Jim Albus

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Jim Albus
Personal information
Full nameJames Christian Albus
Born (1940-06-18) June 18, 1940 (age 83)
Staten Island, New York
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Sarasota, Florida
Middletown, Maryland
Career
College Bucknell University
University of California, Los Angeles
Turned professional1968
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions6
Other13
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T65: 1984
U.S. Open T30: 1984
The Open Championship DNP

James Christian Albus (born June 18, 1940) is an American professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Albus was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended New Dorp High School, and went on to Bucknell University, where he was a successful baseball player. It was while he was at college that he took up golf, which was unusually late for a future pro. He transferred to UCLA and graduated in 1965.

Professional career

In 1968, he became a golf professional and worked as a club professional at courses that included La Tourette Golf Course and Piping Rock Club. He won a number of local and regional tournaments while he was a club professional and played in five U.S. Opens and seven PGA Championships. He was Met PGA Player of the Year in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1988. Albus' greatest success came after he turned 50 and began playing on the Senior PGA Tour, now known as the PGA Tour Champions, where he has won six tournaments, including a senior major, the 1991 Senior Players Championship. [1]

Albus has been inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame as well as the PGA Metropolitan Section Hall of Fame. He played his last event associated with the PGA Tour organization in 2009.

Professional wins (19)

Regular career wins (11)

Senior PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Senior PGA Tour regular events (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jun 9, 1991 Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship −9 (66-74-69-70=279)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles, Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody,
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill
2Feb 21, 1993 GTE Suncoast Classic −7 (68-68-70=206)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies, Flag of the United States.svg Gibby Gilbert
3Mar 13, 1994 Vantage at The Dominion −8 (68-67-73=208)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg George Archer, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh,
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino
4Aug 7, 1994 Bank of Boston Senior Golf Classic −13 (67-66-70=203)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Brue, Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd
5Mar 12, 1995 The Dominion Seniors (2)−11 (71-65-69=205)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd, Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel
6Feb 15, 1998 GTE Classic (2)−6 (68-69-70=207)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares, Flag of South Africa.svg Simon Hobday,
Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Zarley

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 GTE Northwest Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Simon Hobday Lost to birdie on third extra hole
21994 Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
3 1995 Senior Tournament of Champions Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (2)

Results in major championships

Timeline

Tournament197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT30CUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTT65CUTCUT

Note: Albus never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed 36 hole cut
"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
1991 Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship −9 (66-74-69-70=279)3 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles, Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody, Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill

Timeline

Results may not be in chronological order.

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Senior PGA Championship T22T7T38T10T27T39T39
U.S. Senior Open T27T29T26T35T2T29T27CUTT13
The Tradition T28T17T15T54T65T53T45
Senior Players Championship 1T18T152T35T5448T24T37
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
Senior PGA Championship T5179CUTCUT69CUT75CUT
Senior British Open Championship CUT
U.S. Senior Open T47T59CUTCUT
The Tradition T43T55T44T42T78T67T6370
Senior Players Championship T60T10T30T48T5875

Note: The Senior British Open Championship did not become a major until 2003.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

See also

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References

  1. "PGA Metropolitan Section - Jim Albus". Met.pga.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.