Jim Colbert
James Joseph Colbert is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964. Colbert graduated in 1965.Professional career
In 1965, Colbert turned professional. 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.
Thoroughbred racing
With an interest in thoroughbred racing, in 1993 Colbert purchased a racemare named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of Hollywood Park Racetrack, Randall D. Hubbard. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Richard Mandella for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the Princess Stakes at Hollywood Park plus at Churchill Downs, the Fleur de Lis Stakes and Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap.Awards and honors
Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.Professional wins (35)
PGA Tour wins (8)
PGA Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1974 | American Golf Classic |  Other wins (1)Senior PGA Tour wins (20)
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