Tommy Bolt | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Henry Bolt | ||
Nickname | Thunder, Terrible Tommy | ||
Born | Haworth, Oklahoma, U.S. | March 31, 1916||
Died | August 30, 2008 Cherokee Village, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 92)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1946 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Professional wins | 20 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 15 | ||
Other | 5 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
Masters Tournament | T3: 1952 | ||
PGA Championship | 3rd/T3: 1954, 1955, 1971 | ||
U.S. Open | Won: 1958 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Thomas Henry Bolt (March 31, 1916 – August 30, 2008) was an American professional golfer. He did not join the PGA Tour until he was in his thirties, but he went on to win 15 PGA Tour titles, including the 1958 U.S. Open. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1955 and 1957.