Jim Gallagher, Jr.

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Jim Gallagher, Jr.
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	James Thomas Gallagher, Jr.
Born	(1961-03-24) March 24, 1961 Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Greenwood, Mississippi
Career
College	University of Tennessee
Turned professional	1983
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T17: 1991
U.S. Open	T11: 1991
The Open Championship	T47: 1994
PGA Championship	T2: 1992

James Thomas Gallagher, Jr. (born March 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.

Gallagher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, a career club pro, started him in golf at age 6. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Gallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined the PGA Tour in 1984.

Gallagher won five events on the PGA Tour. His first win came in 1990 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. In 1993, he won twice: the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and The Tour Championship. He repeated his two-win performance in 1995 by winning the KMart Greater Greensboro Open and the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Gallagher's best finishes in a major championship were a 3rd-place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship, and a T-2 at the same tournament the following year.^[1] He was a member of the victorious 1993 Ryder Cup team and the 1994 Presidents Cup team.

Gallagher, who works as a golf analyst for Golf Channel, has appeared in a limited number of events on the Champions Tour since reaching age 50 in 2011. He had two top-10 finishes in this venue in both 2011 and 2013.

Gallagher comes from a golfing family: his father a career club pro in Marion, Indiana, his wife Cissye is a former LPGA Tour player, sister Jackie and brother Jeff are both touring professionals. He and Cissye have four children, Mary Langdon, Thomas, Kathleen, and Elizabeth, and live in Greenwood, Mississippi. Kathleen plays golf at LSU.^[2]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 1, 1990	Greater Milwaukee Open	−17 (69-70-66-66=271)	Playoff	Ed Dougherty, Billy Mayfair
2	Jul 11, 1993	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	−15 (66-68-70-65=269)	2 strokes	Chip Beck
3	Oct 31, 1993	The Tour Championship	−7 (63-73-72-69=277)	1 stroke	David Frost, John Huston, Greg Norman, Scott Simpson
4	Apr 23, 1995	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	−14 (69-70-69-66=274)	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen, Jeff Sluman
5	Jul 2, 1995	FedEx St. Jude Classic	−17 (65-62-68-72=267)	1 stroke	Jay Delsing, Ken Green

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	Greater Milwaukee Open	Ed Dougherty, Billy Mayfair	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1991	NEC World Series of Golf	Davis Love III, Tom Purtzer	Purtzer won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

1983 Indiana Open
1985 Magnolia State Classic

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	T12

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	T17	T25	CUT	CUT	DNP	T29	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T33	T11	T57	CUT	T47	T62	T67	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T47	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	3	T2	CUT	CUT	T44	T52	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	2	5	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	10	6
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
PGA Championship	1	1	2	2	3	8	5
Totals	1	1	2	2	6	27	16

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1995 U.S. Open – 1996 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

U.S. national team appearances

References

External links

Official website
Jim Gallagher, Jr. at the PGA Tour official site

United States Ryder Cup team – 1993

Paul Azinger Chip Beck John Cook Fred Couples Raymond Floyd Jim Gallagher, Jr. Lee Janzen Tom Kite Davis Love III Corey Pavin Payne Stewart Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson (non-playing captain)

Won: 15 – 13

United States Presidents Cup team – 1994

Fred Couples Jim Gallagher, Jr. Jay Haas Scott Hoch John Huston Tom Lehman Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Corey Pavin Loren Roberts Hale Irwin (non-playing captain)

Won: 20 – 12

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