Jim Ahern (golfer)

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Jim Ahern
Personal information
Full nameJames Russell Ahern
Born (1949-02-26) February 26, 1949 (age 74)
Duluth, Minnesota
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Phoenix, Arizona
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional1972
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 1978
U.S. Open CUT: 1972
The Open Championship DNP

James Russell Ahern (born February 26, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

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Ahern was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He attended Oklahoma State University and turned professional in 1972. He toiled in relative obscurity on the PGA Tour in the 1970s, never finishing higher than ninth in 60 tournaments. He lost his card at the end of the 1975 season. [1]

Ahern became the head pro at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in 1980 and five years later founded Executive Golf Ltd., a golf concierge firm that arranges weekend golf instruction retreats for high-end and Fortune 500 clients. [1]

Ahern joined the Senior PGA Tour after turning 50 in February 1999 and has two wins on this circuit. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Professional wins (5)

Regular wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 29, 1999 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship −16 (67-68-69-68=272)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
2Jun 1, 2003 Music City Championship −20 (64-63-69=196)4 strokes Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares

Champions Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin Won with par on second extra hole

Results in senior majors

Results not in chronological order before 2008

Tournament1999200020012002
Senior PGA Championship DNPT8T40T18
U.S. Senior Open T18CUTT7T31
The Tradition DNPT19T12T57
Senior Players Championship DNPT64T28T33
Tournament200320042005200620072008
Senior PGA Championship CUTCUTT40T68CUTT46
Senior British Open Championship 70DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
U.S. Senior Open T35T44CUTCUTT50DNP
The Tradition T2T36T56T49DNPDNP
Senior Players Championship T71T39T53T65T67DNP

The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ahern Takes Lead With an Opening 65". New York Times. March 31, 2000. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Bobcat North Dakota Open - Bobcat Company". www.bobcat.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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