| Jim Albus | |
| Fullname: | James Christian Albus |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Staten Island, New York |
| Weight: | 215lb |
| Residence: | Sarasota, Florida Middletown, Maryland |
| College: | Bucknell University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Yearpro: | 1968 |
| Extour: | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Prowins: | 19 |
| Champwins: | 6 |
| Otherwins: | 13 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | T30: 1984 |
| Open: | DNP |
| Pga: | T65: 1984 |
James Christian Albus (born June 18, 1940) is an American professional golfer.
Albus was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended New Dorp High School, and went on to Bucknell University, where he was a successful baseball player. It was while he was at college that he took up golf, which was unusually late for a future pro. He transferred to UCLA and graduated in 1965.
In 1968, he became a golf professional and worked as a club professional at courses that included La Tourette Golf Course and Piping Rock Club. He won a number of local and regional tournaments while he was a club professional and played in five U.S. Opens and seven PGA Championships. He was Met PGA Player of the Year in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1988. Albus' greatest success came after he turned 50 and began playing on the Senior PGA Tour, now known as the PGA Tour Champions, where he has won six tournaments, including a senior major, the 1991 Senior Players Championship.[1]
Albus has been inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame as well as the PGA Metropolitan Section Hall of Fame. He played his last event associated with the PGA Tour organization in 2009.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Senior PGA Tour major championships (1) | |
| Senior PGA Tour regular events (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship | −9 (66-74-69-70=279) | 3 strokes |  Bob Charles,  Charles Coody, Dave Hill | ||
| 2 | Feb 21, 1993 | GTE Suncoast Classic | −7 (68-68-70=206) | 2 strokes | Don Bies, Gibby Gilbert | |
| 3 | Vantage at The Dominion | −8 (68-67-73=208) | 1 stroke | George Archer,  Graham Marsh, Lee Trevino | ||
| 4 | Aug 7, 1994 | −13 (67-66-70=203) | 2 strokes | Bob Brue, Raymond Floyd | ||
| 5 | Mar 12, 1995 | The Dominion Seniors (2) | −11 (71-65-69=205) | 3 strokes | Raymond Floyd, Jay Sigel | |
| 6 | Feb 15, 1998 | GTE Classic (2) | −6 (68-69-70=207) | 1 stroke |  José María Cañizares,  Simon Hobday, Kermit Zarley |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTE Northwest Classic | Simon Hobday | Lost to birdie on third extra hole | ||
| 2 | 1994 | Raymond Floyd | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole | ||
| 3 | Senior Tournament of Champions | Jim Colbert | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T30 | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T65 | CUT | CUT |
Results may not be in chronological order.
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior PGA Championship | – | T22 | T7 | T38 | T10 | T27 | T39 | T39 | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | T27 | T29 | T26 | T35 | T2 | T29 | T27 | CUT | T13 | ||
| The Tradition | – | T28 | T17 | T15 | T54 | T65 | T53 | T45 | |||
| Senior Players Championship | – | 1 | T18 | T15 | 2 | T35 | T54 | 48 | T24 | T37 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior PGA Championship | T51 | 79 | CUT | CUT | 69 | CUT | 75 | CUT | |
| Senior British Open Championship | – | – | – | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Senior Open | T47 | T59 | CUT | CUT | |||||
| The Tradition | T43 | T55 | T44 | T42 | T78 | T67 | T63 | 70 | |
| Senior Players Championship | T60 | T10 | T30 | T48 | T58 | 75 |
Note: The Senior British Open Championship did not become a major until 2003.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
1977 (tie), 1981 (tie), 1982 (winners)