Jim Foulis | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | James Ronald Foulis |
Born | Illinois | October 6, 1903
Died | April 12, 1969 Wickenburg, Arizona | (aged 65)
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | 11th: 1946 |
PGA Championship | T5: 1938 |
U.S. Open | T16: 1940 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
James R. Foulis (October 6, 1903 – April 12, 1969) was an American professional golfer. He was the son of David Foulis and nephew of James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open. His son David J. Foulis is a notable mathematician. [1]
James Foulis was born in Illinois on October 6, 1903, the son of David Foulis and Janet Foulis (née Fowler).
Foulis won several tournaments, including four Illinois PGA Championships [2] [3] and the 1933 St. Paul Open, two of which are considered PGA Tour wins. [4]
He played in the first Masters Tournament in 1934, carding rounds of 78-74-76-72=300. [5]
He died on April 12, 1969, in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Note: This list may be incomplete
Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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U.S. Open | T31 | T38 | |
PGA Championship | R32 |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T28 | T37 | T37 | |||
U.S. Open | 46 | T35 | T32 | CUT | T19 | T25 | ||||
PGA Championship | R16 | R32 | R64 | R16 | QF | R64 |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | T29 | T29 | T26 | NT | NT | NT | 11 | 52 | ||
U.S. Open | T16 | T42 | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | R16 | R32 |
Note: Foulis never played in
The Open Championship
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
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
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 26 |
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