Jim Colbert

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This article is about the American golfer. For the Irish politician, see James Colbert. For the American physician, see James William Colbert Jr.

Jim Colbert
Personal information
Full nameJames Joseph Colbert
Born (1941-03-09) March 9, 1941 (age 85)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFile:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[1]
Career
CollegeKansas State University
Turned professional1965
Current tourChampions Tour
Former tourPGA Tour
Professional wins35
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour8
PGA Tour Champions20 (Tied-10th all-time)
Other6 (regular)
1 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT4: 1974
PGA ChampionshipT12: 1973
U.S. OpenT3: 1971
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1984
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		1991
Senior PGA Tour
money list winner		1995, 1996
Senior PGA Tour
Player of the Year		1995, 1996
Senior PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year		1998

James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

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Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1] He attended Kansas State University,[1] where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964. Colbert graduated in 1965.

Professional career

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In 1965, Colbert turned professional. Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour, including twice in 1983 when he finished a career best fifteenth on the money list. As a senior Colbert has won 20 tournaments on the Champions Tour, including a senior major championship, the 1993 Senior Players Championship.

Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for ESPN and has his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada.[2] He also helped design a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, named Colbert Hills, which was ranked by Golfweek as the best public course in Kansas,[3] and by Golf Digest as the eighth-best course overall in the state.[4]

Thoroughbred racing

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With an interest in thoroughbred racing, in 1993 Colbert purchased a racemare named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of Hollywood Park Racetrack, Randall D. Hubbard. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Richard Mandella for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the Princess Stakes at Hollywood Park plus at Churchill Downs, the Fleur de Lis Stakes and Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap.[5][6]

Awards and honors

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Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Professional wins (35)

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PGA Tour wins (8)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 18, 1969 Monsanto Open Invitational −17 (69-67-64-67=267) 2 strokes United States Deane Beman
2 Jul 16, 1972 Greater Milwaukee Open −13 (66-67-69-69=271) 1 stroke United States Buddy Allin, United States Chuck Courtney,
United States George Johnson, United States Grier Jones
3 Mar 18, 1973 Greater Jacksonville Open −9 (70-65-71-73=279) 1 stroke United States Lou Graham, United States Johnny Miller,
United States Dan Sikes, United States Jim Wiechers
4 Jun 23, 1974 American Golf Classic +1 (70-67-74-70=281) Playoff United States Gay Brewer, United States Forrest Fezler,
United States Raymond Floyd
5 Oct 26, 1975 Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with United States Dean Refram) 		−36 (63-63-62-64=252) 3 strokes South Africa Bobby Cole and United States John Schlee,
Mexico Victor Regalado and United States Charlie Sifford
6 Feb 19, 1980 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open −22 (66-68-66-70=270) 4 strokes Canada Dan Halldorson
7 May 15, 1983 Colonial National Invitation −2 (69-67-70-72=278) Playoff United States Fuzzy Zoeller
8 Oct 2, 1983 Texas Open −19 (66-62-66-67=261) 5 strokes United States Mark Pfeil

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1974 American Golf Classic United States Gay Brewer, United States Forrest Fezler,
United States Raymond Floyd 		Won with par on second extra hole
Brewer and Fezler eliminated by par on first hole
2 1983 Colonial National Invitation United States Fuzzy Zoeller Won with par on sixth extra hole

Other wins (1)

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Senior PGA Tour wins (20)

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Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (18)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 30, 1991 Southwestern Bell Classic −9 (66-67-68=201) 3 strokes United States Al Geiberger, United States Larry Laoretti
2 Oct 6, 1991 Vantage Championship −11 (68-70-67=205) 1 stroke United States George Archer, United States Jim Dent,
United States Gibby Gilbert
3 Dec 8, 1991 First Development Kaanapali Classic −15 (66-61-68=195) 2 strokes United States Dale Douglass
4 Feb 16, 1992 GTE Suncoast Classic −13 (66-70-64=200) Playoff United States George Archer
5 Oct 4, 1992 Vantage Championship (2) −12 (65-67=132)[a] 2 strokes United States Jim Dent
6 Feb 7, 1993 Royal Caribbean Classic −14 (65-64-70=199) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd, United States Al Geiberger
7 Jun 27, 1993 Ford Senior Players Championship −10 (67-72-70-69=278) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd
8 Jul 10, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic −14 (66-64-69=199) 2 strokes United States Raymond Floyd
9 Jul 25, 1994 Southwestern Bell Classic (2) −14 (68-63-65=196) 2 strokes Japan Isao Aoki, United States Larry Gilbert
10 Jan 15, 1995 Senior Tournament of Champions −7 (72-66-71=209) Playoff United States Jim Albus
11 Apr 30, 1995 Las Vegas Senior Classic −11 (65-71-69=205) 2 strokes United States Jim Dent, United States Raymond Floyd,
United States Rocky Thompson
12 May 21, 1995 Bell Atlantic Classic −3 (68-71-68=207) 1 stroke United States J. C. Snead
13 Nov 6, 1995 Energizer Senior Tour Championship −6 (68-69-71-74=282) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd
14 Mar 17, 1996 Toshiba Senior Classic −12 (68-65-68=201) 2 strokes United States Bob Eastwood
15 Apr 28, 1996 Las Vegas Senior Classic (2) −9 (63-74-70=207) Playoff New Zealand Bob Charles, United States Dave Stockton
16 May 12, 1996 Nationwide Championship −10 (71-66-69=206) 3 strokes Japan Isao Aoki
17 Sep 29, 1996 Vantage Championship (3) −9 (65-70-69=204) 1 stroke United States Hale Irwin, South Africa Gary Player
18 Oct 20, 1996 Raley's Gold Rush Classic −14 (67-68-67=202) 5 strokes United States Dave Stockton
19 Oct 11, 1998 The Transamerica −11 (70-68-67=205) 1 stroke United States David Lundstrom
20 Mar 11, 2001 SBC Senior Classic −12 (67-67-70=204) 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–5)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1991 Murata Reunion Pro-Am United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez Lost to par on fourth extra hole
2 1992 GTE Suncoast Classic United States George Archer Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3 1992 Vintage ARCO Invitational United States Tommy Aaron, United States Mike Hill Hill won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1993 First of America Classic United States George Archer, United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez Archer won with par on third extra hole
Rodríguez eliminated by par on first hole
5 1994 GTE West Classic United States Jay Sigel Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
6 1995 Senior Tournament of Champions United States Jim Albus Won with birdie on third extra hole
7 1996 Las Vegas Senior Classic New Zealand Bob Charles, United States Dave Stockton Won with par on fourth extra hole
Charles eliminated by par on first hole
8 1998 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic United States Bob Dickson, United States Larry Nelson Dickson won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship WD
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT T43 T4 CUT T12 T14 T32
U.S. Open CUT T3 T63 10 T5 CUT T55 CUT T41
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT T46 CUT T12 T28 T28 T57 69 T46
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Masters Tournament T14 T25 CUT
U.S. Open T47 T26 WD T38 CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T30 T56 T16 T36 T25 CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 7
U.S. Open 0 0 1 2 3 3 16 9
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 12
Totals 0 0 1 3 4 11 44 28
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1978 PGA – 1982 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1974 Masters – 1974 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
The Players Championship CUT WD T43 CUT 8 T28 T14 T4 CUT 66 T20 T33 T21 WD
  Top 10

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

Champions Tour major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
1993 Ford Senior Players Championship −10 (67-72-70-69=278) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd

U.S. national team appearances

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Professional

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References

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