Jim Turnesa
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1952 PGA Championship — Defeated Chick Harbert 1-up in match-play final to claim only major title
- 1942 PGA Championship — Reached final, losing to Sam Snead in championship match
- 1948 U.S. Open — Briefly held the scoring record (280) before Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret finished later; ended third
- 1953 Ryder Cup — Represented United States on victorious team
- 27 Consecutive Cuts — Made 27 straight major cuts from 1941 U.S. Open through 1956 PGA Championship
- 1951 Reading Open — Won only other PGA Tour event
Did You Know?
- The Golfing Dynasty: Jim was one of seven Turnesa brothers who became prominent golfers — so famous that RKO Pictures filmed a 1938 newsreel called "The Golfing Brothers." Jim was the only one to win a major championship
- Fairview Country Club Roots: All the Turnesa brothers started as caddies and apprenticed under head pro John R. Inglis at Fairview Country Club, where their father Vitale was head greenskeeper
- Regional Champion: Won three Westchester PGA Championships (1946, 1956, 1964) and the 1959 Metropolitan Open, dominating the New York-area golf scene for decades