Jim Turnesa

James R. Turnesa (December 9, 1912 – August 27, 1971) was one of seven golfing brothers; Phil (1896–1987), Frank (1898–1949), Joe (1901–1991), Mike (1907–2000), Doug (1909–1972), Jim (1912–1971), and Willie (1914–2001). All but Willie turned professional and Jim was the only one to win a major championship, the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final.[1] He had previously lost to Sam Snead in the 1942 PGA Championship final. In 1948, he held the record for low score (280) in the U.S. Open for about an hour. Ben Hogan (276) and Jimmy Demaret (278) finished later, erasing his record, and he finished third. He won one other PGA Tour event, the 1951 Reading Open.[2]

Jim Turnesa
Turnesa in 1936
Personal information
Full nameJames R. Turnesa
Born(1912-12-09)December 9, 1912
New York City, New York
DiedAugust 27, 1971(1971-08-27) (aged 58)
Elmsford, New York
Nationality United States
Career
Turned professional1931
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other9
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT4: 1949
PGA ChampionshipWon: 1952
U.S. Open3rd: 1948
The Open ChampionshipT5: 1954

Turnesa played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.

He was born in New York, New York and died in Elmsford, New York of lung cancer.[3]

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (9)
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1952PGA Championship1 up Chick Harbert

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline
Tournament 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T50 CUT T32
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament NT NT NT T37 T44 T4
U.S. Open CUT T33 NT NT NT NT T39 3 T4
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT
PGA Championship 2 NT R16 QF R16 R64 R16
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T46 T27 T60 48 T22 CUT T35 CUT
U.S. Open T38 T17 T33 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T5
PGA Championship R32 1 R32 R64 R16 R128 CUT T38
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament T39 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T46 CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T32 CUT CUT CUT T62 CUT CUT CUT T76
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament0001121410
U.S. Open0012231610
The Open Championship00011111
PGA Championship1103792316
Totals111711155437
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 27 (1941 U.S. Open – 1956 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1949 Masters – 1949 PGA)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References
  1. http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship.cfm Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine PGA Championship Media Guide
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-12-25. Retrieved 2006-12-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Miscellaneous PGA Tour records (wins by brothers)
  3. Jim Turnesa, Former PGA Champ Dies
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