James Thomas Gallagher Jr. (born March 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Thomas Gallagher Jr. |
| Born | March 24, 1961 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 |
| Highest ranking | 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 |
Early life
editGallagher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, a career club pro, started him in golf at age six. His sister, Jackie, and brother, Jeff, both became touring professionals.
He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Professional career
editGallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined the PGA Tour in 1984. He won five events on the PGA Tour. His first win came in 1990 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. In 1993, he won twice: the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and The Tour Championship. He repeated his two-win performance in 1995 by winning the KMart Greater Greensboro Open and the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Gallagher's best finishes in a major championship were a 3rd-place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship, and a T-2 at the same tournament the following year.[2] He was a member of the victorious 1993 Ryder Cup team and the 1994 Presidents Cup team.
Gallagher, who works as a golf analyst for Golf Channel, has appeared in a limited number of events on the Champions Tour since reaching age 50 in 2011. He had two top-10 finishes in this venue in both 2011 and 2013.
Personal life
editGallagher's wife, Cissye, is a former LPGA Tour player. They have four children: Mary Langdon, Thomas, Kathleen, and Elizabeth. Kathleen plays golf at LSU.[3]
Gallagher lives in Greenwood, Mississippi.[3]
Professional wins (9)
editPGA Tour wins (5)
edit| 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 Players Series wins (2)
editOther wins (2)
edit- 1983 Indiana Open
- 1990 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Donnie Hammond and Andy North)
Results in major championships
edit| 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
Summary
edit| 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 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1995 U.S. Open – 1996 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
U.S. national team appearances
edit- Four Tours World Championship: 1991
- Ryder Cup: 1993 (winners)
- Presidents Cup: 1994 (winners)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 38 1995 Ending 24 Sep 1995" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships".
- ^ a b "LSU Sports Kathleen Gallagher Profile".
External links
edit- Official website
- Jim Gallagher Jr. at the PGA Tour official site
- Jim Gallagher Jr. at the Official World Golf Ranking official site