James Daniel Booros (born April 22, 1951) is an American
professional golfer
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who played full-time on the
PGA Tour
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for nine years.
Booros played in about 250 events between 1977 and 1991 finishing in the top-125 on the money list five times. He won the 1989
Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season.
The tournament has been part of the PG ...
before that became an official PGA Tour event. His best finish in a
major championship was a T-68 at the 1983
U.S. Open.
In 2004, Booros was inducted into the
Lehigh Valley
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Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (3)
*1989
Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season.
The tournament has been part of the PG ...
*1996 Pennsylvania PGA Championship,
Philadelphia Open Championship
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See also
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Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the Fall 1976 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. The tournament was held at Rancho Viejo Resort and Golf Course in Brownsville, Texas. It was known for its "miserable weather."
Tournament summary
A number of notable players ...
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Fall 1980 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 54 players earned their 1988 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1987. The tournament was played over 108 holes at Pine Lakes Golf Club and Matanzas Golf Club, in Palm Coast, Florida. T ...
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1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 52 players earned their 1989 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1988. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the PGA West (Nicklaus Resort course) and La Quinta Hotel Golf Club ...
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American male golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Reading, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Allentown, Pennsylvania
1951 births
Living people
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