Champions Tour 2008 Guide - PGA TOUR Media
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Jim AlbusEXEMPT STATUS: Net-70 on All-Time Money ListFULL NAME: James Christian AlbusHEIGHT: 6-1WEIGHT: 215BIRTHDATE: June 18, 1940BIRTHPLACE: Staten Island, NYRESIDENCE: Sarasota, FLFAMILY: Wife, Brenda; Kathleen (5/3/71), Mark (2/7/73);six grandchildrenEDUCATION: Bucknell, UCLA (1965)TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1968JOINED <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1977JOINED CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1990CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (6): 1991Mazda Presents THE SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP.1993 GTE Suncoast Classic. 1994 Vantage At TheDominion, Bank of Boston Senior Classic. 1995 SBCPresents The Dominion Seniors. 1998 GTE Classic.OTHER SENIOR VICTORIES (1): 2001Georgia-Pacific Super Seniors Match-Play <strong>Champions</strong>hip.GEORGIA-PACIFIC GRAND CHAMPIONSVICTORIES (2): 2000 State Farm Senior Classic.2001 SBC <strong>Champions</strong>hip.BEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T26—1982Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic.OTHER VICTORIES (2): 1970 Metropolitan Open.1985 Metropolitan Open.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER EARNINGS: $16,279BEST 2007 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISH: 43—Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf2007 SEASON:Best effort in 23 appearances was a solo 43rd at theLiberty Mutual Legends of Golf...Had three sub-70 roundsduring the season. Opened with 69s at both the ToshibaClassic and Commerce Bank <strong>Champions</strong>hip and thenclosed with 69 at The Principal Charity Classic.CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:2005: T8 at the Toshiba Senior Classic, thanks to rounds of67-69 on the weekend…Matched his age for the first timewhen he shot a 6-under 64 at The Moors on the last dayof the Blue Angels Classic. Round was his best on the<strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> since his 64 in the second round of the1999 Las Vegas Senior Classic. 2004: Registered just onetop-25 performance during the campaign, a T24 late in theyear at the Constellation Energy Classic nearBaltimore…Made his first career hole-in-one on the<strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> in the opening round of the MasterCardClassic when he aced the par-3, 189-yard seventh hole atBosque Real with a 6-iron. 2003: T19 at the Long IslandClassic in August. 2002: T11 at the 3M <strong>Champions</strong>hip andT16 at the NFL Golf Classic…Missed nearly a month ofthe season after suffering minor injuries in a mountainbiking accident in late August. 2001: Enjoyed a productivefirst full season as a member of the Georgia-Pacific Grand<strong>Champions</strong>, finishing ninth on the final over-60 money listand winning the event at the SBC <strong>Champions</strong>hip…Defeated Jim Dent 1-up to win the Grand <strong>Champions</strong>Match Play <strong>Champions</strong>hip near St. Louis…Best overalleffort was a T6 at the Mexico Senior Classic. 2000: Joinedthe ranks of the Georgia-Pacific Grand <strong>Champions</strong> in mid-June and won the first over-60 event he was eligible for atthe State Farm Senior Classic. Nipped Lee Trevino for thevictory near Baltimore by holing a pitch shot for an eagleon the final hole. Finished year with a playoff loss to AlGeiberger in the Georgia-Pacific Grand <strong>Champions</strong><strong>Champions</strong>hip…Best overall finish was a T5 at the StateFarm Senior Classic. 1999: Underwent left hipreplacement surgery after the last full-field event of theyear. 