| Jim Thorpe | |
| Fullname: | Jimmy Lee Thorpe |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Weight: | 205lb |
| Residence: | Heathrow, Florida, U.S. |
| College: | Morgan State University |
| Yearpro: | 1972 |
| Extour: | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Prowins: | 21 |
| Pgawins: | 3 |
| Champwins: | 13 |
| Otherwins: | 5 |
| Masters: | T18: 1985 |
| Usopen: | T4: 1984 |
| Open: | CUT: 1986, 1987 |
| Pga: | T7: 1986 |
Jimmy Lee Thorpe (born February 1, 1949) is an American retired professional golfer, who last played on the Champions Tour.[1]
Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent. He attended Morgan State University.
Thorpe turned professional in 1972. He won three times on the PGA Tour in the mid-1980s. He has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times, including one senior major championship (the 2002 Tradition) and making the top ten of the Champions Tour's career money list in 2004.[2]
Thorpe's late success has been clouded by charges filed in federal court in Orlando, Florida, charging him with failure to pay $1.6 million in taxes between the years 2002 and 2004. After his lawyer stated that Thorpe intended to plead innocent to the charges,[3] Thorpe pleaded guilty in September 2009.[4] On January 22, 2010, Thorpe was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime.[5]
Thorpe was released from prison on January 17, 2011. He was under suspension by the PGA Tour until March 31[6] and then resumed his career on the Champions Tour.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 15, 1985 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −14 (73-69-62-70=274) | 3 strokes |  Jack Nicklaus | |
| 2 | Oct 27, 1985 | Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship | 4 and 3 | |||
| 3 | Nov 2, 1986 | Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (2) | −5 (67) | 4 strokes | Scott Simpson |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Champions Tour major championships (1) | |
| Tour Championships (3) | |
| Other Champions Tour (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Transamerica | −18 (67-66-65=198) | 3 strokes | Bruce Fleisher | ||
| 2 | Oct 15, 2000 | Gold Rush Classic | −21 (67-62-66=195) | 2 strokes | Ed Dougherty | |
| 3 | Kroger Senior Classic | −14 (65-65=130)* | Playoff | Tom Jenkins | ||
| 4 | Sep 9, 2001 | Allianz Championship | −14 (68-65-66=199) | 2 strokes | Gil Morgan | |
| 5 | The Countrywide Tradition | −11 (67-70-70-70=277) | Playoff | John Jacobs | ||
| 6 | Long Island Classic | −15 (68-60-67=195) | 1 stroke | Bob Gilder | ||
| 7 | Oct 26, 2003 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −20 (63-67-70-68=268) | 3 strokes | Tom Watson | |
| 8 | Farmers Charity Classic | −13 (67-70-66=203) | 1 stroke | Fred Gibson | ||
| 9 | Jul 4, 2004 | Commerce Bank Long Island Classic (2) | −9 (65-67-69=201) | 1 stroke | Andy Bean, Wayne Levi, Bobby Wadkins | |
| 10 | FedEx Kinko's Classic | −10 (69-69-68=206) | 4 strokes | Dana Quigley | ||
| 11 | May 16, 2005 | Blue Angels Classic | −16 (63-64-67=194) | Playoff | Morris Hatalsky | |
| 12 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2) | −17 (67-70-67-68=271) | 2 strokes | Tom Kite | ||
| 13 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship (3) | −20 (64-69-69-66=268) | 3 strokes | Fred Funk,  Denis Watson |
Champions Tour playoff record (3–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Tom Jenkins | Lost to birdie on first extra hole | |
| 2 | 2001 | Kroger Senior Classic | Tom Jenkins | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
| 3 | 2002 | The Countrywide Tradition | John Jacobs | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
| 4 | 2005 | Blue Angels Classic | Morris Hatalsky | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T18 | T45 | T42 | WD | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T11 | T30 | T13 | T4 | T34 | CUT | T9 | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T39 | T34 | T14 | T59 | T7 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T97 | |||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 15 |
Results not in chronological order before 2016.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T7 | T15 | T19 | 1 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T34 | T32 | 2 | T4 | |
| Senior Players Championship | T22 | T10 | T26 | T2 | |
| U.S. Senior Open | T27 | T6 | T21 | T11 |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T7 | T14 | T67 | T36 | T40 | T18 | T31 | T49 | T47 | T28 | T74 | T52 | |||
| Senior PGA Championship | T60 | CUT | T19 | T14 | T52 | T71 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| Senior Players Championship | T2 | T7 | T45 | 2 | T46 | T47 | T53 | T55 | T53 | ||||||
| Senior British Open Championship | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Senior Open | T30 | T19 | CUT | T20 | T22 | T29 | T32 | T37 | CUT |