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Thomas Henry Bolt (March 31, 1916 – August 30, 2008) was an Americanprofessional golfer. He did not join thePGA Tour until he was in his thirties, but he went on to win 15 PGA Tour titles, including the 1958U.S. Open. He played in theRyder Cup in 1955 and 1957.

Early life

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Bolt was born inHaworth, Oklahoma. He served in theUnited States Army duringWorld War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional inShreveport, Louisiana.

Professional career

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Bolt was the fifth PGA Tour player to shoot a round of 60 when he did it in the second round of the 1954Insurance City Open at the par-71 Wethersfield Country Club, outsideHartford, Connecticut.^[1] Previously,Al Brosch,Wally Ulrich,Ted Kroll andBill Nary had also scored 60.^[1] Bolt had 11 birdies in his round and had a putt for a 59, but missed a 15-foot putt for birdie on the 18th green.^[1] Bolt had scored 71 in his first round and followed with rounds of 69 and 71 over his final 36 holes.^[2] Bolt tied withEarl Stewart, but won an 18-hole playoff the following day.^[3]

Bolt was a member of the United StatesRyder Cup teams in 1955 and 1957. In1955, atThunderbird Country Club inCalifornia, he won his two matches, including a singles victory overChristy O'Connor Snr. In the1957 match atLindrick Golf Club in England he won his foursomes match but lost toEric Brown in the singles.

Bolt's fiery disposition earned him the nicknames "Thunder" and "Terrible Tommy". He was known to break clubs during rounds, and his penchant for throwing clubs led to the adoption of a rule prohibiting such behavior. In his later years, he admitted that a lot of his on-course eruptions were merely showmanship and that he felt they had detracted from his playing.

Death

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Bolt died inCherokee Village, Arkansas at the age of 92.^[4] He is interred at Evening Shade Cemetery in Evening Shade, Arkansas.

Awards and honors

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In 2002, Bolt was inducted into theWorld Golf Hall of Fame
The same year, Bolt was also elected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame^[5]

Professional wins (20)

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PGA Tour wins (15)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 11, 1951	North and South Open	−5 (71-72-71-69=283)	3 strokes	John Barnum
2	Jan 8, 1952	Los Angeles Open	+5 (73-74-70-72=289)	Playoff	Jack Burke Jr.,Dutch Harrison
3	Jan 18, 1953	San Diego Open	−14 (66-68-70-70=274)	3 strokes	Doug Ford
4	Feb 1, 1953	Tucson Open	−15 (65-68-66-66=265)	1 stroke	Chandler Harper
5	Mar 21, 1954	Miami Beach International Four-Ball (withDick Mayer)	−30 (67-61-65-65=258)	Playoff	Julius Boros andDutch Harrison
6	Jun 28, 1954	Insurance City Open	−13 (71-60-69-71=271)	Playoff	Earl Stewart
7	Sep 5, 1954	Rubber City Open	−23 (69-69-63-64=265)	5 strokes	Fred Hawkins
8	Jan 23, 1955	Convair-San Diego Open (2)	−14 (64-67-72-71=274)	2 strokes	Johnny Palmer
9	Feb 13, 1955	Tucson Open (2)	−14 (69-67-65-65=266)	3 strokes	Bud Holscher,Art Wall Jr.
10	Jul 10, 1955	St. Paul Open	−19 (65-68-68-68=269)	2 strokes	Jerry Barber
11	Jul 28, 1957	Eastern Open Invitational	−12 (64-72-69-71=276)	4 strokes	Billy Casper,Fred Hawkins
12	May 4,1958	Colonial National Invitation	+2 (68-70-70-74=282)	1 stroke	Ken Venturi
13	Jun 14, 1958	U.S. Open	+3 (71-71-69-72=283)	4 strokes	Gary Player
14	Jun 6,1960	Memphis Open Invitational	−7 (72-69-65-67=273)	Playoff	Ben Hogan,Gene Littler
15	Mar 12,1961	Pensacola Open Invitational	−13 (72-68-68-67=275)	2 strokes	Gary Player

PGA Tour playoff record (4–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1952	Los Angeles Open	Jack Burke Jr.,Dutch Harrison	Won 18-hole playoff; Bolt: −2 (69), Burke: E (71), Harrison: +3 (74)
2	1954	Miami Beach International Four-Ball (withDick Mayer)	Julius Boros andDutch Harrison	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1954	Insurance City Open	Earl Stewart	Won 18-hole playoff; Stewart conceded on final hole
4	1955	Miami Open	Sam Snead	Lost to par on first extra hole
5	1960	Memphis Open Invitational	Ben Hogan,Gene Littler	Won 18-hole playoff; Bolt: −2 (68), Hogan: −1 (69), Littler: +1 (71)
6	1961	Home of the Sun Open	Dave Hill,Bud Sullivan	Hill won with birdie on third extra hole

Senior wins (5)

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1969PGA Seniors' Championship,World Senior Championship
1978 Australian Seniors Championship^[6]
1980Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (withArt Wall Jr.)
1995Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (withJack Fleck)

Sources:^[23]

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1958	U.S. Open	3 shot lead	+3 (71-71-69-72=283)	4 strokes	Gary Player

Results timeline

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Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament			T3	T5	T12	T22	T8	CUT	T32	T30
U.S. Open	CUT	T29	T7	CUT	T6	T3	T22	WD	1	T38
PGA Championship				R32	SF	SF	R128	R16	T5	T17

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1969
Masters Tournament	T20	T4	CUT	T37	CUT	T8	T17	T26
U.S. Open	WD	T22	CUT	CUT				CUT
PGA Championship	T57	WD	T30		WD				CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1977
Masters Tournament			CUT
U.S. Open	CUT			CUT
PGA Championship		3	WD

Note: Bolt never played inThe Open Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	3	5	9	17	13
U.S. Open	1	1	2	4	6	17	8
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	3	4	5	7	14	8
Totals	1	5	9	14	22	48	29

Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1953 PGA – 1956 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

U.S. national team appearances

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Ryder Cup:1955 (winners),1957
Hopkins Trophy: 1953 (winners), 1956 (winners)
Lakes International Cup: 1954 (winners)

References

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^^a ^b ^c"Bolt Scores Record-Tying 60 In Insurance Open".Youngstown Vindicator. June 26, 1954. p. 7.
^^a ^b"Tommy Bolt; Stewart Tie".Youngstown Vindicator. June 28, 1954. p. 9.
^^a ^b"Bolt Captures Insurance City Open Playoff; Stewart Concedes on Last Hole".Youngstown Vindicator. June 29, 1954. p. 15.
^Litsky, Frank; Weber, Bruce (September 4, 2008)."Tommy Bolt, a Top Golfer Who Was Known Better for His Temper, Dies at 92".The New York Times.
^"ASHOF Inductee Profiles"(PDF).
^"American veteran wins seniors title with 1-over-par round".The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. October 16, 1978. p. 18. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2020 – via Trove.
^"Tommy Bolt wins North and South golf tournament".Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. Associated Press. November 12, 1951. p. 5.
^"Three Gain Golf Playoff".Youngstown Vindicator. January 8, 1952. p. 11.
^"Bolt Takes Open In Play-off Duel".The Spokesman-Review. January 9, 1952. p. 13.
^"Bolt Captures San Diego Golf Tourney With 274; Tops Ford By Three Strokes".Youngstown Vindicator. January 19, 1953. p. 9.
^"Tommy Bolt Clips 15 Strokes Off Par With 265 to Capture Tucson Tourney".Youngstown Vindicator. February 2, 1953. p. 11.
^"Mayer Sinks Long Putt to Gain Victory".Youngstown Vindicator. March 22, 1954. p. 12.
^Howell, Fritz (September 6, 1954)."Tommy Bolt wins Rubber City Open".Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. p. 12.
^"Bolt Takes San Diego Golf Title".Youngstown Vindicator. January 24, 1955. p. 9.
^"Tommy Bolt Stages Rally; Wins Tucson Open With 266".Youngstown Vindicator. February 14, 1955. p. 9.
^"Bolt Overhauls Barber to Capture St. Paul Open With 19-Under-Par 269".Youngstown Vindicator. July 11, 1955. p. 9.
^"Bolt Captures Eastern Open".Youngstown Vindicator. July 29, 1957. p. 10.
^"Tommy Bolt Golf Winner".Youngstown Vindicator. May 5, 1958. p. 13.
^Drum, Bob (June 15, 1958)."Tom Bolt wraps up Open title with 283".Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sec. 4.
^"Bolt Gets 67; Three in Tie".The Spokesman-Review. June 6, 1960. p. 11.
^"Bolt Wins In Playoff".Youngstown Vindicator. June 7, 1960. p. 21.
^"Bolt Wins Golf Meet".Youngstown Vindicator. March 13, 1961. p. 15.
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External links

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Tommy Bolt at thePGA Tour official site
Tommy Bolt at theWorld Golf Hall of Fame
Tommy Bolt atFind a Grave
St. Petersburg Times feature

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U.S. Open champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

Tommy Bolt in theRyder Cup