Jim Barnes
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James Martin Barnes (April 8, 1886 – March 25, 1966) was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States. He was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England. Like many golfers of his era, Barnes worked as a caddie and a club-maker's apprentice while growing up. He moved to the United States in 1906 and became a U.S. citizen soon afterwards. Barnes was also known as "Long Jim" for his height of 6 feet 3 inches. He died in East Orange, New Jersey.
Barnes won four majors:
- PGA Championship: 1916, 1919
- U.S. Open: 1921
- British Open: 1925
His two PGA titles were the first in the event; there was no tournament in 1917 or 1918 because of World War I. His winning margin in the 1921 U.S. Open was nine strokes, a record which was not broken until Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by fifteen strokes.
Barnes was one of the most prolific tournament winners of the first few seasons of the PGA Tour, which was also founded in 1916. He won 21 times on the tour in total. In 1940, Barnes was honored as one of the 12 golfers to be inducted in the PGA's inaugural Hall of Fame.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (21)
- 1916 (3) North and South Open, Connecticut Open, PGA Championship
- 1917 (2) Western Open, Philadelphia Championship
- 1919 (5) North and South Open, Shawnee Open, Western Open, PGA Championship, Southern Open
- 1920 (1) Shawnee Open
- 1921 (4) Deland Open, Florida Open, U.S. Open, Main Line Open
- 1922 (1) California Open Championship
- 1923 (1) Corpus Christi Open
- 1925 (1) British Open
- 1926 (1) Mid-Winter Tournament
- 1930 (1) Cape Cod Open
- 1937 (1) Long Island Open
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T18 | T4 | T13 | T4 | 3 | DNP | DNP | T11 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT |
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 1 | NT | NT | 1 |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T6 | 1 | T24 | T12 | DNP | T29 | CUT | T24 | T36 | T21 |
| The Open Championship | T5 | T7 | T2 | DNP | T7 | 1 | T14 | T13 | T6 | T7 |
| PGA Championship | T9 | 2 | T17 | T5 | 2 | DNP | T17 | DNP | T9 | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open | T39 | DNP | T55 |
| The Open Championship | T6 | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
