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

Early life and amateur career
Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the golf championships in 1964. Colbert graduated in 1965.

Professional career
In 1965, Colbert turned professional. Colbert won eight times on the , 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 , including a senior major championship, the 1993 Senior Players Championship.

Colbert has worked as a golf analyst for and has his own golf course management company based in Pahrump, Nevada. He also helped design a golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, named , which was ranked by Golfweek as the best public course in , and by as the eighth-best course overall in the state.

Thoroughbred racing
With an interest in thoroughbred racing, in 1993 Colbert purchased a named Fit to Lead in partnership with Connie Sczesny and the Chairman of Hollywood Park Racetrack, Randall D. Hubbard. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Richard Mandella for the three partners, Fit to Lead won several graded stakes including the at Hollywood Park plus at , the Fleur de Lis Stakes and Louisville Budweiser Breeders' Cup Handicap.

Awards and honors
Colbert was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Professional wins (35)
PGA Tour wins (8)
1Mar 18, 1969Monsanto Open Invitational−17 (69-67-64-67=267)2 strokes
2Jul 16, 1972Greater Milwaukee Open−13 (66-67-69-69=271)1 stroke, Chuck Courtney,
George Johnson,
3Mar 18, 1973Greater Jacksonville Open−9 (70-65-71-73=279)1 stroke, ,
,
4Jun 23, 1974American Golf Classic+1 (70-67-74-70=281)Playoff, ,
5Oct 26, 1975Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with )		−36 (63-63-62-64=252)3 strokesBobby Cole and ,
and
6Feb 19, 1980Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open−22 (66-68-66-70=270)4 strokes
7May 15, 1983Colonial National Invitation−2 (69-67-70-72=278)Playoff
8Oct 2, 1983−19 (66-62-66-67=261)5 strokes

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

11974American Golf Classic, ,
Won with par on second extra hole
Brewer and Fezler eliminated by par on first hole
21983Colonial National InvitationWon with par on sixth extra hole

Other wins (1)
  • 1987 Jerry Ford Invitational

Senior PGA Tour wins (20)
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (18)
1Jun 30, 1991Southwestern Bell Classic−9 (66-67-68=201)3 strokes,
2Oct 6, 1991Vantage Championship−11 (68-70-67=205)1 stroke, ,
3Dec 8, 1991First Development Kaanapali Classic−15 (66-61-68=195)2 strokes
4Feb 16, 1992GTE Suncoast Classic−13 (66-70-64=200)Playoff
5Oct 4, 1992Vantage Championship (2)−12 (65-67=132)2 strokes
6Feb 7, 1993Royal Caribbean Classic−14 (65-64-70=199)1 stroke,
7Jun 27, 1993Ford Senior Players Championship−10 (67-72-70-69=278)1 stroke
8Jul 10, 1994Kroger Senior Classic−14 (66-64-69=199)2 strokes
9Jul 25, 1994Southwestern Bell Classic (2)−14 (68-63-65=196)2 strokes,
10Jan 15, 1995Senior Tournament of Champions−7 (72-66-71=209)Playoff
11Apr 30, 1995Las Vegas Senior Classic−11 (65-71-69=205)2 strokes, ,
Rocky Thompson
12May 21, 1995Bell Atlantic Classic−3 (68-71-68=207)1 strokeJ. C. Snead
13Nov 6, 1995Energizer Senior Tour Championship−6 (68-69-71-74=282)1 stroke
14Mar 17, 1996Toshiba Senior Classic−12 (68-65-68=201)2 strokes
15Apr 28, 1996Las Vegas Senior Classic (2)−9 (63-74-70=207)PlayoffBob Charles,
16May 12, 1996Nationwide Championship−10 (71-66-69=206)3 strokes
17Sep 29, 1996Vantage Championship (3)−9 (65-70-69=204)1 stroke,
18Oct 20, 1996Raley's Gold Rush Classic−14 (67-68-67=202)5 strokes
19Oct 11, 1998−11 (70-68-67=205)1 stroke
20Mar 11, 2001SBC Senior Classic−12 (67-67-70=204)1 strokeJosé María Cañizares

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–5)

11991Murata Reunion Pro-AmChi-Chi RodríguezLost to par on fourth extra hole
21992GTE Suncoast ClassicWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
31992Vintage ARCO Invitational, Mike HillHill won with birdie on first extra hole
41993First of America Classic, Chi-Chi RodríguezArcher won with par on third extra hole
Rodríguez eliminated by par on first hole
51994GTE West ClassicLost to birdie on fourth extra hole
61995Senior Tournament of ChampionsWon with birdie on third extra hole
71996Las Vegas Senior ClassicBob Charles, Won with par on fourth extra hole
Charles eliminated by par on first hole
81998Cadillac NFL Golf Classic, Dickson won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (6)
  • 1995 Diners Club Matches (with Bob Murphy)
  • 1996 Diners Club Matches (with Bob Murphy)
  • 2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with )
  • 2001 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with )
  • 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Bob Murphy)
  • 2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf - Legends Division (with Jim Thorpe)

Results in major championships
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT CUT
The Open Championship
WD
Masters Tournament CUTT43T4CUTT12T14T32
U.S. OpenCUTT3T6310T5CUTT55 CUTT41
The Open Championship
CUTT46CUTT12T28T28T57 69T46
Masters TournamentT14T25 CUT
U.S. OpenT47T26 WDT38 CUT
The Open Championship CUT
T30T56T16T36T25CUTCUT

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary
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  • 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
The Players ChampionshipCUTWDT43CUT8T28T14T4CUT66T20T33T21WD

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 and )

See also
  • 1965 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
  • List of golfers with most PGA Tour Champions wins

Notes
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