Jerry Steelsmith (born November 26, 1935) is an American

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. Steelsmith was born in

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. A native of

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, Steelsmith played on the

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from 1961 to 1968. He finished second five times on the PGA Tour: 1961 Hot Springs Open Invitational, 1962 Azalea Open, 1962 500 Festival Open Invitation, 1963 Frank Sinatra Open Invitational, and 1964 Almaden Open Invitational. He is a former All-Army Champion. He was also captain of the golf team at Glendale College.

Professional wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1969 Southern California PGA Championship *1972 Central New York PGA Championship *1973 Central New York PGA Championship *1974 Central New York PGA Championship *1978 Central New York PGA Championship

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

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