Background
Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent.
Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent.
He attended Morgan State University before turning pro in 1972.
He has surpassed this at senior level by winning over ten times, including one senior major championship (the 2002 Tradition) and making the top ten of the Champions Tour"s career money list in 2004. Thorpe"s late success has been clouded by charges filed in federal court in Orlando, Florida, charging him with failure to pay $1.6 million in taxes between the years 2002 and 2004. After his lawyer stated that Thorpe intended to plead innocent to the charges, Thorpe pled guilty in September 2009.
On January 22, 2010, Thorpe was sentenced to one year in prison for the crime.
Thorpe was released from prison on January 17, 2011. He was under suspension by the Professional Golf Association Tour until March 31 and then resumed his career on the Champions Tour.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (3) Other wins (2) Champions Tour wins (13) Other senior wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times) Wins (1) Results timeline Results not in chronological order before 2014. The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10.