James M. Holtgrieve (born December 26, 1947)
/ref> is an American amateur

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er who had a brief professional career. Holtgrieve was born in

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. He attended the

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and

Washburn University Washburn University (WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 u ...

. Holtgrieve had the most success as an amateur golfer, winning the inaugural

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in 1981, finishing runner-up in the 1983

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, and losing in the semi-finals of the 1980

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. He played on three winning Walker Cup teams (1979, 1981, and 1983) and captained the U.S. team in 2011Holtgrieve Named 2011 USA Walker Cup Captain
and 2013. He played on the winning U.S. team in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1980 and 1982. Holtgrieve turned professional in 1998 and began playing on the

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. His best finish on tour was a T-2nd at

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in 1999.Profile on Champions Tour's official site
/ref> Holtgrieve had his amateur status reinstated by the USGA in 2007.

Results in major championships

''Note: Holtgrieve only played in the Masters and the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur * Walker Cup:

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

(winners),

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

(winners),

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

(winners),

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

(non-playing captain),

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

(non-playing captain) * Eisenhower Trophy:

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

(winners),

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

(winners)

References

External links

*
2002 U.S. Senior Open profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holtgrieve, Jim American male golfers Amateur golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from St. Louis University of Missouri alumni Washburn University alumni 1947 births Living people