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The basics
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Intro
Professional golfer
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of death
Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Age
88 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
John C. 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 age 88 from undisclosed causes.
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (7)
- 1946 (1) Nashville Invitational
- 1947 (1) Western Open
- 1948 (1) Philadelphia Inquirer Open
- 1949 (2) Houston Open, World Championship of Golf
- 1952 (1) Canadian Open
- 1954 (1) Colonial National Invitation
Other wins
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
| Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | T26 | NT | NT | NT | T32 | T17 | T28 | T4 |
| U.S. Open | T21 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T35 | T6 | T35 | T8 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R32 | 2 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T24 | T30 | 12 | 13 | T33 | T18 | T11 | T24 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T10 | T24 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | QF | R64 | R64 | R64 | R32 | QF | R64 | R64 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
Note: Palmer never played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Yellow background for top-10
Summary
| 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)
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