Johnny Palmer

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| fullname = John Cornelius Palmer

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|7|3}}

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

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|9|14|1918|7|3}}

| death_place = {{nowrap|Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S.}}

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| yearpro = 1938

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| masters = T4: 1949

| usopen = T6: 1947

| open = DNP

| pga = 2nd: 1949

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/story/9662414 |title=Former PGA Tour player Johnny Palmer dies |publisher=PGA Tour |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231336/http://www.pgatour.com/story/9662414/ |archivedate=June 3, 2011}}

Professional wins (18)

=PGA Tour wins (7)=

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

align=center|1

|align=right|Sep 16, 1946

|Nashville Invitational

|−18 (68-67-63-68=266)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dutch Harrison

align=center|2

|align=right|Sep 1, 1947

|Western Open

|−18 (67-70-64-69=270)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bobby Locke, {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Oliver

align=center|3

|align=right|May 16, 1948

|Philadelphia Inquirer Open

|−7 (71-69-73-68=281)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Hogan

align=center|4

|align=right|Feb 20, 1949

|Houston Open

|−16 (67-67-71-67=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cary Middlecoff

align=center|5

|align=right|Aug 15, 1949

|World Championship of Golf

|−13 (67-69-69-70=275)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Demaret

align=center|6

|align=right|Jul 19, 1952

|Canadian Open

|−25 (66-65-66-66=263)

|11 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Haas, {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Mayer

align=center|7

|align=right|May 30, 1954

|Colonial National Invitation

|E (70-72-69-69=280)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Haas

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1946

|Nashville Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dutch Harrison

|Won 18-hole playoff;
Palmer: −2 (69),
Harrison: −1 (70)

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|1948

|Portland Open Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Haas, {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Hogan

|Haas won 18-hole playoff;
Haas: −2 (70),
Hogan: −1 (71),
Palmer: +2 (75)

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|1949

|World Championship of Golf

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Demaret

|Won 18-hole playoff;
Palmer: −4 (68),
Demaret: −2 (70)

Sources:{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wy1JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=44MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2669%2C52897 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |title=Pro Golfers In Deadlock |date=September 16, 1946 |page=6}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xC1JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=44MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2814%2C353830 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |title=Palmer Victor Over Harrison |date=September 17, 1946 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0SlfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MVcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3679%2C300490 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |title=Palmer Is Golf Victor |date=September 2, 1947 |page=11}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HngbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JU0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5545%2C853838 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |title=Palmer Overhauls Hogan To Win Whitemarsh Golf |date=May 17, 1948 |page=18}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6IRIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VIMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3882%2C4507078 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=United Press |title=Palmer Cops Golf Honors |date=February 21, 1949 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vRZJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kIMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4542%2C2912717 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=Associated Press |title=Tam Golf Meet Tied |date=August 15, 1949 |page=9}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vhZJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kIMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2065%2C3095979 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=United Press |title=J. Palmer Wins Meet |date=August 16, 1949 |page=19}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XvtfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_VcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270%2C4058876 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |agency=Associated Press |title=Palmer Sets Golf Record |date=July 20, 1952 |page=D1}}{{cite news |title=Palmer Captures Colonial Golf |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UAkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2937,5779405&dq=colonial+golf&hl=en |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Reading, Pennsylvania |agency=United Press |date=May 31, 1954 |page=10}}

=Other wins (11)=

this list may be incomplete

1941 Carolinas Open
1947 Utah Open
1948 Carolinas PGA Championship
1949 Carolinas Open, Carolinas PGA Championship
1950 Carolinas Open
1951 Carolinas PGA Championship
1952 Carolinas PGA Championship
1954 Mexican Open, Carolinas PGA Championship
1957 Oklahoma Open

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1941

!1942

!1943

!1944

!1945

!1946

!1947

!1948

!1949

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T26

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T32

|T17

|T28

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

align=left|U.S. Open

|T21

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|T35

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T35

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|R32

|style="background:yellow;"|2

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!Tournament

!1950

!1951

!1952

!1953

!1954

!1955

!1956

!1957

!1958

!1959

!1960

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T24

|T30

|12

|13

|T33

|T18

|11

|T24

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T24

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T34

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

|R64

|R32

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

|R64

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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

=Summary=

Totals	0	1	0	4	7	18	34	31
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	1	1	8	13	13
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	8
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	1	0	3	3	5	11	10

Most consecutive cuts made – 31 (1941 U.S. Open – 1957 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1949 Masters – 1949 PGA)

References

Category:American male golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:Ryder Cup competitors for the United States

Category:Golfers from North Carolina

Category:People from Montgomery County, North Carolina

Category:1918 births

Category:2006 deaths

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

Johnny Palmer

Professional wins (18)

=PGA Tour wins (7)=

=Other wins (11)=

Results in major championships

=Summary=

See also

References