Jim Turnesa

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James R. Turnesa (December 9, 1912 – August 27, 1971) was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil (1896-1897), Frank (1898-1949), Joe (1901-1991), Mike (1907-2000), Doug (1909-1972), Jim (1912-1971), and Willie (1914-2001). All but Willie turned professional and Jim was the only one to win a major championship, the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final. He had previously lost to Sam Snead in the 1942 PGA Championship final. In 1948, he held the record for low score (280) in the U.S. Open for about an hour. Ben Hogan (276) and Jimmy Demaret (278) finished later, erasing his record, and he finished third. He won one other PGA Tour event, the 1951 Reading Open.

Turnesa played on the 1953 Ryder Cup team.

He was born in New York, New York and died in Elmsford, New York of lung cancer.

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T50	CUT	T32
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T37	T52	DNP	T4
U.S. Open	CUT	T33	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T39	3	T4
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	2	NT	DNP	T9	T5	T9	T33	T9

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T46	DNP	DNP	T27	T60	48	T22	CUT	T35	CUT
U.S. Open	T38	DNP	DNP	T17	T33	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T5	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T17	1	T17	T33	DNP	T9	T65	CUT	T38

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	T39	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T46	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T32	CUT	CUT	CUT	T62	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	T76

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10