Jimmy Thomson (golfer)

Jimmy Thomson
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name James Wilfred Stevenson Thomson
Born (1908-10-29)29 October 1908
North Berwick, Scotland
Died 28 June 1985(1985-06-28) (aged 76)
Miami, Florida
Nationality  Scotland
 United States
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 6th: 1937
U.S. Open 2nd: 1935
The Open Championship CUT: 1948
PGA Championship 2nd: 1936

James Wilfred Stevenson Thomson (29 October 1908 – 28 June 1985) was a Scottish-American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1936 PGA Championship to Denny Shute, 3&2.

Thomson was born in North Berwick, the son of pro golfer Wilfred Thomson. His cousin Jack White won the 1904 Open Championship. In 1921 his father Wilfred was appointed pro at The Country Club of Virginia. The following year, Jimmy sailed to the U.S. with his mother and sister Emily.

Thomson appeared in the movie The Caddy with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. He also featured in Shoot Yourself Some Golf with Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. He was married to silent film star Viola Dana from 1930 to 1945.[1]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
U.S. Open 59 T16 WD DNP T38
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF DNP T51 T15 6 T8 T18
U.S. Open DNP WD DNP DNP T43 2 T14 T28 T32 DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R16 2 R16 R32 R64
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament T33 T14 12 NT NT NT T25 DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT CUT NT NT NT NT CUT T39 T48 T37
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT DNP DNP CUT DNP
PGA Championship R64 R64 R64 NT DNP DNP R32 R64 DNP R32

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 9
U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 1 3 16 11
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 3 6 11 11
Totals 0 2 0 2 6 16 37 31

References

  1. ↑ Internet Movie Database biography


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