John Barnum, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1911
Date of Death: 30-Oct-1996
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John Barnum
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- Barnum (October 6, 1911 – October 30, 1996) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s. Barnum is notable for two significant milestones in golf.
- He was the second golfer (after Jim Barnes), and one of only seven, ever to win a PGA Tour event after turning 50, and the only player to win his first PGA Tour event past the age of 50.
- The other significant milestone is that Barnum was the first player to win a PGA Tour event using a Ping putter.
- His best finish in a major was T-16 at the 1958 PGA Championship.Barnum won five Michigan PGA Senior titles, and was runner-up three times in the PGA Seniors' Championship (1963, 1964, 1966).
- He was inducted into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame in 1972, and elected to the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 1984.
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