Jim Albus
James Christian Albus (born June 18, 1940) is an American professional golfer.
| Jim Albus | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Christian Albus |
| Born | June 18, 1940 Staten Island, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Sarasota, Florida Middletown, Maryland |
| Career | |
| College | Bucknell University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Turned professional | 1968 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour Champions | 6 |
| Other | 13 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T65: 1984 |
| U.S. Open | T30:1984 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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)
- 1970 Metropolitan Open
- 1975 Long Island PGA Championship
- 1976 Long Island PGA Championship
- 1978 New York State Open
- 1981 Metropolitan PGA Championship, Long Island PGA Championship
- 1982 Metropolitan PGA Championship
- 1984 Metropolitan Open
- 1986 Long Island PGA Championship
- 1987 Long Island Open
- 1988 Long Island Open
Senior PGA Tour wins (6)
| Legend |
| Senior PGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Senior PGA Tour regular events (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 9, 1991 | Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship | −9 (66-74-69-70=279) | 3 strokes |  Bob Charles, Charles Coody, Dave Hill |
| 2 | Feb 21, 1993 | GTE Suncoast Classic | −7 (68-68-70=206) | 2 strokes | Don Bies, Gibby Gilbert |
| 3 | Mar 13, 1994 | Vantage at The Dominion | −8 (68-67-73=208) | 1 stroke | George Archer, .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Graham Marsh, Lee Trevino |
| 4 | Aug 7, 1994 | Bank of Boston Senior Golf Classic | −13 (67-66-70=203) | 2 strokes | Bob Brue, Raymond Floyd |
| 5 | Mar 12, 1995 | SBC presents The Dominion Seniors (2) | −11 (71-65-69=205) | 3 strokes | Raymond Floyd, Jay Sigel |
| 6 | Feb 15, 1998 | GTE Classic (2) | −6 (68-69-70=207) | 1 stroke |  José María Cañizares,  Simon Hobday, Kermit Zarley |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | GTE Northwest Classic | Simon Hobday |
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1994 | Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship | Raymond Floyd |
Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 1995 | Senior Tournament of Champions | Jim Colbert |
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Other senior wins (2)
- 2001 Georgia-Pacific Super Seniors Match-Play Championship, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Simon Hobday)
Results in major championships
Timeline
| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T30 | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T65 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Albus never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.
CUT = missed 36 hole cut
"T" = tied
Results in senior major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship | −9 (66-74-69-70=279) | 3 strokes | Bob Charles, Charles Coody, Dave Hill |
Timeline
Results may not be in chronological order.
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior PGA Championship | – | T22 | T7 | T38 | T10 | T27 | T39 | T39 | ||
| U.S. Senior Open | T27 | T29 | T26 | T35 | T2 | T29 | T27 | CUT | T13 | |
| The Tradition | – | T28 | T17 | T15 | T54 | T65 | T53 | T45 | ||
| Senior Players Championship | – | 1 | T18 | T15 | 2 | T35 | T54 | 48 | T24 | T37 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior PGA Championship | T51 | 79 | CUT | CUT | 69 | CUT | 75 | CUT |
| Senior British Open Championship | – | – | – | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Senior Open | T47 | T59 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Tradition | T43 | T55 | T44 | T42 | T78 | T67 | T63 | 70 |
| Senior Players Championship | T60 | T10 | T30 | T48 | T58 | 75 |
Note: The Senior British Open Championship did not become a major until 2003.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
U.S. national team appearances
- PGA Cup: 1977 (tie), 1981 (tie), 1982 (winners)
References
- "PGA Metropolitan Section - Jim Albus". Met.pga.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.