Johnny Palmer

For the soap opera character, see Johnny Palmer (Family Affairs).

John Cornelius Palmer (July 3, 1918 – September 14, 2006) was an American professional golfer.

Johnny Palmer
Palmer in 1949
Personal information
Full name	John Cornelius Palmer
Born	(1918-07-03)July 3, 1918 Eldorado, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	September 14, 2006(2006-09-14) (aged 88) Albemarle, North Carolina, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1938
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	7
Other	11
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T4: 1949
PGA Championship	2nd: 1949
U.S. Open	T6: 1947
The Open Championship	DNP

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.^[1]

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)

Sources:^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

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)