Joe Turnesa | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Joseph R. Turnesa |
Born | New York, New York | January 31, 1901
Died | July 15, 1991 90) Florida | (aged
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1925 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 22 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 14 |
Other | 8 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T9: 1935 |
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1927 |
U.S. Open | 2nd: 1926 |
The Open Championship | T25: 1929 |
Joseph R. Turnesa (January 31, 1901 – July 15, 1991) was an American professional golfer.
Turnesa was born in New York, New York.
He was one of seven famous golfing brothers: Phil (1896–1987), Frank (1898–1949), Joe (1901–1991), Mike (1907–2000), Doug (1909–1972), Jim (1912–1971), and Willie (1914–2001).
Among his brothers, Joe won the most times (14) on the PGA Tour. The family was referred to as a "golf dynasty" in a 2000 New York Times article. [1]
Turnesa finished second to Bobby Jones in the 1926 U.S. Open and second to Walter Hagen in the 1927 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup teams in 1927 and 1929.
Turnesa died in Florida in 1991.
Source: [4]
Tournament | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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U.S. Open | T14 | T15 | T11 | 2 | T27 | T6 | CUT |
The Open Championship | T25 | ||||||
PGA Championship | R32 | 2 |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T34 | T9 | WD | ||||
U.S. Open | T17 | T32 | T45 | T46 | WD | CUT | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | NT | |||||||||
PGA Championship | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 |
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 20 |
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