Jim Albus

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

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.

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

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

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

CUT = missed 36 hole cut "T" = tied

Results in senior major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-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.

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

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)