Jim Albus

This article is about the golfer. For the engineer, see James S. Albus.

James Christian Albus (born June 18, 1940) is an American professional golfer.

Jim Albus
Personal information
Full name	James Christian Albus
Born	(1940-06-18) June 18, 1940 (age 85) Staten Island, New York
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Sarasota, Florida Middletown, Maryland
Career
College	Bucknell University University of California, Los Angeles
Turned professional	1968
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions	6
Other	13
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T65: 1984
U.S. Open	T30: 1984
The Open Championship	DNP

Early life and amateur career

Albus was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended New Dorp High School, and went on to Bucknell University, where he was a successful baseball player. It was while he was at college that he took up golf, which was unusually late for a future pro. He transferred to UCLA and graduated in 1965.

Professional career

In 1968, he became a golf professional and worked as a club professional at courses that included La Tourette Golf Course and Piping Rock Club. He won a number of local and regional tournaments while he was a club professional and played in five U.S. Opens and seven PGA Championships. He was Met PGA Player of the Year in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1988. Albus' greatest success came after he turned 50 and began playing on the Senior PGA Tour, now known as the PGA Tour Champions, where he has won six tournaments, including a senior major, the 1991 Senior Players Championship.^[1]

Albus has been inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame as well as the PGA Metropolitan Section Hall of Fame. He played his last event associated with the PGA Tour organization in 2009.

Professional wins (19)

Regular career wins (11)

• 1970 Metropolitan Open
• 1975 Long Island PGA Championship
• 1976 Long Island PGA Championship
• 1978 New York State Open
• 1981 Metropolitan PGA Championship, Long Island PGA Championship
• 1982 Metropolitan PGA Championship
• 1984 Metropolitan Open
• 1986 Long Island PGA Championship
• 1987 Long Island Open
• 1988 Long Island Open

Senior PGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Senior PGA Tour regular events (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 9, 1991	Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship	−9 (66-74-69-70=279)	3 strokes	Bob Charles, Charles Coody, Dave Hill
2	Feb 21, 1993	GTE Suncoast Classic	−7 (68-68-70=206)	2 strokes	Don Bies, Gibby Gilbert
3	Mar 13, 1994	Vantage at The Dominion	−8 (68-67-73=208)	1 stroke	George Archer, Graham Marsh, Lee Trevino
4	Aug 7, 1994	Bank of Boston Senior Golf Classic	−13 (67-66-70=203)	2 strokes	Bob Brue, Raymond Floyd
5	Mar 12, 1995	The Dominion Seniors (2)	−11 (71-65-69=205)	3 strokes	Raymond Floyd, Jay Sigel
6	Feb 15, 1998	GTE Classic (2)	−6 (68-69-70=207)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares, Simon Hobday, Kermit Zarley

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	GTE Northwest Classic	Simon Hobday	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1994	Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship	Raymond Floyd	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
3	1995	Senior Tournament of Champions	Jim Colbert	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (2)

• 2001 Georgia-Pacific Super Seniors Match-Play Championship, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Simon Hobday)

Results in major championships

Timeline

Tournament	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
U.S. Open				CUT		CUT	CUT	T30		CUT
PGA Championship	CUT				CUT	CUT	CUT	T65	CUT			CUT

Note: Albus never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed 36 hole cut
"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1991	Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship	−9 (66-74-69-70=279)	3 strokes	Bob Charles, Charles Coody, Dave Hill

Timeline

Results may not be in chronological order.

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Senior PGA Championship	–		T22	T7	T38	T10		T27	T39	T39
U.S. Senior Open	T27	T29	T26	T35	T2	T29	T27		CUT	T13
The Tradition	–		T28	T17	T15	T54	T65		T53	T45
Senior Players Championship	–	1	T18	T15	2	T35	T54	48	T24	T37

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Senior PGA Championship	T51	79	CUT	CUT	69	CUT	75	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	–	–	–	CUT
U.S. Senior Open	T47	T59	CUT	CUT
The Tradition	T43	T55	T44	T42	T78	T67	T63	70
Senior Players Championship	T60	T10	T30	T48	T58	75

Note: The Senior British Open Championship did not become a major until 2003.

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

• PGA Cup: 1977 (tie), 1981 (tie), 1982 (winners)

See also

• Biography portal

• List of people from Staten Island § Golf