1998: Notched his first victory in three years, edgingSimon Hobday, Kermit Zarley and Jose Maria Canizares bya stroke at the GTE Classic, his second victory in theTampa Bay area. 1997: Missed nearly two months of theseason after he suffered a fractured ankle that kept himout of action from early May until early July…Best finisha T3 at the American Express Invitational in his hometownof Sarasota. 1996: Underwent neck surgery early in theseason and was out of action for two months beforereturning at Bruno’s Memorial Classic. 1995: One of onlytwo players during the year to successfully defend a title,claiming a second consecutive SBC Dominion Seniors inSan Antonio…Also second at the Senior <strong>Tour</strong>nament of<strong>Champions</strong>, losing out on the third playoff hole to JimColbert…Named March Player of the Month. 1994: One ofsix <strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> players over the million-dollar markand the first former club professional to top $1 million in aseason…One of nine players to win more than onceduring the season…Claimed the Bank of Boston SeniorClassic, holding off Raymond Floyd and Lee Trevino…Alsowon the Vantage at The Dominion, going wire-to-wire forSECTION2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIESCHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-3Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1990 2 1 $14,433 951991 15 1 5 11 301,406 201992 37 1 2 7 24 404,693 161993 35 1 3 17 25 627,883 121994 35 2 6 3 18 32 1,237,128 31995 34 1 1 1 12 25 744,936 121996 31 3 11 244,833 561997 26 1 3 8 268,487 531998 34 1 8 15 643,380 271999 33 3 13 434,926 442000 33 4 9 418,398 432001 31 2 5 325,836 522002 28 4 202,553 722003 26 1 124,652 822004 25 1 104,312 852005 23 1 3 162,640 722006 21 67,015 952007 23 52,288 98Total 492 6 8 10 83 188 6,379,798COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $6,396,077CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> MAJOR <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02Senior <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Champions</strong>hip T22 T7 T38 T10 T27 T39 T39 T51 79 CUTConstellation Energy Senior Players 1 T18 T15 2 T35 T54 48 T24 T37 T60 T10 T30Senior British OpenU.S. Senior Open T27 T29 T26 T35 T2 T29 T27 CUT T13 T47 T59 CUTJELD-WEN Tradition T28 T17 T15 T54 T65 T53 T45 T43 T55 T44Year 03 04 05 06 07Senior <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Champions</strong>hip CUT 69 CUT 75 CUTConstellation Energy Senior Players T48 T58 75Senior British OpenCUTU.S. Senior OpenCUTJELD-WEN Tradition T42 T78 T67 T63 70CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICSScoring Average Putting Average Greens in Regulation Driving Distance Driving Accuracy1990 72.57 (N/A) 1.802 (N/A) 64.3 (N/A) 267.9 (N/A) 69.4 (N/A)1991 70.79 (N/A) 1.803 (N/A) 71.9 (N/A) 260.6 (N/A) 72.6 (N/A)1992 71.19 (22) 1.818 (T34) 70.7 (15) 258.3 (20) 73.8 (12)1993 70.82 (14) 1.798 (18) 71.3 (12) 262.1 (18) 73.5 (10)1994 69.85 (4) 1.757 (8) 74.4 (5) 265.7 (7) 74.3 (14)1995 70.84 (15) 1.816 (T42) 72.3 (7) 267.7 (T7) 68.6 (40)1996 72.16 (48) 1.832 (T57) 65.9 (33) 264.4 (34) 72.1 (23)1997 72.04 (48) 1.820 (55) 66.8 (24) 269.0 (15) 71.5 (23)1998 72.03 (T45) 1.823 (57) 67.4 (22) 271.3 (17) 67.6 (57)1999 71.49 (40) 1.806 (56) 69.5 (22) 273.1 (12) 68.2 (58)2000 71.79 (52) 1.797 (50) 68.6 (30) 270.6 (31) 67.5 (63)2001 72.82 (T67) 1.827 (75) 63.8 (61) 268.3 (T58) 74.1 (20)2002 72.99 (75) 1.840 (T81) 63.4 (68) 260.3 (76) 75.5 (12)2003 73.28 (80) 1.879 (87) 62.1 (72) 261.7 (75) 76.1 (6)2004 73.92 (73) 1.874 (79) 61.4 (69) 260.5 (70) 76.0 (15)2005 73.19 (71) 1.848 (76) 63.5 (66) 263.4 (64) 73.6 (22)2006 74.70 (80) 1.880 (79) 57.9 (79) 257.5 (73) 77.8 (8)2007 74.57 (76) 1.868 (76) 59.7 (75) 266.0 (T60) 70.2 (34)<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM<strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>2-3