James Russell Ahern (born February 26, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Early life Ahern was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He attended Oklahoma State University.
Professional career In 1972, Ahern turned professional. He toiled in relative obscurity on the PGA Tour in the 1970s, never finishing higher than ninth in 60 tournaments. He lost his card at the end of the 1975 season.
Ahern became the head pro at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in 1980 and five years later founded Executive Golf Ltd., a golf concierge firm that arranges weekend golf instruction retreats for high-end and Fortune 500 clients.
Ahern joined the Senior PGA Tour after turning 50 in February 1999 and has two wins on this circuit.
Personal life He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
Professional wins (5) Regular wins (3) 1977 Minnesota PGA Championship 1982 North Dakota Open 1991 North Dakota Open
Champions Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 29, 1999AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship−16 (67-68-69-68=272)Playoff Hale Irwin2Jun 1, 2003Music City Championship−20 (64-63-69=196)4 strokes José María Cañizares
Champions Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11999AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Hale IrwinWon with par on second extra hole
Results in senior majors Results not in chronological order before 2008
Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002Senior PGA ChampionshipDNPT8T40T18U.S. Senior OpenT18CUTT7T31The TraditionDNPT19T12 T57Senior Players ChampionshipDNPT64T28T33
Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Senior PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT40T68CUTT46Senior British Open Championship70DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPU.S. Senior OpenT35T44CUTCUTT50DNPThe TraditionT2T36T56T49DNPDNPSenior Players ChampionshipT71T39T53T65T67DNP
The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003 DNP = did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10.
See also 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
Executive Golf Ltd. - Presented by Jim Ahern