Jim Albus


James Christian Albus 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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 9, 1991Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship−9 3 strokes

Other senior wins (2)

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)

Timeline

Results may not be in chronological order.
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Senior PGA Championship–T22T7T38T10T27T39T39
U.S. Senior OpenT27T29T26T35T2T29T27CUTT13
The Tradition–T28T17T15T54T65T53T45
Senior Players Championship–1T18T152T35T5448T24T37

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
Senior PGA ChampionshipT5179CUTCUT69CUT75CUT
Senior British Open Championship–––CUT
U.S. Senior OpenT47T59CUTCUT
The TraditionT43T55T44T42T78T67T6370
Senior Players ChampionshipT60T10T30T48T5875

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, 1981, 1982