Johnny Palmer | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | John Cornelius Palmer |
Born | Eldorado, North Carolina | July 3, 1918
Died | September 14, 2006 Albemarle, North Carolina | (aged 88)
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1938 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 18 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T4: 1949 |
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1949 |
U.S. Open | T6: 1947 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
John Cornelius Palmer (July 3, 1918 – September 14, 2006) was an American professional golfer.
Born in Eldorado, North Carolina, Palmer won seven times on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, and was a member of the Ryder Cup team 1949.
Palmer died in Albemarle, North Carolina, at the age of 88. [1]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 16, 1946 | Nashville Invitational | −18 (68-67-63-68=266) | Playoff | Dutch Harrison |
2 | Sep 1, 1947 | Western Open | −18 (67-70-64-69=270) | 1 stroke | Bobby Locke, Ed Oliver |
3 | May 16, 1948 | Philadelphia Inquirer Open | −7 (71-69-73-68=281) | 4 strokes | Ben Hogan |
4 | Feb 20, 1949 | Houston Open | −16 (67-67-71-67=272) | 1 stroke | Cary Middlecoff |
5 | Aug 15, 1949 | World Championship of Golf | −13 (67-69-69-70=275) | Playoff | Jimmy Demaret |
6 | Jul 19, 1952 | Canadian Open | −25 (66-65-66-66=263) | 11 strokes | Fred Haas, Dick Mayer |
7 | May 30, 1954 | Colonial National Invitation | E (70-72-69-69=280) | 2 strokes | Fred Haas |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1946 | Nashville Invitational | Dutch Harrison | Won 18-hole playoff; Palmer: −2 (69), Harrison: −1 (70) |
2 | 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | Fred Haas, Ben Hogan | Haas won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −2 (70), Hogan: −1 (71), Palmer: +2 (75) |
3 | 1949 | World Championship of Golf | Jimmy Demaret | Won 18-hole playoff; Palmer: −4 (68), Demaret: −2 (70) |
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
this list may be incomplete
Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | T26 | NT | NT | NT | T32 | T17 | T28 | T4 | |
U.S. Open | T21 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T35 | T6 | T35 | T8 |
PGA Championship | NT | R32 | 2 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
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Masters Tournament | T24 | T30 | 12 | 13 | T33 | T18 | 11 | T24 | |||
U.S. Open | T10 | T24 | T34 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | QF | R64 | R64 | R64 | R32 | QF | R64 | R64 | CUT |
Note: Palmer never played in
The Open Championship.
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1958 PGA Championship)
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 31 |