Tommy Bolt

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Early life

Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Professional career

Bolt was the fifth PGA Tour player to shoot a round of 60 when he did it in the second round of the 1954 Insurance City Open at the par-71 Wethersfield Country Club, outside Hartford, Connecticut.[1] Previously, Al Brosch, Wally Ulrich, Ted Kroll and Bill Nary had also scored 60.[1] Bolt had 11 birdies in his round and had a putt for a 59, but missed a 15-foot putt for birdie on the 18th green.[1] Bolt had scored 71 in his first round and followed with rounds of 69 and 71 over his final 36 holes.[2] Bolt tied with Earl Stewart, but won an 18-hole playoff the following day.[3]

Bolt was a member of the United States Ryder Cup teams in 1955 and 1957. In 1955, at Thunderbird Country Club in California, he won his two matches, including a singles victory over Christy O'Connor Snr. In the 1957 match at Lindrick Golf Club in England he won his foursomes match but lost to Eric Brown in the singles.

Bolt's fiery disposition earned him the nicknames "Thunder" and "Terrible Tommy". He was known to break clubs during rounds, and his penchant for throwing clubs led to the adoption of a rule prohibiting such behavior. In his later years, he admitted that a lot of his on-course eruptions were merely showmanship and that he felt they had detracted from his playing.

Death

Bolt died in Cherokee Village, Arkansas at the age of 92.[4] He is interred at Evening Shade Cemetery in Evening Shade, Arkansas.

Awards and honors

  • In 2002, Bolt was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
  • The same year, Bolt was also elected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame[5]

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (15)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (14)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 11, 1951 North and South Open −5 (71-72-71-69=283) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon John Barnum
2 Jan 8, 1952 Los Angeles Open +5 (73-74-70-72=289) Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr., Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison
3 Jan 18, 1953 San Diego Open −14 (66-68-70-70=274) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Doug Ford
4 Feb 1, 1953 Tucson Open −15 (65-68-66-66=265) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper
5 Mar 21, 1954 Miami Beach International Four-Ball
(with Template:Flagicon Dick Mayer) 		−30 (67-61-65-65=258) Playoff Template:Flagicon Julius Boros and Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison
6 Jun 28, 1954 Insurance City Open −13 (71-60-69-71=271) Playoff Template:Flagicon Earl Stewart
7 Sep 5, 1954 Rubber City Open −23 (69-69-63-64=265) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Fred Hawkins
8 Jan 23, 1955 Convair-San Diego Open (2) −14 (64-67-72-71=274) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer
9 Feb 13, 1955 Tucson Open (2) −14 (69-67-65-65=266) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bud Holscher, Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr.
10 Jul 10, 1955 St. Paul Open −19 (65-68-68-68=269) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber
11 Jul 28, 1957 Eastern Open Invitational −12 (64-72-69-71=276) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Billy Casper, Template:Flagicon Fred Hawkins
12 May 4, 1958 Colonial National Invitation +2 (68-70-70-74=282) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ken Venturi
13 Jun 14, 1958 U.S. Open +3 (71-71-69-72=283) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Gary Player
14 Jun 6, 1960 Memphis Open Invitational −7 (72-69-65-67=273) Playoff Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler
15 Mar 12, 1961 Pensacola Open Invitational −13 (72-68-68-67=275) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Gary Player

PGA Tour playoff record (4–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1952 Los Angeles Open Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr., Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison Won 18-hole playoff;
Bolt: −2 (69),
Burke: E (71),
Harrison: +3 (74)
2 1954 Miami Beach International Four-Ball
(with Template:Flagicon Dick Mayer) 		Template:Flagicon Julius Boros and Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1954 Insurance City Open Template:Flagicon Earl Stewart Won 18-hole playoff;
Stewart conceded on final hole
4 1955 Miami Open Template:Flagicon Sam Snead Lost to par on first extra hole
5 1960 Memphis Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan, Template:Flagicon Gene Littler Won 18-hole playoff;
Bolt: −2 (68),
Hogan: −1 (69),
Littler: +1 (71)
6 1961 Home of the Sun Open Template:Flagicon Dave Hill, Template:Flagicon Bud Sullivan Hill won with birdie on third extra hole

Senior wins (5)

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Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1958 U.S. Open 3 shot lead +3 (71-71-69-72=283) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Gary Player

Results timeline

Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T3 T5 T12 T22 T8 CUT T32 T30
U.S. Open CUT T29 T7 CUT T6 T3 T22 WD 1 T38
PGA Championship R32 SF SF R128 R16 T5 T17
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament T20 T4 CUT T37 CUT T8 T17 T26
U.S. Open WD T22 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T57 WD T30 WD CUT
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT
PGA Championship 3 WD

Note: Bolt never played in The Open Championship.

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  Top 10

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  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 1 3 5 9 17 13
U.S. Open 1 0 1 2 4 6 17 8
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 3 4 5 7 14 8
Totals 1 0 5 9 14 22 48 29
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (1953 PGA – 1956 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

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