James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Colbert was born in

Elizabeth, New Jersey Elizabeth is a city and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New J ...

. He attended

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

, where he finished second in the

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golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965. Colbert won eight times on the

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, 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 The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard fo ...

. Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for

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and has his own golf course management company based in

Pahrump, Nevada Pahrump ( ) is an unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States, about west of Las Vegas, Nevada. Pahrump lies adjacent to the Nevada–California border and the area had a population of 44,738 as of ...

. He also helped design a golf course in

Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city and county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, although the city extends into Pottawatomie County. It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. As of the 2020 cen ...

, named

Colbert Hills Colbert Hills Golf Course is a public golf course located in Manhattan, Kansas. Utilizing the natural ecosystem of the surrounding Flint Hills, it is a links-style course with few trees. From its opening to 2011 Colbert Hills was ranked by ''Gol ...

, which was ranked by ''Golfweek'' as the best public course in

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, and by ''

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'' as the eighth-best course overall in the state. Colbert was inducted into the

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in 1998.

Thoroughbred racing

With an interest in

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, in 1993 Colbert purchased a

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named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of

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, Randall D. Hubbard. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

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for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the

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at Hollywood Park plus at

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, the Fleur de Lis Stakes and Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap.

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (8)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (1)

*1987 Jerry Ford Invitational

Senior PGA Tour wins (20)

''*Note: The 1992 Vantage Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–5)

Other senior wins (6)

*1995

Diners Club Matches The Hyundai Team Matches were a series of golf tournaments from 1994 to 2002. The matches features four two-player teams from the LPGA Tour, the PGA Tour, and the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour). Within each tour, the teams competed in a ma ...

(with

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) *1996

(with

) *2000

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(with

Andy North Andrew Stewart North (born March 9, 1950) is an American professional golfer who had three wins on the PGA Tour, including the U.S. Open twice. Since 1992, he has served as a golf analyst for ESPN. Early years North was born in Thorp, Wisconsin ...

) *2001

(with

) *2013

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- Demaret Division (with

) *2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf - Legends Division (with

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native ...

)

Results in major championships

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1978 PGA – 1982 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1974 Masters – 1974 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Senior PGA Tour): 1996 *Gillette Tour Challenge Championship: 1997 (winners with

Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean retired professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-19 ...

and

Kelly Robbins Kelly Robbins (born September 29, 1969) is a former American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1992 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. Amateur career Robbins was born i ...

)

References

External links

*
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame profile
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Thoroughbred racing

Professional wins (35)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Other wins (1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (20)

Other senior wins (6)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

External links