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Jim Holtgrieve
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EXEMPT STATUS: 49th on 2001 SENIOR TOUR Money List
FULL NAME: James Holtgrieve
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 195
BIRTHDATE: December 26, 1947
BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO
RESIDENCE: Ft. Myers, FL
FAMILY: Scott (10/1/79), Steven (2/12/86)
EDUCATION: University of Missouri, Washburn University
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998
JOINED TOUR: 1998
CLUB AFFILIATION: Boone Valley GC, Augusta, MO
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| International Victories |
| 1998 Taylor Cup. |
| Other Victories |
| 1977, 1978, 1980, 1989 St. Louis District Championship.
1981 Missouri Amateur, United States Mid-Amateur. 1994
Metropolitan Amateur. 1998 Taylor Cup. |
| Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money
and Positions |
| $36,229 (78) |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes |
| T26--ACE Group Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round |
| 68 at Round 2, ACE Group Classic |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T35--1981 Memorial Tournament. |
| Best SENIOR TOUR Finishes |
| T2--1999 The Home Depot Invitational. |
| Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes |
| T10--NFL Golf Classic, 3M Championship |
| 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--32; in money--32; Top-10 finishes--2 |
| 2001 Season Highlights |
| Placed 49th on the final money list to earn partially
exempt status for next season...Registered a pair of top-10
finishes with both coming in the second half of the year...Was
the first-round leader at the NFL Golf Classic in New
Jersey after shooting a 7-under 65 on Friday, the lowest
round of his SENIOR TOUR career. Was just one shot back
of Larry Ziegler after 36 holes at Upper Montclair, but
struggled on Sunday and T10 after posting a 4-over 76...Also
finished T10 at the 3M Championship thanks to rounds of
67-71 on the weekend. Made the biggest move of the day
in the second round, jumping from a T47 to T9 thanks to
his 5-under score on Saturday. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2000: Best finish was a T10 at the Novell Utah Showdown
where he was under par for all three days of the event
for the only time during the campaign...Was also on the
leaderboard through two rounds of the Coldwell Banker
Burnet Classic, but slipped into a T11 after a 73 on Sunday...Returned
to the National Qualifying Tournament at the end of the
year and eventually earned the 13th position in a playoff
after being tied with five others at 9-under 279. Final-round
73 at Eagle Pines GC included two bogeys, a double-bogey,
a triple-bogey and six straight birdies on holes 6-11.
1999: Played in 18 events, mainly on sponsor exemptions,
and pocketed over $250,000...Almost won in his fourth
start of the campaign, a T2 with Terry Dill at The Home
Depot Invitational in Charlotte, one stroke short of Bruce
Fleisher...Earned a conditional player's card for the
2000 season, finishing 10th at the SENIOR TOUR National
Qualifying Tournament...Involved in a five-way playoff
after posting a two-over 290 total at Tucson National,
and grabbed the 10th spot despite a bogey on the first
extra hole. 1998: Made his professional debut in late
September at his home club near St. Louis, Boone Valley
Golf Club, and was T13 at the Boone Valley Classic...Went
to his first SENIOR TOUR National Qualifying Tournament
in the fall, but failed to earn exempt status after a
T43 performance at Grenelefe. |
| Personal |
| A four-time recipient of the St. Louis Amateur Athletic
Award, he was honored by the Missouri Athletic Club with
the Carl Bauer Award...After a successful amateur career,
he retreated briefly from national competition to run
his family business...Lists Arnold Palmer as his hero...Started
in golf at age 4 by his father. |
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