 2002 Tradition) and making the top ten of the Champions Tour's career money list. [1]
Contents |
Professional wins (18)
PGA Tour wins (3)
- 1985 (2) Greater Milwaukee Open, Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship
- 1986 (1) Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship
Other wins (2)
- 1982 Canadian PGA Championship
- 1991 Amoco Centel Championship
Champions Tour wins (13)
- 2000 (2) The Transamerica, Gold Rush Classic
- 2001 (2) Kroger Senior Classic, Allianz Championship
- 2002 (1) The Countrywide Tradition
- 2003 (2) Long Island Classic, Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- 2004 (2) Farmers Charity Classic, Commerce Bank Long Island Classic
- 2005 (2) FedEx Kinko's Classic, Blue Angels Classic
- 2006 (1) Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- 2007 (1) Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Senior major championship is shown in bold.
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1979 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | T18 | T45 | T42 | WD | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T11 | T30 | T13 | T4 | T34 | CUT | T9 | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | T39 | T34 | T14 | T59 | DNP | T7 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | T97 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
