Jim Gallagher Jr. - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 24, 1961 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States 63 years old

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About Jim Gallagher Jr.

  • James Thomas Gallagher Jr.
  • (born March 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster. Gallagher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
  • His father, a career club pro, started him in golf at age 6.
  • He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
  • Gallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined the PGA Tour in 1984. Gallagher won five events on the PGA Tour.
  • His first win came in 1990 at the Greater Milwaukee Open.
  • In 1993, he won twice: the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and The Tour Championship.
  • He repeated his two-win performance in 1995 by winning the KMart Greater Greensboro Open and the FedEx St.
  • Jude Classic.
  • Gallagher's best finishes in a major championship were a 3rd-place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship, and a T-2 at the same tournament the following year.
  • He was a member of the victorious 1993 Ryder Cup team and the 1994 Presidents Cup team. Gallagher, who works as a golf analyst for Golf Channel, has appeared in a limited number of events on the Champions Tour since reaching age 50 in 2011.
  • He had two top-10 finishes in this venue in both 2011 and 2013. Gallagher comes from a golfing family: his father a career club pro in Marion, Indiana, his wife Cissye is a former LPGA Tour player, sister Jackie and brother Jeff are both touring professionals.
  • He and Cissye have four children, Mary Langdon, Thomas, Kathleen, and Elizabeth, and live in Greenwood, Mississippi.
  • Kathleen plays golf at LSU.

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