Jerry Steelsmith

Jerry Steelsmith (born November 26, 1935) is an American professional golfer.

Jerry Steelsmith
Personal information
Born	(1935-11-26) November 26, 1935 (age 89) Peoria, Illinois
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Syracuse, New York
Career
College	Glendale College
Turned professional	1957
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T48: 1970
U.S. Open	T29: 1961
The Open Championship	DNP

Career

Steelsmith was born in Peoria, Illinois.^[1] A native of Glendale, California, Steelsmith played on the PGA Tour from 1961 to 1968.^[2] He finished second five times on the PGA Tour: 1961 Hot Springs Open Invitational, 1962 Azalea Open, 1962 500 Festival Open Invitation, 1963 Frank Sinatra Open Invitational, and 1964 Almaden Open Invitational.

He is a former All-Army Champion.^[3] He was also captain of the golf team at Glendale College.^[4]

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1969 Southern California PGA Championship
• 1972 Central New York PGA Championship
• 1973 Central New York PGA Championship
• 1974 Central New York PGA Championship
• 1978 Central New York PGA Championship

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1962	Azalea Open	Dave Marr	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1964	Almaden Open Invitational	Pete Brown, Billy Casper	Casper won with birdie on third extra hole after 18 hole playoff; Casper: −4 (68), Brown: −4 (68), Steelsmith: +1 (73)