Brian Jones (golfer)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox golfer Brian Jones (born 12 September 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.
Golf career
Jones was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the Indian Open two times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan. He won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1977 and 1993.
Jones played in multiple Open Championships; his best performance coming at the 1981 Open Championship, where he finished in a tie for 8th place.
Jones played on the European Seniors Tour from 2002 to 2005, winning the 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic.
Personal life
Jones married Sachiko, a Japanese woman, in the early 1980s.[1]
Professional wins (21)
PGA of Japan Tour wins (11)
*Note: The 1986 Bridgestone Aso Open was shortened to 63 holes due to rain.
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | Pepsi-Wilson Tournament | Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh, Template:Flagicon Shozo Miyamoto, Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson |
Thomson won with par on fourteenth extra hole Jones eliminated by par on fourth hole Miyamoto eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 1977 | KBC Augusta | Template:Flagicon Akira Yabe | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1985 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Template:Flagicon Nobumitsu Yuhara | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 1988 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1988 | ANA Open | Template:Flagicon Naomichi Ozaki | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 6 | 1988 | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | Template:Flagicon Masashi Ozaki | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 1991 | Fujisankei Classic | Template:Flagicon Isao Aoki, Template:Flagicon Saburo Fujiki, Template:Flagicon Hideki Kase |
Fujiki won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Mar 1972 | Indian Open | −10 (70-72-70-70=282) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Ben Arda, Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson |
| 2 | 3 Apr 1977 | Indian Open (2) | −4 (69-70-76-69=284) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Mya Aye, Template:Flagicon Yoshikazu Hayashi, Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson |
| 3 | 19 Mar 1978 | Malaysian Open | −12 (69-71-66-70=276) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Ben Arda, Template:Flagicon Stewart Ginn, Template:Flagicon Mike Krantz |
PGA Tour of Australia wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Oct 1980 | Barclays Australian Classic | +1 (74-73-68-74=289) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon John Clifford |
| 2 | 4 Jan 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −4 (69-67-71-73=280) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Dennis Clark, Template:Flagicon John Lister |
| 3 | 2 Dec 1984 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −14 (66-67-67-66=266) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady |
| 4 | 1 Feb 1987 | Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open | −5 (69-70-74-70=283) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Mike Colandro |
PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | New South Wales PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Marty Bohen, Template:Flagicon Mark Tapper | Tapper won 18-hole playoff; Tapper: −1 (71), Bohen: E (72), Jones: +1 (73) |
| 2 | 1976 | Tasmanian Open | Template:Flagicon Stewart Ginn, Template:Flagicon David Good, Template:Flagicon Ian Stanley |
Good won with birdie on fifth extra hole Ginn and Stanley eliminated by par on first hole |
| 3 | 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Dennis Clark, Template:Flagicon John Lister | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Clark eliminated by par on second hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1970 Western Australia Open
- 1985 Acom Doubles (with Mike Ferguson) (Japan)
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Sep 2002 | De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic | −9 (70-68-69=207) | 7 strokes | Template:Flagicon Tommy Horton |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T8 | CUT | T59 | CUT |
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CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976, 1979 and 1982 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Jones only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1990
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners)
See also
References
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