Jimmy Lee Thorpe (born February 1, 1949) is an American retired professional golfer, who last played on the Champions Tour.
Early life Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent. He attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Professional career In 1972, Thorpe turned professional. He won three times on the PGA Tour in the mid-1980s. He has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times on the Senior PGA Tour, including one senior major championship, the 2002 Tradition. He made the top ten of the senior tour's career money list in 2004.2009 Champions Tour Champions Career Money Leaders
Personal life Thorpe's late success has been clouded by charges filed in federal court in Orlando, Florida, charging him with failure to pay $1.6 million in taxes between the years 2002 and 2004. After his lawyer stated that Thorpe intended to plead innocent to the charges. However, Thorpe pleaded guilty in September 2009.Thorpe faces two years in prison On January 22, 2010, Thorpe was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime.Jim Thorpe sentenced to one-year prison term
Thorpe was released from prison on January 17, 2011. He was under suspension by the PGA Tour until March 31.Jim Thorpe, Champions Tour golfer, released from jail He then resumed his career on the Champions Tour.
Professional wins (21) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 15, 1985Greater Milwaukee Open−14 (73-69-62-70=274)3 strokes Jack Nicklaus2Oct 27, 1985Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship4 and 3 Jack Renner 3Nov 2, 1986Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (2)−5 (67) 4 strokes Scott Simpson
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11985Western Open Scott VerplankLost to par on second extra hole
Other wins (4)
1982 Labatt's International
1991 Amoco Centel Championship, Jamaica Open 1993 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Jay Delsing, and Donnie Hammond)
Champions Tour wins (13) LegendChampions Tour major championships (1) Tour Championships (3)Other Champions Tour (9) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Oct 8, 2000 The Transamerica−18 (67-66-65=198)3 strokes Bruce Fleisher2Oct 15, 2000Gold Rush Classic−21 (67-62-66=195)2 strokes Ed Dougherty3Sep 2, 2001 Kroger Senior Classic−14 (65-65=130)Playoff Tom Jenkins4Sep 9, 2001Allianz Championship−14 (68-65-66=199)2 strokes Gil Morgan5Apr 28, 2002 The Countrywide Tradition−11 (67-70-70-70=277)Playoff John Jacobs6Aug 17, 2003 Long Island Classic−15 (68-60-67=195)1 stroke Bob Gilder7Oct 26, 2003Charles Schwab Cup Championship−20 (63-67-70-68=268)3 strokes Tom Watson8Jun 6, 2004 Farmers Charity Classic−13 (67-70-66=203)1 stroke Fred Gibson9Jul 4, 2004Commerce Bank Long Island Classic (2)−9 (65-67-69=201)1 stroke Andy Bean, Wayne Levi, Bobby Wadkins10May 1, 2005 FedEx Kinko's Classic−10 (69-69-68=206)4 strokes Dana Quigley11May 16, 2005Blue Angels Classic−16 (63-64-67=194)Playoff Morris Hatalsky12Oct 19, 2006 Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2)−17 (67-70-67-68=271)2 strokes Tom Kite13Oct 28, 2007 Charles Schwab Cup Championship (3)−20 (64-69-69-66=268)3 strokes Fred Funk, Denis Watson
Champions Tour playoff record (3–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11999Bell Atlantic Classic Tom JenkinsLost to birdie on first extra hole22001Kroger Senior Classic Tom JenkinsWon with birdie on first extra hole32002The Countrywide Tradition John JacobsWon with birdie on first extra hole42005Blue Angels Classic Morris HatalskyWon with birdie on third extra hole
Other senior wins (1) 2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf - Legends Division (with Jim Colbert)
Results in major championships Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTCUTT18T45T42WDU.S. OpenT11T30T13T4T34CUTT9CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT39T34T14T59T7CUT
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTT97The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 2 4 11 7The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 5Totals 0 0 0 1 3 7 27 15 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995The Players ChampionshipT28T4574T32T54T10CUTT4CUTWDCUTT62CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2002 The Countrywide Tradition −11 (67-70-70-70=277) Playoff John Jacobs
Results timeline Results not in chronological order before 2016.
Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 The TraditionT7T15T191Senior PGA ChampionshipT34T322T4Senior Players ChampionshipT22T10T26T2U.S. Senior OpenT27T6T21T11 Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016The TraditionT7T14T67T36T40T18T31T49T47T28T74T52Senior PGA ChampionshipT60CUTT19T14T52T71CUTCUTCUTCUTSenior Players ChampionshipT2T7T452T46T47T53T55T53Senior British Open ChampionshipU.S. Senior OpenT30T19CUTT20T22T29T32T37CUT The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
See also Fall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates Fall 1978 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins
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