Jim Barnes
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | April 8, 1886 Lelant, Cornwall, England |
| Death | May 24, 1966 (age 80) East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Professional wins | 24 (PGA Tour: 21, Other: 3) |
| Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 4 |
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| Masters | Not Yet Founded |
| U.S. Open | Won 1921 |
| British Open | Won 1925 |
| PGA Championship | Won 1916, 1919 |
| Awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1986 |
James Martin Barnes (April 8, 1886 – May 24, 1966) was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States. He was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England. Like many golfers of his era, Barnes worked as a caddie and a club-maker's apprentice while growing up. He moved to the United States in 1906 and became a U.S. citizen soon afterwards. From 1923-1926 Barnes was resident professional at the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club, Temple Terrace, Fl., where he hosted the 1925 Florida Open (dubbed "The Greatest Field of Golfers Ever to Play in Florida") as well as the 1926 Florida Open with over one hundred contestants and a $5000 cash prize. In 1925-26 his good friend and fellow golfer Fred McLeod wintered with him there where they worked with James Kelly Thomson from North Berwick. Barnes was also known as "Long Jim" for his height of 6 feet 3 inches. Barnes later moved to the Oakland, California area, where he resided for many years. He authored several books on golf technique. He died in East Orange, New Jersey.
Barnes won four majors:
- PGA Championship: 1916, 1919
- U.S. Open: 1921
- British Open: 1925
His two PGA titles were the first in the event; there was no tournament in 1917 or 1918 because of World War I. His winning margin in the 1921 U.S. Open was nine strokes, a record which was not broken until Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by fifteen strokes.
Barnes was one of the most prolific tournament winners of the first few seasons of the PGA Tour, which was also founded in 1916. He won 21 times on the tour in total. In 1940, Barnes was honored as one of the 12 golfers to be inducted in the PGA's inaugural Hall of Fame.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (21)
- 1916 (3) North and South Open, Connecticut Open, PGA Championship
- 1917 (2) Western Open, Philadelphia Open Championship
- 1919 (5) North and South Open, Shawnee Open, Western Open, PGA Championship, Southern Open
- 1920 (1) Shawnee Open
- 1921 (4) Deland Open, Florida Open, U.S. Open, Main Line Open
- 1922 (1) California Open Championship
- 1923 (1) Corpus Christi Open
- 1925 (1) British Open
- 1926 (1) Mid-Winter Tournament
- 1930 (1) Cape Cod Open
- 1937 (1) Long Island Open
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Other wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1913 Northwest Open
- 1914 Western Open
- 1921 California State Open
- 1939 New Jersey State Open
[edit] Major championships
[edit] Wins (4)
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners Up |
| 1916 | PGA Championship | N/A | 1 up | 1 stroke |  Jock Hutchison |
| 1919 | PGA Championship (2) | N/A | 6 & 5 | 6 strokes | Fred McLeod |
| 1921 | U.S. Open | 7 shot lead | +9 (69-75-73-72=289) | 9 strokes | Walter Hagen, Fred McLeod |
| 1925 | The Open Championship | 5 shot deficit | 70-74-79-74=300 | 1 stroke |  Archie Compston, Ted Ray |
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T18 | T4 | T13 | T4 | 3 | DNP | DNP | T11 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT |
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 1 | NT | NT | 1 |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T6 | 1 | T24 | T12 | DNP | T29 | CUT | T24 | T36 | T21 |
| The Open Championship | T5 | T7 | T2 | DNP | T7 | 1 | T14 | T13 | T6 | T7 |
| PGA Championship | R16 | F | R32 | QF | F | DNP | R32 | DNP | R16 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T39 | DNP | T55 |
| The Open Championship | T6 | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R32, R16, QF, SF, F = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
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