Jim Colbert


James Joseph Colbert is an American professional golfer.
Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965.
Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour, including twice in 1983 when he finished a career best fifteenth on the money list. As a senior Colbert has won 20 tournaments on the Champions Tour, including a senior major championship, the 1993 Senior Players Championship.
Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for ESPN and has his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada. He also helped design a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, named Colbert Hills, which was ranked by Golfweek as the best public course in Kansas, and by Golf Digest as the eighth-best course overall in the state.
Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (8)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11974American Golf Classic Gay Brewer, Forrest Fezler,
Raymond Floyd		Won with par on second extra hole
Brewer and Fezler eliminated with par on first hole
21983Colonial National Invitation Fuzzy ZoellerWon with par on sixth extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 30, 1991Southwestern Bell Classic−9 3 strokes Al Geiberger, Larry Laoretti
2Oct 6, 1991Vantage Championship−11 1 stroke George Archer, Jim Dent,
Gibby Gilbert
3Dec 8, 1991First Development Kaanapali Classic−15 2 strokes Dale Douglass
4Feb 16, 1992GTE Suncoast Classic−13 Playoff George Archer
5Oct 4, 1992Vantage Championship −12 2 strokes Jim Dent
6Feb 7, 1993Royal Caribbean Classic−14 1 stroke Raymond Floyd, Al Geiberger
7Jun 27, 1993Ford Senior Players Championship−10 1 stroke Raymond Floyd
8Jul 10, 1994Kroger Senior Classic−14 2 strokes Raymond Floyd
9Jul 25, 1994Southwestern Bell Classic −14 2 strokes Isao Aoki, Larry Gilbert
10Jan 15, 1995Senior Tournament of Champions−7 Playoff Jim Albus
11Apr 30, 1995Las Vegas Senior Classic−11 2 strokes Jim Dent, Raymond Floyd,
Rocky Thompson
12May 21, 1995Bell Atlantic Classic−3 1 stroke J. C. Snead
13Nov 6, 1995Energizer Senior Tour Championship−6 1 stroke Raymond Floyd
14Mar 17, 1996Toshiba Senior Classic−12 2 strokes Bob Eastwood
15Apr 28, 1996Las Vegas Senior Classic −9 Playoff Bob Charles, Dave Stockton
16May 12, 1996Nationwide Championship−10 3 strokes Isao Aoki
17Sep 29, 1996Vantage Championship −9 1 stroke Hale Irwin, Gary Player
18Oct 20, 1996Raley's Gold Rush Classic−14 5 strokes Dave Stockton
19Oct 11, 1998The Transamerica−11 1 stroke David Lundstrom
20Mar 11, 2001SBC Senior Classic−12 1 stroke José María Cañizares

Senior PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11991Murata Reunion Pro-Am Chi-Chi RodríguezLost to par on fourth extra hole
21992GTE Suncoast Classic George ArcherWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
31992Vintage ARCO Invitational Tommy Aaron, Mike HillHill won with birdie on first extra hole
41993First of America Classic George Archer, Chi-Chi RodríguezArcher won with par on third extra hole
Rodríguez eliminated with par on first hole
51994GTE West Classic Jay SigelLost to birdie on fourth extra hole
61995Senior Tournament of Champions Jim AlbusWon with birdie on third extra hole
71996Las Vegas Senior Classic Bob Charles, Dave StocktonWon with par on fourth extra hole
Charles eliminated with par on first hole
81998Cadillac NFL Golf Classic Bob Dickson, Larry NelsonDickson won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

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

Summary

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional