JIM THORPE

 
RESULTS
Jim Thorpe
Champions Tour Events Played Finish Money List Rank
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money
Career Totals 300 295 13 14 9 96 189 -- -- $12,959,404 --
2008 23 22 -- 1 -- 3 7 71.85 -- $482,542 34
2007 28 28 1 1 -- 4 13 71.10 -- $1,047,038 15
2006 26 26 1 1 -- 5 18 70.56 -- $1,296,784 7
2005 27 26 2 -- -- 7 15 70.77 -- $1,071,084 13
2004 26 25 2 1 -- 12 19 70.44 -- $1,378,343 9
PGA TOUR Events Played Finish FedExCup
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money Points Standing
Career Totals 459 254 3 7 1 36 94 -- -- $1,935,566 -- --
Nationwide Tour Events Played Finish Money List Rank
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money
Career Totals 7 3 -- -- -- 1 1 -- -- $10,035 --
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating More Stats
KEY STATS
Scoring Average (Actual)
 
 71.85%
 
 72.50%
Driving Distance
 
 277.8
 
 271.9
Driving Accuracy Percentage
 
 65.65%
 
 67.23%
Greens in Regulation Percentage
 
 68.52%
 
 65.04%
Scrambling
 
 54.06%
 
 53.27%
Putts Per Round
 
 30.10
 
 29.91
 
Jim Thorpe Average
 
Champions Average
   
BEST FINISHES
Result Year Events
T2 2008 Turtle Bay Championship
T5 2008 SAS Championship
T7 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
T13 2008 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
T18 2008 JELD-WEN Tradition
 
