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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 1946 | Nashville Invitational | −18 (68-67-63-68=266) | Playoff | Dutch Harrison |
| 2 | Sep 1, 1947 | Western Open | −18 (67-70-64-69=270) | 1 stroke | Bobby Locke, Ed Oliver |
| 3 | May 16, 1948 | Philadelphia Inquirer Open | −7 (71-69-73-68=281) | 4 strokes | Ben Hogan |
| 4 | Feb 20, 1949 | Houston Open | −16 (67-67-71-67=272) | 1 stroke | Cary Middlecoff |
| 5 | Aug 15, 1949 | World Championship of Golf | −13 (67-69-69-70=275) | Playoff | Jimmy Demaret |
| 6 | Jul 19, 1952 | Canadian Open | −25 (66-65-66-66=263) | 11 strokes | Fred Haas, Dick Mayer |
| 7 | May 30, 1954 | Colonial National Invitation | E (70-72-69-69=280) | 2 strokes | Fred Haas |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1946 | Nashville Invitational | Dutch Harrison | Won 18-hole playoff; Palmer: −2 (69), Harrison: −1 (70) |
| 2 | 1948 | Portland Open Invitational | Fred Haas, Ben Hogan | Haas won 18-hole playoff; Haas: −2 (70), Hogan: −1 (71), Palmer: +2 (75) |
| 3 | 1949 | World Championship of Golf | Jimmy Demaret | Won 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
| Tournament | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T26 | NT | NT | NT | T32 | T17 | T28 | T4 | |
| U.S. Open | T21 | NT | NT | NT | NT | T35 | T6 | T35 | T8 |
| PGA Championship | NT | R32 | 2 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T24 | T30 | 12 | 13 | T33 | T18 | 11 | T24 | |||
| U.S. Open | T10 | T24 | T34 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | QF | R64 | R64 | R64 | R32 | QF | R64 | R64 | CUT |
Note: Palmer never played in The Open Championship.
Top 10
Did not play
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 made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| Totals | 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)
