John C. Palmer was an American professional golfer

Professional golfer

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Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina

North Carolina

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. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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Palmer died in Albemarle, North Carolina

Albemarle, North Carolina

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 at the age of 88 from undisclosed causes.

PGA Tour wins (7)

• 1946 (1) Nashville Invitational
• 1947 (1) Western Open
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• 1948 (1) Philadelphia Inquirer Open
  Philadelphia Inquirer Open
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• 1949 (2) Houston Open, World Championship of Golf
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  The World Championship of Golf was a championship played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s that, in its latter years, boasted a purse that dwarfed every other event on the tour, including even the U.S. Open. It was played in August of each year at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club, in Niles,...
  
  
• 1952 (1) Canadian Open
• 1954 (1) Colonial National Invitation

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1941 Carolinas Open
  Carolinas Open
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• 1947 Utah Open
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• 1948 Carolinas PGA Championship
  Carolinas PGA Championship
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• 1949 Carolinas Open
  Carolinas Open
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  , Carolinas PGA Championship
  Carolinas PGA Championship
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• 1950 Carolinas Open
  Carolinas Open
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• 1951 Carolinas PGA Championship
  Carolinas PGA Championship
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• 1952 Carolinas PGA Championship
  Carolinas PGA Championship
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• 1954 Mexican Open
  Mexican Open
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  , Carolinas PGA Championship
  Carolinas PGA Championship
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• 1957 Oklahoma Open
  Oklahoma Open
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Results in major championships

Tournament	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	T26	NT	NT	NT	T32	T17	T28	T4
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T21	NT	NT	NT	NT	T35	T6	T35	T8
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32	2

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960
Masters Tournament	T24	T30	12	13	T33	T18	T11	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T10	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP	T34	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	QF	R64	R64	R64	R32	QF	R64	R64	CUT	DNP	DNP

Note: Palmer never played in The Open Championship

The Open Championship

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NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

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

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