Jim Barnes
| Jim Barnes | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Martin Barnes |
| Nickname | Long Jim Big Jim |
| Born |
April 8, 1886 Lelant, Cornwall, England |
| Died | May 24, 1966 (aged 80) East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Spouse | Caroline Mary Barnes |
| Children | Caroline, Jean |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1906 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 28 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 21 (tied 29th all time) |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 4) |
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| Masters Tournament | NYF |
| U.S. Open | Won 1921 |
| The Open Championship | Won 1925 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1916, 1919 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1989 (member page) |
James Martin "Jim" Barnes (April 8, 1886 – May 24, 1966) was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States. He is one of three native Europeans (with Tommy Armour and Rory McIlroy) to win three different major professional championships.
Barnes was born on April 8, 1886 in Lelant, Cornwall. Barnes was like many golfers of his era, and worked as a caddie and a club-maker's apprentice while growing up. He moved to the United States and turned professional in 1906, but never became an American citizen. He arrived in San Francisco, and later worked in Vancouver, British Columbia, Spokane, Washington, and Tacoma, Washington, and then at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.
From 1923–26, he was resident professional at the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club in Temple Terrace, Florida, which hosted the 1925 Florida Open (dubbed "The Greatest Field of Golfers Ever to Play in Florida") as well as the 1926 Florida Open with over one hundred contestants and a $5,000 cash prize. In 1925–26 his good friend and fellow golfer Fred McLeod wintered with him and they worked with James Kelly Thomson from North Berwick.
Barnes was also known as "Long Jim" for his height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m). He later moved west to the Oakland, California, area where he resided for many years. Barnes authored several books on golf technique, and died at age 80 in East Orange, New Jersey.
He won four majors:
Barnes' two PGA titles were the first in the event; there was no tournament in 1917 or 1918 because of World War I. His winning margin in the 1921 U.S. Open was nine strokes, a record which was not broken until Tiger Woods won by 15 strokes in 2000.
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