Jim Rhodes | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | James Rhodes |
Born | Cannock, England | 29 January 1946
Died | 4 March 2015 | (aged 69)
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Spouse |
Pauline (m. 1971) |
Children | 1 |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1963 |
Former tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Senior Tour | 3 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1974, 1979 |
James Rhodes (29 January 1946 – 4 March 2015[1][2]) was an English professional golfer. He turned professional in 1963 and worked as a club professional, making only occasional appearances on the European Tour. In 1987 he won the European Club Professionals Championship in The Netherlands. He joined the European Seniors Tour when he turned fifty and has been one of its most consistent players, winning three tournaments and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in his best season, which was 1997. As of the 2010 season, he was ninth on the tour's career money list.