Full name James R. Turnesa U.S. Open 3rd: 1948 PGA tour wins 2 Nationality United States The Open Championship T5: 1954 Professional wins 10 | Other 8 Name Jim Turnesa Turned professional 1931 Masters Tournament T4: 1949 Former tours PGA TOUR | |
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Born December 9, 1912
New York City, New York ( 1912-12-09 ) Died August 27, 1971, Elmsford, New York, United States | ||
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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. 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.
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- Golf lessons jim turnesa turnesa legacy
- Jim turnesa maintain your spine angle
- PGA Tour wins 2
- Other wins 8
- Wins 1
- Results timeline
- Summary
- US national team appearances
- References
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.
Jim turnesa maintain your spine angle
PGA Tour wins (2)
Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins (8)
Note: This list may be incomplete.Wins (1)
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
U.S. national team appearances
Professional