Johnny Palmer

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Johnny Palmer
Personal information
Full name John C. Palmer
Born July 3, 1918(1918-07-03)
Eldorado, North Carolina
Died September 14, 2006(2006-09-14) (aged 88)
Albemarle, North Carolina
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1938
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 18
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 7
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T4: 1949
U.S. Open T6: 1947
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship 2nd: 1949

John C. Palmer (July 3, 1918 – September 14, 2006) was an American professional golfer.

Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup team.

Palmer died in Albemarle, North Carolina at the age of 88 from undisclosed causes.[1]

Contents

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (7)

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Former PGA Tour player Johnny Palmer dies
United States Ryder Cup team – 1949

Skip Alexander • Jimmy Demaret • Bob Hamilton • Chick Harbert • E. J. Harrison • Clayton Heafner • Lloyd Mangrum • Johnny Palmer • Sam Snead

Ben Hogan (non-playing captain)
Won: 7 – 5