Jim Jamieson

This article is about the American golfer. For other people with the same name, see James Jamieson.

James A. Jamieson (April 21, 1943 – December 5, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.

Jim Jamieson
Personal information
Full name	James A. Jamieson
Born	(1943-04-21)April 21, 1943 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 5, 2018(2018-12-05) (aged 75)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1968
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T3: 1973
PGA Championship	T2: 1972
U.S. Open	T26: 1974
The Open Championship	DNP

Biography

Jamieson was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan^[1][2] and raised in Moline, Illinois. He started playing golf at age 7 at Oakwood Country Club in Moline. He attended Oklahoma State University,^[2] where he was an All-American^[3] and a member of the 1963 NCAA Championship golf team. Jamieson served in Vietnam before turning pro in 1968^[1] and joining the PGA Tour in 1970.

Jamieson played in about 180 PGA Tour events from 1970 to 1978. His career year was 1972 when he won the Western Open and had eight other top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a T-5 at The Masters and a T-2 at the PGA Championship. He had four top-6 finishes in major championships between 1971 and 1973. Jamieson played with Tom Weiskopf in the 1972 World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, finishing tied for fourth place with Australia.^[4]

Jamieson was forced to retire from the PGA Tour after he fell and broke his hand at a hotel in Phoenix in 1977. After the injury, he became the head club pro at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, a position once held by Sam Snead. He also chaired the Ryder Cup when it was held at the Greenbrier in 1979. Other stints in Jamieson's career as a teaching and club pro have included lead instructor at the John Jacobs Golf School, head pro at The Pines Golf Club, head pro at the Pete Dye Golf Club, Director of Golf at Whitewater Golf Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and as operator of the Jim Jamieson School of Golf at the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia.^[3] He also owned two golf courses for about 6 years.

Jamieson died on December 5, 2018.^[5][6]

Amateur wins

• 1961 Waterloo Amateur
• 1967 Illinois State Amateur

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 25, 1972	Western Open	−13 (68-67-67-69=271)	6 strokes	Labron Harris Jr.

Results in major championships

Tournament	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
Masters Tournament						T5	T3	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT				CUT	CUT	T58	T26
PGA Championship					T6	T2	T18	WD

Note: Jamieson never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

• World Cup: 1972

See also

• Fall 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates