Tommy Bolt
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Tommy Bolt (born March 31, 1918) is an American golfer. He was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and afterwards worked as a club professional. He didn't join the PGA Tour until he was in his thirties, but he went on to win fifteen PGA Tour titles, including one major championship, the 1958 U.S. Open.
Bolt was a member of the United States Ryder Cup teams of 1955 and 1957. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (15)
- 1951 (1) North and South Open
- 1952 (1) Los Angeles Open
- 1953 (2) San Diego Open, Tucson Open
- 1954 (3) Miami Beach International Four-Ball (with Dick Mayer), Insurance City Open, Rubber City Open
- 1955 (3) Convair-San Diego Open, Tucson Open, St. Paul Open
- 1957 (1) Eastern Open Invitational
- 1958 (2) Colonial National Invitation, U.S. Open
- 1960 (1) Memphis Open Invitational
- 1961 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T3 | T5 | T12 | T22 | T8 | CUT | T32 | T30 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T29 | T7 | CUT | T6 | T3 | T22 | WD | 1 | T38 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 | T3 | T3 | T65 | T9 | T5 | T17 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T20 | T4 | CUT | T37 | CUT | T8 | T17 | T26 | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | WD | T22 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T57 | WD | T30 | DNP | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | 3 | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
