Joseph R. Turnesa (January 31, 1901 – July 15, 1991) was an American professional golfer.
Early life Turnesa was born in New York, New York.
He was one of seven famous golfing brothers: Phil (1896–1987), Frank (1898–1949), Joe (1901–1991), Mike (1907–2000), Doug (1909–1972), Jim (1912–1971), and Willie (1914–2001).
Professional career Among his brothers, Joe won the most times (14) on the PGA Tour. The family was referred to as a "golf dynasty" in a 2000 New York Times article.
Turnesa finished second to Bobby Jones in the 1926 U.S. Open and second to Walter Hagen in the 1927 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup teams in 1927 and 1929.
Personal life Turnesa died in Florida in 1991.
Professional wins PGA Tour wins (14) 1924 (1) Augusta Open 1925 (2) Texas Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship 1926 (2) Metropolitan PGA Championship, Sacramento Open 1927 (3) Shreveport Open, Ridgewood Country Club Open, Sacramento Open 1929 (1) Lannin Memorial Tournament 1930 (2) Metropolitan PGA Championship, Massachusetts Open 1931 (1) Miami Open 1932 (2) Grassy Spain Course Tournament 1933 (1) Mid-South Open (tie with Willie Macfarlane and Paul Runyan) Source:
Other wins (8) Note: This list may be incomplete. 1929 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament, 1931 Florida Open (tie with Wiffy Cox) 1934 Long Island Open 1935 Connecticut PGA Championship 1936 Connecticut PGA Championship 1938 Long Island Open 1940 Long Island Open
Results in major championships
Tournament1923192419251926192719281929U.S. OpenT14T15T112T27T6CUTThe Open ChampionshipT25PGA ChampionshipR322 Tournament19301931193219331934193519361937193819391940Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFT34T9WDU.S. OpenT17T32T45T46WDCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTNTPGA ChampionshipR32R64R64R64R64
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew 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
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 2 6 14 10The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 7Totals 0 2 0 2 4 11 26 20 Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1923 U.S. Open – 1928 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1927 PGA – 1928 U.S. Open)
See also List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
References