| Jim Foulis | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Ronald Foulis |
| Born | October 6, 1903 Illinois |
| Died | April 12, 1969 (aged 65) Wickenburg, Arizona |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 11th: 1946 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1938 |
| U.S. Open | T16: 1940 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
James R. Foulis (October 6, 1903 – April 12, 1969) was an American professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]James Foulis was born in Illinois on October 6, 1903, the son of David Foulis, a golfer and inventor, and Janet Foulis (née Fowler). His uncle was James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open.
Professional career
[edit]Foulis won several tournaments, including four Illinois PGA Championships[1][2] and the 1933 St. Paul Open, two of which are considered PGA Tour wins.[3]
Foulis also played in the first Masters Tournament in 1934, carding rounds of 78-74-76-72=300.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Foulis died on April 12, 1969, in Wickenburg, Arizona.
His son David J. Foulis was a notable mathematician.[5]
Professional wins
[edit]PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]- 1929 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1933 St. Paul Open
- Source: [6]
Other wins (3)
[edit]Note: This list may be incomplete
- 1933 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1943 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1946 Illinois PGA Championship
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T31 | T38 | |
| PGA Championship | R32 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T28 | T37 | T37 | |||
| U.S. Open | 46 | T35 | T32 | CUT | T19 | T25 | ||||
| PGA Championship | R16 | R32 | R64 | R16 | QF | R64 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T29 | T29 | T26 | NT | NT | NT | 11 | 52 | ||
| U.S. Open | T16 | T42 | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | R16 | R32 |
Note: Foulis never played in The Open Championship
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 26 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1938 U.S. Open – 1947 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)
References
[edit]- ^ "Foulis brothers summoned by Macdonald to help lay foundation upon which golf was built in Chicago". Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ The Foulis Brothers; Founding Fathers of Midwest Golf Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. p. 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
- ^ Kelley, Brent. "1934 Masters: Horton Smith is the First Champion". About.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "David James Foulis", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ "Jim Foulis". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 18, 2025.