| Jim Gallagher Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Thomas Gallagher Jr. |
| Born | (1961-03-24)March 24, 1961 (age 64) Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Tennessee |
| Turned professional | 1983 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highestranking | 26 (September 24, 1995)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T17: 1991 |
| PGA Championship | T2:1992 |
| U.S. Open | T11: 1991 |
| The Open Championship | T47: 1994 |
James Thomas Gallagher Jr. (born March 24, 1961) is an Americanprofessional golfer andsportscaster.
Gallagher was born inJohnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, a career club pro, started him ingolf at age six. His sister,Jackie, and brother,Jeff, both became touring professionals.
He attended theUniversity of Tennessee inKnoxville.
Gallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined thePGA Tour in 1984. He won five events on the PGA Tour. His first win came in 1990 at theGreater Milwaukee Open. In 1993, he won twice: theAnheuser-Busch Golf Classic andThe Tour Championship. He repeated his two-win performance in 1995 by winning theKMart Greater Greensboro Open and theFedEx St. Jude Classic. Gallagher's best finishes in amajor championship were a 3rd-place finish at the 1991PGA Championship, and a T-2 at the same tournament the following year.[2] He was a member of the victorious 1993Ryder Cup team and the 1994Presidents Cup team.
Gallagher, who works as a golf analyst forGolf Channel, has appeared in a limited number of events on theChampions Tour since reaching age 50 in 2011. He had two top-10 finishes in this venue in both 2011 and 2013.
Gallagher's wife, Cissye, is a formerLPGA Tour player. They have four children: Mary Langdon, Thomas, Kathleen, and Elizabeth. Kathleen plays golf atLSU.[3]
Gallagher lives inGreenwood, Mississippi.[3]
| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1,1990 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −17 (69-70-66-66=271) | Playoff |  Ed Dougherty,Billy Mayfair |
| 2 | Jul 11,1993 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | −15 (66-68-70-65=269) | 2 strokes | Chip Beck |
| 3 | Oct 31, 1993 | The Tour Championship | −7 (63-73-72-69=277) | 1 stroke |  David Frost,John Huston, Greg Norman,Scott Simpson |
| 4 | Apr 23,1995 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | −14 (69-70-69-66=274) | 1 stroke | Peter Jacobsen,Jeff Sluman |
| 5 | Jul 2, 1995 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | −17 (65-62-68-72=267) | 1 stroke | Jay Delsing,Ken Green |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Ed Dougherty,Billy Mayfair | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1991 | NEC World Series of Golf | Davis Love III,Tom Purtzer | Purtzer won with par on second extra hole |
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T17 | T25 | CUT | CUT | T29 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T33 | T11 | T57 | CUT | T47 | T62 | T67 | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T47 | T55 | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T12 | CUT | 3 | T2 | CUT | CUT | T44 | T52 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 16 |
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Won: 15 – 13 | ||