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Find sources: "Jim Rutledge" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Jim Rutledge Personal information Full name James Edgar Rutledge Born (1959-08-26) August 26, 1959 (age 66) Victoria, British Columbia Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) Sporting nationality Canada Career Turned professional 1978 Former tours PGA Tour European Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour Champions Tour Professional wins 9 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour of Australasia 1 Korn Ferry Tour 1 Other 8 Best results in major championships Masters Tournament DNP PGA Championship DNP U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship T57: 1990 **James Edgar Rutledge** (born August 26, 1959) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) professional [golfer](/source/Golf). He has played on the [Canadian Tour](/source/Canadian_Tour), [Asia Golf Circuit](/source/Asia_Golf_Circuit), [Nationwide Tour](/source/Nationwide_tour), [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour), and [Champions Tour](/source/Champions_Tour). ## Early life Rutledge was born in [Victoria, British Columbia](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia). He won the Canadian Juvenile Championship in 1975 at the Gorge Vale Golf Club in Victoria and the Canadian Junior Championship in 1977. ## Professional career In 1978, Rutledge turned professional. For the first 20 years of his career, Rutledge would play in [Asia](/source/Asia) in the winter and in Canada for the rest of the year. He did not do this from 1988 to 1992 though. During that time Rutledge was a member of the [European Tour](/source/European_Tour), where his best finish on the Order of Merit came in 1990 when he finished in 55th, earning £75,274. He played in his first [major](/source/Men's_major_golf_championships) at the [1990 Open Championship](/source/1990_Open_Championship), where he was high on the leaderboard going into the weekend, but ended up finishing T-57. He played in his second and last major the following year at the [1991 Open Championship](/source/1991_Open_Championship) but he missed the cut. Rutledge's best finish on the [Asia Golf Circuit](/source/Asia_Golf_Circuit) Order of Merit was third in 1994 and 1995. He has finished third on the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit three times. He is one of the winningest players in Canadian Tour history, winning six times on tour. Rutledge was a member of the [Nationwide Tour](/source/Nationwide_Tour) between 2001 and 2009, except for 2007 when he was a member of the PGA Tour. Rutledge's first Nationwide Tour win in 2006 at the [ING New Zealand PGA Championship](/source/ING_New_Zealand_PGA_Championship), helped him finish in 14th on the money list, which earned him his PGA Tour card for 2007. As the second oldest rookie in the history of the PGA Tour, he was not able to retain his tour card. Rutledge only made 5 of 23 cuts, with his best finish coming at the [Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun](/source/Mayakoba_Golf_Classic_at_Riviera_Maya-Cancun) where he finished T-31. He does not play in Asia anymore but still plays on the Canadian Tour. After turning 50 on August 26, 2009, Rutledge has made several appearances on the [Champions Tour](/source/Champions_Tour), with some success. He earned conditional exempt status for the 2011 Champions Tour season, by finishing eighth at the final [qualifying school](/source/Qualifying_school) tournament on November 19, 2010. Only the top five players in that event gained full status for 2011.[1] He fully qualified for the 2012 [Champions Tour](/source/Champions_Tour) after finishing tied for second at qualifying school in 2011.[2] ## Amateur wins - 1975 Canadian Juvenile Championship - 1977 Canadian Junior Championship ## Professional wins (9) ### Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up 1 Mar 5, 1995 Classic Indian Open −8 (69-69-74-68=280) 1 stroke Daniel Chopra, Bob May **Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–2)** No. Year Tournament Opponents Result 1 1994 Maekyung Open Kim Jong-duck, Mike Tschetter Kim won with par on second extra hole Rutledge eliminated by birdie on first hole 2 1996 Mitsubishi Motors Southwoods Open Don Walsworth, Manny Zerman Zerman won with par on second extra hole Walsworth eliminated by par on first hole ### Nationwide Tour wins (1) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up 1 Feb 26, 2006 ING New Zealand PGA Championship1 −9 (75-68-72-64=279) 1 stroke Brett Rumford, Jarrod Lyle 1Co-sanctioned by the [PGA Tour of Australasia](/source/PGA_Tour_of_Australasia) ### Canadian Tour wins (3) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 Jun 11, 1989 Canadian Airlines-George Williams B.C. Open −16 (65-67-71-65=268) 2 strokes Rick Gibson, Carlos Espinosa 2 Jun 26, 1994 Alberta Open −9 (68-66-69-68=271) 1 stroke Roger Wessels 3 Aug 27, 1995 Montclair Kings County Classic −8 (72-76-68-64=280) 3 strokes Guy Hill, Manny Zerman ### Earlier Canadian wins (3) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 Sep 29, 1979 British Columbia Open −6 (68-68-71=210) 2 strokes Dan Halldorson 2 Sep 13, 1981 British Columbia Open (2) −13 (66-67-67=200) 7 strokes Steve Berry, Dave Fowler, Mark Shushack, Gord Todd 3 Sep 16, 1984 CPGA Championship −16 (71-65-70-66=272) 6 strokes Ray Stewart ### Other wins (1) - 2000 Niagara Classic ## Results in major championships Tournament 1990 1991 The Open Championship T57 CUT CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied *Note: Rutledge only played in The Open Championship.* ## Canadian national team appearances - [World Cup](/source/World_Cup_(men's_golf)): [1984](/source/1984_World_Cup_(men's_golf)), [1995](/source/1995_World_Cup_of_Golf), [2006](/source/2006_WGC-World_Cup) - [Dunhill Cup](/source/Dunhill_Cup): [1993](/source/1993_Dunhill_Cup), [1996](/source/1996_Dunhill_Cup) ## See also - [2006 Nationwide Tour graduates](/source/2006_Nationwide_Tour_graduates) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *The Globe and Mail*, November 20, 2010 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Freeman earns medalist honors at q-school](http://www.pgatour.com/2011/s/11/18/champions-round4/index.html) ## External links - [Jim Rutledge](https://www.pgatour.com/player/02036) at the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) official site - [Jim Rutledge](https://www.europeantour.com/players/2825/) at the [European Tour](/source/PGA_European_Tour) official site - [Jim Rutledge](https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/666) at the [Official World Golf Ranking](/source/Official_World_Golf_Ranking) official site - [Article from Sports Illustrated](https://archive.today/20130102083235/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114807/index.htm) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jim Rutledge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rutledge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rutledge?action=history)). 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