Jim Colbert
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| Full name | James Joseph Colbert | ||||||||
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College | Kansas State University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 1965 | ||||||||
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 35 | ||||||||
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| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| PGA Tour | 8 | ||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 20 (Tied-10th all-time) | ||||||||
| Other | 6 (regular) 1 (senior) | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | T4: 1974 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T12: 1973 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T3: 1971 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1984 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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James Joseph Colbert (March 9, 1941 – May 10, 2026) was an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 9, 1941.[1] He attended Kansas State University on a football scholarship, but after sustaining an injury he turned to golf. In 1964, he finished second in the NCAA golf championships.[2] Colbert graduated in 1965.
Professional career
In 1965, Colbert turned professional. Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour, including twice in 1983 when he finished a career best fifteenth on the money list. He played in 44 major championships, collecting three top-five finishes.[2]
As a senior Colbert won 20 tournaments on the Champions Tour, including a senior major championship, the 1993 Senior Players Championship.
Colbert worked as a golf analyst for ESPN and had his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada.[3] He also helped design a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, named Colbert Hills, which was ranked by Golfweek as the best public course in Kansas,[4] and by Golf Digest as the eighth-best course overall in the state.[5]
Colbert was known for wearing a distinctive bucket hat on the golf course.[2]
Thoroughbred racing
With an interest in thoroughbred racing, in 1993 Colbert purchased a racemare named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of Hollywood Park Racetrack, Randall D. Hubbard. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Richard Mandella for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the Princess Stakes at Hollywood Park plus at Churchill Downs, the Fleur de Lis Stakes and Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap.[6][7]
Death
Colbert died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85.[8][9]
Awards and honors
Colbert is enshrined in the: Kansas State Athletic Hall of Fame (1991), Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (1998), Kansas City Golf Hall of Fame (2018), Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame (2019), and the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame (2000).[2]
Professional wins (35)
PGA Tour wins (8)
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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| 1 | 1974 | American Golf Classic | Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer, Template:Flagicon Forrest Fezler, Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd |
Won with par on second extra hole Brewer and Fezler eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Colonial National Invitation | Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller | Won with par on sixth extra hole |
Other wins (1)
Senior PGA Tour wins (20)
| Legend |
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| Senior PGA Tour major championships (1) |
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Senior PGA Tour (18) |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–5)
Other senior wins (6)
- 1995 Diners Club Matches (with Bob Murphy)
- 1996 Diners Club Matches (with Bob Murphy)
- 2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North)
- 2001 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North)
- 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Bob Murphy)
- 2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf - Legends Division (with Jim Thorpe)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship | WD |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT | T43 | T4 | CUT | T12 | T14 | T32 | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T3 | T63 | 10 | T5 | CUT | T55 | CUT | T41 | |
| The Open Championship | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T46 | CUT | T12 | T28 | T28 | T57 | 69 | T46 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
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| Masters Tournament | T14 | T25 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | T47 | T26 | WD | T38 | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T30 | T56 | T16 | T36 | T25 | CUT | CUT |
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WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 28 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1978 PGA – 1982 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1974 Masters – 1974 U.S. Open)
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
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| The Players Championship | CUT | WD | T43 | CUT | 8 | T28 | T14 | T4 | CUT | 66 | T20 | T33 | T21 | WD |
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CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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| 1993 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −10 (67-72-70-69=278) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd |
U.S. national team appearances
Professional
- Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1996
- Gillette Tour Challenge Championship: 1997 (winners with Nick Price and Kelly Robbins)
See also
Notes
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- ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PGA Tour profile". Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coffin, Jay (May 11, 2026). "Jim Colbert, winner of 20 senior titles and known for his bucket hat, dies at 85". Golf Digest.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Colbert Golf". Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Golfweek's Best: State by State Public-access Courses". Golfweek. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kansas: Best In State Rankings". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollywood Park : Fit To Lead Wins; Eliza a Poor Fourth". Los Angeles Times. June 20, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup". Daily Herald. May 6, 1995. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schupak, Adam (May 11, 2026). "Jim Colbert, 8-time PGA Tour winner and entrepreneur, dies at 85". Golfweek.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jim Colbert, winner of 28 combined PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions titles, dies at 85". PGA Tour. May 10, 2026.
External links
- Jim Colbert at the PGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Kansas Sports Hall of Fame profile
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