Tommy Bolt
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
- 1958 U.S. Open — Won at age 40 at Southern Hills, defeating Gary Player by four strokes
- 1951 — First PGA Tour victory at North & South Open Championship
- 1954-1955 — Won six times in two seasons during peak of career
- Career — 15 PGA Tour victories and inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002
- Ryder Cup — Represented United States in 1955 and 1957
- Senior Career — Won five Senior Tour titles after turning 50
Did You Know?
- "Terrible Tommy": Bolt's fiery temper and club-throwing antics were so notorious that the PGA Tour adopted rules specifically prohibiting throwing clubs
- Hogan's Protégé: Ben Hogan mentored Bolt and radically changed his grip to cure a severe hook, transforming him into one of the era's finest ball-strikers
- Late Bloomer: Bolt didn't join the PGA Tour until his thirties, yet still managed 15 victories and a major championship at age 40