DID YOU KNOW?
  • His best finish on the Champions Tour in 2008 is T2nd at the Turtle Bay Championship.
  • He ranks T36th in Charles Schwab Cup Points on the Champions Tour.
Champions Tour
STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats
Driving Distance 277.8 19th Tot. Dist. - 34,997 Tot. Drvs. - 126
Driving Accuracy Percentage 65.65% 56th Fwys Hit - 581 Poss. Fwys - 885
Greens in Regulation Pct. 68.52% 35th Greens Hit - 777 # Holes - 1,134
Putting Average 1.810 57th GIR Putts - 1,406 Greens Hit - 777
Eagles (Holes per) 297.0 39th # Holes - 1,188 # Eagles - 4
Birdie Average 3.55 27th # Birdies - 234 Tot. Rnds. - 66
Scoring Average 71.85 48th Tot. strks - 4,742 Tot. rnds - 66
Sand Save Percentage 41.67% 59th # Saves - 30 # Bunkers - 72
Total Driving 75 36th Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking 340 45th Total rank from stats 1-8
Money Leaders $482,542 34th - -
Par Breakers 20.03% 30th #Bird/Eagl - 238 #Holes - 1,188
Putts Per Round 30.10 61st Tot. Putts - 1,896 Tot. Rnds. - 63
NEWS
  • Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: First-round notebook - Oct 9, 2008
  • E-notes: Roberts going for fourth major, Sutton's debut - Oct 7, 2008
  • Notes: Constellation Energy Senior Players Champ. - Sep 29, 2008
  • Romero bags third victory of 2008 at SAS Championship - Sep 28, 2008
  • SAS Championship: Final-round notebook - Sep 28, 2008
  • Pre-tournament notebook: SAS Championship - Sep 23, 2008
  • Final-round notes: Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn - Sep 14, 2008
  • Notes: North Carolina ties abound on Champions Tour - Sep 11, 2008
  • What they said: Roberts, Thorpe, Benbow and Brady - Aug 26, 2008
  • JELD-WEN Tradition: Final-round notebook - Aug 17, 2008
  • Final round: Fabulous Funk finally wins a major - Aug 17, 2008
  • JELD-WEN Tradition: Second-round notebook - Aug 15, 2008
  • Second round: Simpson, Langer on top in Oregon - Aug 16, 2008
  • Notes: JELD-WEN Tradition celebrates 20th anniversary - Aug 12, 2008
  • What they said: R.W. Eaks - Jul 30, 2008
  • U.S. Bank Championship: Third-round notebook - Jul 19, 2008
  • 3M Championship: First-round notebook - Jul 18, 2008
  • Notes: Two-event week promises to be thrilling - Jul 15, 2008
  • Commerce Bank Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 29, 2008
  • Commerce Bank Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 28, 2008
  • Roberts holds first-round lead for second straight year - Jun 27, 2008
  • Nielsen likes defending champion role - Jun 26, 2008
  • Notes: Commerce Bank Championship - Jun 23, 2008
  • U.S. Open: Past and present Champions Tour players - Jun 11, 2008
  • Principal Charity Classic: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 1, 2008
  • Second-round notebook: History's on Price's side - May 31, 2008
  • E-Notebook: The Principal Charity Classic - May 27, 2008
  • THE PLAYERS: Rd. 2 notes - May 9, 2008
  • E-Notes: Champions Tour heads to first 08 Texas stop - Apr 29, 2008
  • Koch and Maltbie meet the press, and more - Apr 26, 2008
  • Toshiba Classic: First-Round Notebook - Mar 7, 2008
  • Several teams announced for Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Feb 6, 2008
  • Pate handles howling wind to win by two at Turtle Bay - Jan 28, 2008
  • Turtle Bay Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jan 27, 2008
  • Morgan tames wind to maintain lead in Turtle Bay - Jan 27, 2008
  • Two eagles boost Morgan to two-shot Turtle Bay lead - Jan 26, 2008
  • Champions Tour players share their 'bucket lists' - Jan 26, 2008
  • Two late birdies give MasterCard victory to Funk - Jan 21, 2008
  • MasterCard Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jan 20, 2008
  • Doyle edges ahead of Funk by a shot at the MasterCard - Jan 20, 2008
  • Thorpe rips Golfweek for decision to use noose on its cover - Jan 19, 2008
  • MasterCard Championship: First-Round Notebook - Jan 19, 2008
  • Bogey-free Purtzer leads season opener by one - Jan 19, 2008
  • Haas and Roberts renew their rivalry at Hualalai - Jan 17, 2008
  • Champions Tour pros offer NFL predictions - Jan 17, 2008
  • Fred Albers Blog: The Duke of Hawaii - Jan 12, 2008
  • Vintage Irwin romps to victory just like in the good old days - Jan 14, 2008
  • My day with Jim Thorpe - Nov 16, 2007
  • Champions E-Notes: Jim Thorpe wins again - Oct 30, 2007
  • Final-Round Notebook: Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Oct 28, 2007
  • Roberts' Redemption: Title finally his after painful miss in 2006 - Oct 28, 2007
  • Thorpe wins season finale; Roberts edges Haas for title - Oct 28, 2007
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Third-Round Notebook - Oct 27, 2007
  • Watson leads by one shot in Sonoma - Oct 27, 2007
  • Bryant is seriously in the race, but not all serious on the course - Oct 27, 2007
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Oct 26, 2007
  • Two Schwab rookies find themselves creeping to the top - Oct 26, 2007
  • Romero leads after two rounds in Sonoma - Oct 26, 2007
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship: First-Round Notes - Oct 25, 2007
  • Thorpe came to play, and work, and play - Oct 25, 2007
  • Thorpe, Romero share lead in Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Oct 25, 2007
  • E-Notes: Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Oct 23, 2007
  • AT&T Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Oct 21, 2007
  • AT&T Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Oct 20, 2007
  • AT&T Championship: First-Round Notebook - Oct 19, 2007
  • E-Notes: Haas shooting for a Champions Tour money record - Oct 16, 2007
  • Langer maintains lead at the Administaff Small Business Classic - Oct 13, 2007
  • Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: Final-Round Notes - Oct 7, 2007
  • Reliving 'Aquaman,' poking jabs at the 'Little Unit' and family ties - Oct 3, 2007
  • History: La Cantera Golf Club and the Valero Texas Open - Oct 2, 2007
  • SAS Championship: First-Round Notebook - Sep 21, 2007
  • Champions Tour E-Notes: Week of Sept. 10, 2007 - Sep 11, 2007
  • 1967 Masters champion Brewer dies at 75 from lung cancer - Aug 31, 2007
  • Golfers conduct clinic for veterans at hospital in Tacoma, Wash. - Aug 26, 2007
  • E-Notes: Week of August 21, 2007 - Aug 21, 2007
  • Warm feelings from friends, late father have Weibring near lead - Aug 18, 2007
  • Champions Tour E-Notes - Week of August 13 - Aug 14, 2007
  • Weibring birdies last three holes to claim 3M Championship - Aug 5, 2007
  • Weibring builds one-shot lead over Thorpe at 3M Championship - Aug 4, 2007
  • With 64s, Jenkins and Thorpe share lead at 3M Championship - Aug 3, 2007
  • 3M Championship: First-Round Notebook - Aug 3, 2007
  • Senior Open Championship: Round 3 Notes - Jul 28, 2007
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Open: Final-Round Notebook - Jul 15, 2007
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Open: Second-Round Notebook - Jul 14, 2007
  • Dick's Sporting Goods Open: First-Round Notebook - Jul 13, 2007
  • Stadler and Hoch part of three-way tie in return to En-Joie GC - Jul 13, 2007
  • Starting Times and Pairings for U.S. Senior Open - Jul 3, 2007
  • Commerce Bank Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jul 1, 2007
  • Commerce Bank Championship: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 30, 2007
  • Nielsen ties record with three-shot lead after 36 holes in N.Y. - Jun 30, 2007
  • Champions Tour E-Notes: Thorpe and Fleisher going for three - Jun 26, 2007
  • Wadkins enjoying life after major victory - Jun 22, 2007
  • Champions Tour: At the Turn - Jun 19, 2007
  • Principal Charity Classic: Second-Round Notebook - Jun 9, 2007
  • Six birdies in seven holes power Haas to three-shot advantage - Jun 9, 2007
  • Principal Charity Classic: First-Round Notebook - Jun 8, 2007
  • Final-hole birdie gives Haas lead in Principal Charity Classic - Jun 8, 2007
  • Notes from the Champions Tour - Jun 5, 2007
  • Boeing Championship: Final-Round Notebook - Jun 3, 2007
  • Boeing Championship: First-Round Notebook - Jun 1, 2007
    • VIDEO

    Thorpe eagles the 12th (:23)

    Thorpe saves par at the 15th (:17)

    A Conversation with the Pros: Jim Thorpe (1:20)

    Thorpe birdies the 18th hole (:32)

    Thorpe birdies No. 17 (:24)

    PHOTOS
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     Personal

    Is the ninth of 12 children. Grew up next to eighth fairway at Roxboro (NC) CC, where father, Elbert Sr., was the superintendent. One of his brothers, Chuck, played for a period on the PGA TOUR and in several events on the Champions Tour in 1998, while another brother, Bill, has been through the National Qualifying Tournament several times...Earned a football scholarship to Morgan State as a running back.

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