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Full name
  
James Holtgrieve

The Open Championship
  
DNP

Weight
  
88 kg

Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
Jim Holtgrieve

Former tours
  
Champions Tour

Masters Tournament
  
T41: 1982

Role
  
Golfer

Turned professional
  
1998

U.S. Open
  
T57: 1978

Height
  
1.78 m


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Born
  
December 26, 1947 (age 76) St. Louis, Missouri (
1947-12-26
)

College
  
University of Missouri Washburn University

Residence
  
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Education
  
University of Missouri, Washburn University

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James Holtgrieve (born December 26, 1947) is an American amateur golfer who had a brief professional career.

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Holtgrieve was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and Washburn University.

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Holtgrieve had the most success as an amateur golfer, winning the inaugural U.S. Mid-Amateur in 1981, finishing runner-up in the 1983 British Amateur, and losing in the semi-finals of the 1980 U.S. Amateur. He played on three winning Walker Cup teams (1979, 1981, and 1983) and captained the U.S. team in 2011 and 2013. He played on the winning U.S. team in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1980 and 1982.

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Holtgrieve turned professional in 1998 and began playing on the Champions Tour. His best finish on tour was a T-2nd at The Home Depot Invitational in 1999.

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Holtgrieve had his amateur status reinstated by the USGA in 2007.

2013 U.S. Amateur: USA Walker Cup Captain Jim Holtgrieve


Results in major championships

Holtgrieve only played in the Masters and the U.S. Open.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

  • Walker Cup: 1979 (winners), 1981 (winners), 1983 (winners), 2011 (non-playing captain), 2013 (non-playing captain)
  • Eisenhower Trophy: 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners)
  • References

    Jim Holtgrieve Wikipedia