Jim Gallagher, Jr.

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Jim Gallagher, Jr.
Personal Information
Birth March 24, 1961 (1961-03-24) (age 47)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Residence Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
College University of Tennessee
Career
Turned Pro 1983
Current tour PGA Tour
Professional wins 6 (PGA Tour: 5, Other: 2)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T17: 1991
U.S. Open T11: 1991
British Open T47: 1994
PGA Championship T2: 1992

James Thomas "Jim" Gallagher, Jr. (born March 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.

Gallagher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, a career club pro, started him in golf at age 6. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Gallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined the PGA Tour in 1984.

Gallagher won five events on the PGA Tour. His first win came in 1990 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. In 1993, he won twice: the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and The TOUR Championship. He repeated his two-win performance in 1995 by winning the Kmart Greater Greensboro Open and the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Gallagher's best finishes in a major championship were a 3rd place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship, and a T-2 at the same tournament the following year. He was a member of the victorious 1993 Ryder Cup team and the 1994 Presidents Cup team.

Gallagher also works as a golf analyst for USA Network. He comes from a golfing family: his father a career club pro in Marion, Indiana, his wife Cissye is a former LPGA Tour player, sister Jackie and brother Jeff are both touring professionals. He and Cissye have four children and live in Greenwood, Mississippi.

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[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (5)

[edit] Other wins (2)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP T12
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP T17 T25 CUT CUT DNP T29 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T33 T11 T57 CUT T47 T62 T67 DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP CUT CUT T47 T55 DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship CUT 3 T2 CUT CUT T44 T52 DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002
The Masters DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

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