James R. Turnesa was one of seven famous golf

Golf

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ing brothers; Phil (1896–1987), Frank (1898–1949), Joe (1901–1991), Mike

Mike Turnesa

Michael C. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers: Phil , Frank , Joe , Mike , Doug , Jim , and Willie . All but Willie turned professional.Turnesa's first job in golf came in the pro shop at the Metropolis Country Club...

 (1907–2000), Doug (1909–1972), Jim (1912–1971), and Willie

Willie Turnesa

William P. Turnesa was an American amateur golfer, best known for winning two U.S. Amateur titles and the British Amateur. He was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil , Frank , Joe , Mike , Doug , Jim , and Willie...

 (1914–2001). All but Willie turned professional and Jim was the only one to win a major championship

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...

, the 1952 PGA Championship

PGA Championship

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, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final. He had previously lost to Sam Snead

Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...

 in the 1942 PGA Championship final. In 1948, he held the record for low score (280) in the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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 for about an hour. Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...

 (276) and Jimmy Demaret

Jimmy Demaret

James Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters....

 (278) finished later, erasing his record, and he finished third. He won one other PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 event, the 1951 Reading Open.

Turnesa played on the 1953 Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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 team.

He was born in New York, New York and died in Elmsford, New York

Elmsford, New York

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 of lung cancer

Lung cancer

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.

PGA Tour wins

• 1951 Reading Open
  Reading Open
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• 1952 PGA Championship
  PGA Championship
  The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
  
  

Major championship

Men's major golf championships

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 is shown in bold.

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1937 Rhode Island Open
  Rhode Island Open
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• 1959 Metropolitan Open
  Metropolitan Open
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• 1960 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Gloria Armstrong)

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1952	PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	1 up	Chick Harbert

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T50	CUT	T32
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T37	T52	DNP	T4
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	T33	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T39	3	T4
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	2	NT	DNP	R16	SF	R16	R64	R16

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T46	DNP	DNP	T27	T60	48	T22	CUT	T35	CUT
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T38	DNP	DNP	T17	T33	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T5	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	R32	1	R32	R64	DNP	R16	R128	CUT	T38

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	T39	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T46	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	T32	CUT	CUT	CUT	T62	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	T76

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.