James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American professional golfer. Colbert was born in

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. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965. Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour, 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

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, the 1993 Senior Players Championship. Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for

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and has his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada. He also helped design a golf course in

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, named

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

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, and by '' Golf Digest'' as the eighth-best course overall in the state. Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Thoroughbred racing

With an interest in Thoroughbred racing, in 1993 Colbert purchased a racemare named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of Hollywood Park Racetrack,

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. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Richard Mandella for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the Princess Stakes at Hollywood Park plus at Churchill Downs, the

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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

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(with Bob Murphy) *1996

(with Bob Murphy) *2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North) *2001 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Andy North) *2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Bob Murphy) *2014

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- Legends Division (with Jim Thorpe)

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 * Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1996 *Gillette Tour Challenge Championship: 1997 (winners with Nick Price 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 ...

)

References

External links

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Kansas Sports Hall of Fame profile
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