Jim Albus


James Christian Albus is an American professional golfer.
Albus was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended New Dorp High School, and went on to Bucknell University, where he was a successful baseball player. It was while he was at college that he took up golf, which was unusually late for a future pro. He transferred to UCLA and graduated in 1965.
Albus became a golf professional in 1968 and worked as a club professional at courses that included La Tourette Golf Course and Piping Rock Club. He won a number of local and regional tournaments while he was a club professional and played in five U.S. Opens and seven PGA Championships. He was Met PGA Player of the Year in 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1988. Albus' greatest success came after he turned 50 and began playing at the senior level on the Champions Tour, where he has won six tournaments, including a senior major, the 1991 Senior Players Championship.
Albus has been inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame as well as the PGA Metropolitan Section Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (19)

Regular career wins (11)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 9, 1991Mazda Presents The Senior Players Championship−9 3 strokes Bob Charles, Charles Coody,
Dave Hill
2Feb 21, 1993GTE Suncoast Classic−7 2 strokes Don Bies, Gibby Gilbert
3Mar 13, 1994Vantage at The Dominion−8 1 stroke George Archer, Graham Marsh,
Lee Trevino
4Aug 7, 1994Bank of Boston Senior Golf Classic−13 2 strokes Bob Brue, Raymond Floyd
5Mar 12, 1995SBC presents The Dominion Seniors−11 3 strokes Raymond Floyd, Jay Sigel
6Feb 15, 1998GTE Classic−6 1 stroke José Maria Cañizares, Simon Hobday,
Kermit Zarley

Champions Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11994GTE Northwest Classic Simon HobdayLost to birdie on third extra hole
21994Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship Raymond FloydLost to birdie on fifth extra hole
31995Senior Tournament of Champions Jim ColbertLost to birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (2)

Note: Albus never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.
CUT = missed 36 hole cut
"T" = tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Results may not be in chronological order.
''Note: The Senior British Open Championship did not become a major until 2003.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances