Jim Thorpe (golfer)

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| fullname = Jimmy Lee Thorpe

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|2|1}}

| birth_place = Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S.

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}

| weight = {{convert|205|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Heathrow, Florida, U.S.

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| college = Morgan State University

| yearpro = 1972

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| extour = PGA Tour
Champions Tour

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| pgawins = 3

| champwins = 13

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| otherwins = 5

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| masters = T18: 1985

| usopen = T4: 1984

| open = CUT: 1986, 1987

| pga = T7: 1986

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Jimmy Lee Thorpe (born February 1, 1949) is an American retired professional golfer, who last played on the Champions Tour.{{cite web | url=https://msfame.com/jim-thorpes-long-unlikely-career-nears-end/ | title=Jim Thorpe's long, unlikely career nears end | date=March 28, 2015 }}

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.[http://www.pgatour.com/s/stats/info/?110 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE51A75Q20090211/ |title=Golfer Jim Thorpe charged with tax evasion |work=Reuters |date=February 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208105852/https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE51A75Q20090211/ |archive-date=2022-12-08 |url-status=live}} However, Thorpe pleaded guilty in September 2009.[https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=4495132 Thorpe faces two years in prison] On January 22, 2010, Thorpe was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime.[http://www.pgatour.com/2010/s/01/22/thorpe.story.ap/index.html 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.[http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/jim_thorpe_5845621544/ Jim Thorpe, Champions Tour golfer, released from jail] He then resumed his career on the Champions Tour.

Professional wins (21)

=PGA Tour wins (3)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Sep 15, 1985

|Greater Milwaukee Open

|−14 (73-69-62-70=274)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus

align=center|2

|align=right|Oct 27, 1985

|Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship

|colspan=2 align=center|4 and 3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Renner

align=center|3

|align=right|Nov 2, 1986

|Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (2)

|−5 (67)

| 4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Simpson

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1985

|Western Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Verplank

|Lost to par on second extra hole

=Canadian Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jul 11, 1982

|Labatt's International

|−1 (72-72-70-69=283)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Dave Barr

=Other wins (3)=

1991 Amoco Centel Championship, Jamaica Open
1993 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Jay Delsing, and Donnie Hammond)

=Champions Tour wins (13)=

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! Legend

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|Champions Tour major championships (1)

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| Tour Championships (3)

Other Champions Tour (9)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Oct 8, 2000

|The Transamerica

|−18 (67-66-65=198)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Fleisher

align=center|2

|align=right|Oct 15, 2000

|Gold Rush Classic

|−21 (67-62-66=195)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Dougherty

align=center|3

|align=right|Sep 2, 2001

|Kroger Senior Classic

|−14 (65-65=130)*

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins

align=center|4

|align=right|Sep 9, 2001

|Allianz Championship

|−14 (68-65-66=199)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gil Morgan

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|align=center|5

|align=right|Apr 28, 2002

|The Countrywide Tradition

|−11 (67-70-70-70=277)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Jacobs

align=center|6

|align=right|Aug 17, 2003

|Long Island Classic

|−15 (68-60-67=195)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gilder

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|align=center|7

|align=right|Oct 26, 2003

|Charles Schwab Cup Championship

|−20 (63-67-70-68=268)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Watson

align=center|8

|align=right|Jun 6, 2004

|Farmers Charity Classic

|−13 (67-70-66=203)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Gibson

align=center|9

|align=right|Jul 4, 2004

|Commerce Bank Long Island Classic (2)

|−9 (65-67-69=201)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Bean, {{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Levi,
{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Wadkins

align=center|10

|align=right|May 1, 2005

|FedEx Kinko's Classic

|−10 (69-69-68=206)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dana Quigley

align=center|11

|align=right|May 16, 2005

|Blue Angels Classic

|−16 (63-64-67=194)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Morris Hatalsky

style="background:thistle;"

|align=center|12

|align=right|Oct 19, 2006

|Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2)

|−17 (67-70-67-68=271)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite

style="background:thistle;"

|align=center|13

|align=right|Oct 28, 2007

|Charles Schwab Cup Championship (3)

|−20 (64-69-69-66=268)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Funk, {{flagicon|ZWE}} Denis Watson

*Note: The 2001 Kroger Senior Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Champions Tour playoff record (3–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1999

|Bell Atlantic Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2001

|Kroger Senior Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|3

|2002

|The Countrywide Tradition

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Jacobs

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|4

|2005

|Blue Angels Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Morris Hatalsky

|Won 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

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!Tournament

!1979

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T18

|T45

|T42

|WD

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align=left|U.S. Open

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|T11

|T30

|T13

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T34

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T39

|T34

|T14

|T59

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|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

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|CUT

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|T97

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	1	3	7	27	15
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	2	4	11	7
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	5