John Cornelius Palmer (July 3, 1918 – September 14, 2006) was an American professional golfer.
Career Born in Eldorado, North Carolina, Palmer won seven times on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, and was a member of the Ryder Cup team 1949.
Palmer died in Albemarle, North Carolina, at the age of 88.
Professional wins (18) PGA Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 16, 1946Nashville Invitational−18 (68-67-63-68=266)Playoff Dutch Harrison2Sep 1, 1947Western Open−18 (67-70-64-69=270)1 stroke Bobby Locke, Ed Oliver3May 16, 1948Philadelphia Inquirer Open−7 (71-69-73-68=281)4 strokes Ben Hogan4Feb 20, 1949Houston Open−16 (67-67-71-67=272)1 stroke Cary Middlecoff5Aug 15, 1949World Championship of Golf−13 (67-69-69-70=275)Playoff Jimmy Demaret6Jul 19, 1952Canadian Open−25 (66-65-66-66=263)11 strokes Fred Haas, Dick Mayer7May 30, 1954Colonial National InvitationE (70-72-69-69=280)2 strokes Fred Haas
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11946Nashville Invitational Dutch HarrisonWon 18-hole playoff;Palmer: −2 (69),Harrison: −1 (70)21948Portland Open Invitational Fred Haas, Ben HoganHaas won 18-hole playoff;Haas: −2 (70),Hogan: −1 (71),Palmer: +2 (75)31949World Championship of Golf Jimmy DemaretWon 18-hole playoff;Palmer: −4 (68),Demaret: −2 (70)
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Other wins (11) this list may be incomplete 1941 Carolinas Open 1947 Utah Open 1948 Carolinas PGA Championship 1949 Carolinas Open, Carolinas PGA Championship 1950 Carolinas Open 1951 Carolinas PGA Championship 1952 Carolinas PGA Championship 1954 Mexican Open, Carolinas PGA Championship 1957 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships Tournament194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters TournamentT26NTNTNTT32T17T28T4U.S. OpenT21NTNTNTNTT35T6T35T8PGA ChampionshipNTR322 Tournament19501951195219531954195519561957195819591960Masters TournamentT24T301213T33T1811T24U.S. OpenT10T24T34CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipQFR64R64R64R32QFR64R64CUT Note: Palmer never played in The Open Championship.
NT = no tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1958 PGA Championship) R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 1 8 13 13U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 8The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 1 0 3 3 5 11 10Totals 0 1 0 4 7 18 34 31 Most consecutive cuts made – 31 (1941 U.S. Open – 1957 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1949 Masters – 1949 PGA) References