James R. Foulis (October 6, 1903 – April 12, 1969) was an American professional golfer.
Early life
James Foulis was born in Illinois on October 6, 1903, the son of David Foulis, a golfer and inventor, and Janet Foulis (née Fowler). His uncle was James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open.
Professional career
Foulis won several tournaments, including four Illinois PGA Championships and the 1933 St. Paul Open, two of which are considered PGA Tour wins.
Foulis also played in the first Masters Tournament in 1934, carding rounds of 78-74-76-72=300.
Personal life
Foulis died on April 12, 1969, in Wickenburg, Arizona.
His son David J. Foulis was a notable mathematician.
Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (2)
- 1929 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1933 St. Paul Open
- Source:
Other wins (3)
Note: This list may be incomplete
- 1933 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1943 Illinois PGA Championship
- 1946 Illinois PGA Championship
Results in major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1927
!1928
!1929
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|T31
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T38
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1930
!1931
!1932
!1933
!1934
!1935
!1936
!1937
!1938
!1939
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|T28
|T37
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T37
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|46
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T35
|T32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T19
|T25
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|R64
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1940
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament
|T29
|T29
|T26
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|11
|52
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open
|T16
|T42
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
Note: Foulis never played in The Open Championship<br>
NYF = tournament not yet founded<br>
NT = no tournament<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 11 || 9
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 7 || 9 || 9
|-
!Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 4 !! 11 !! 28 !! 26
|}
- Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1938 U.S. Open – 1947 Masters)<!-- 1937 order MPUO -->
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)