Jimmy Lee Thorpe (born February 1, 1949) is an American retired professional golfer, who last played on the Champions Tour.

[1] Thorpe was born in Roxboro, North Carolina, the ninth of the twelve children of a fairway superintendent.

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.

[2] 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.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) *Note: The 2001 Kroger Senior Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.