Johnny Palmer
| Johnny Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Cornelius Palmer |
| Born | July 3, 1918 Eldorado, North Carolina |
| Died | September 14, 2006 (aged 88) Albemarle, North Carolina |
| 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]
Professional wins (18)[edit]
PGA Tour wins (7)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Other wins (11)[edit]
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[edit]
| Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Top 10
Did not play
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[edit]
| 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 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 31 (1941 U.S. Open – 1957 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1949 Masters – 1949 PGA)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Former PGA Tour player Johnny Palmer dies". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011.
- ^ "Pro Golfers In Deadlock". Youngstown Vindicator. September 16, 1946. p. 6.
- ^ "Palmer Victor Over Harrison". Youngstown Vindicator. September 17, 1946. p. 10.
- ^ "Palmer Is Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. September 2, 1947. p. 11.
- ^ "Palmer Overhauls Hogan To Win Whitemarsh Golf". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. May 17, 1948. p. 18.
- ^ "Palmer Cops Golf Honors". Youngstown Vindicator. United Press. February 21, 1949. p. 10.
- ^ "Tam Golf Meet Tied". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. August 15, 1949. p. 9.
- ^ "J. Palmer Wins Meet". Youngstown Vindicator. United Press. August 16, 1949. p. 19.
- ^ "Palmer Sets Golf Record". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. July 20, 1952. p. D1.
- ^ "Palmer Captures Colonial Golf". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. United Press. May 31, 1954. p. 10.
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