Jim Turnesa
| Jim Turnesa | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
Turnesa in 1936
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | James R. Turnesa |
| Born |
December 9, 1912 New York City, New York |
| Died | August 27, 1971 (aged 58) Elmsford, New York |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1931 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | T4: 1949 |
| U.S. Open | 3rd: 1948 |
| The Open Championship | T5: 1954 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1952 |
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.
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.
Major championship is shown in bold.
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
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.
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