Jim Barnes
Name:
James Martin "Jim" BarnesCountry:
EnglandLived:
[1887-1966]. Born on April 8, 1886 in Lelant, Cornwall. Died on May 24, 1966 in East Orange, New Jersey, aged 80.Original/Home Club:
Lelant, Cornwall, EnglandOccupation:
Professional golfer; club maker; golf writer.Turned Pro:
1906MAJORS (4): US PGA Ch'ship (1916, '19); US Open (1921); The Open (1925). PGA Tour wins (21). World Golf Hall of Fame (inducted in 1989).
6 foot 4 inch 'Long Jim' Barnes was a prolific winner in the early years of professional golf in the USA. Playing in an era dominated by the great Walter Hagen, Barnes notched-up four major championship victories between 1916 and 1925. His final win as a PGA Tour player came at the 1939 New Jersey Open, when he was aged 52.
Barnes' major titles included two US PGA Championships (1916, 1919), the US Open (1921) and an Open Championship (1925). When he won the US Open in 1921, the trophy was presented by President Warren Harding, making Barnes the only player in history to receive the trophy from the President of the United States. Although the Masters Tournament was not launched until 1934 (when Barnes was in his late-40s), he was a three-time winner of the Western Open (1914, '17 and '19), a tournament that almost held "major" championship status at the time.
In 1906, when aged 20, Barnes permanently moved from England to the USA, but retained English citizenship throughout his lifetime. He was a frequent visitor back to 'Old Blighty,' regularly playing in The Open. He was barred from representing the USA in the Ryder Cup, but that was because the rules required that USA team members were born in the USA. During his career Barnes was not just a big-hitting golfer, but also a very fine club maker and author of several books on golfing techniques, including the best-selling 'Picture Analysis of Golf Strokes.'
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Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (60th) (June 25-26). Second-placed Ted Ray (Jersey) and Archie Comptson (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Jim Barnes (Eng). This was the last of the 24 Opens played at Prestwick, the original home of the world's most famous Championship. [Prestwick GC, Ayrshire, Scotland].
America
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Played as the Deland Open. Second-placed Pat O'Hara (USA) finished 6 shots behind Barnes (USA). [College Arms GC, DeLand, FL; converted to real estate in 1955].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (25th) (July 21/22). Second-placed Walter Hagen (USA) and Fred McLeod (Scot/USA) finished 9 shots behind Barnes (Eng). [Columbia CC, Chevy Chase, Maryland].
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PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (July 20/21). Second-placed Ted Ray (Jersey) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Jim Barnes (Eng). [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; at the time the Inn was known as the Buckwood Inn].
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Played as the North & South Open (March 28/29). Second-placed Mike Brady (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jim Barnes (Eng). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (2nd) (Sept 16-20 ). Defending champion Jim Barnes (Eng) beat Fred McLeod (USA) 6 and 5 in the 36-hole final. [Engineers CC, Roslyn Harbor, NY].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (July 23-25). Second-placed Leo Diegel (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Jim Barnes (Eng). [Mayfield CC, South Euclid, nr Cleveland, OH. Now part of the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club].
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Played as the inaugural Southern Open (Sept 8-10). Second-placed 17-year-old Bobby Jones (USA, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Jim Barnes (Eng). [East Lake GC, Atlanta, Georgia].
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PGA of America
Played as the Shawnee Open (July 15/16). Second-placed Mike Brady (USA) finished 8 shots behind Jim Barnes (Eng), whose final round 5-under-par 67 set a new course record. [Shawnee CC & Inn, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania; at the time the Inn was known as the Buckwood Inn].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (Sept 13-15). Second-placed and defending champion Walter Hagen (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jim Barnes (Eng). [Westmoreland CC, Wilmette, IL].
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Played as the North & South Open (April 1; 36-hole one-day event). Second-placed Clarence Hackney (Scot/USA) and Tom Kerrigan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jim Barnes (Eng). [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
Majors
PGA of America
The inaugural US PGA Championship (Oct 10-14). Barnes (Eng) beat Jock Hutchison (Scot/USA) 1-up in the 36-hole final. [Siwanoy CC, Bronxville, nr NYC, NY].
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WGA
Played as the Western Open (Aug 25/26). Second-placed William "Willie" Kidd (Scot/USA) finished 1 shot behind Jim Barnes (Eng). [Interlachen CC, Edina, nr Minneapolis, Minnesota].
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