Brian Jones (golfer)
Brian Jones (born 12 September 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.
| Brian Jones | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 September 1951 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 21 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 11 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T8: 1981 |
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)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Aug 1977 | KBC Augusta | −10 (73-72-68-65=278) | Playoff | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Akira Yabe |
| 2 | 2 Jun 1985 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −12 (67-70-72-63=272) | Playoff | Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 3 | 25 Aug 1985 | Maruman Open | −9 (70-70-70-69=279) | 1 stroke | Teruo Suzumura |
| 4 | 20 Apr 1986 | Bridgestone Aso Open | −12 (70-69-67-34=240)* | 1 stroke | Nobumitsu Yuhara |
| 5 | 31 May 1987 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (2) | −5 (70-70-71-72=283) | 3 strokes | Nobuo Serizawa, Koichi Suzuki |
| 6 | 29 May 1988 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (3) | −17 (68-68-67-68=271) | Playoff | Naomichi Ozaki |
| 7 | 2 Oct 1988 | Tokai Classic | −14 (69-69-71-65=274) | 3 strokes | Koichi Suzuki |
| 8 | 29 Oct 1989 | ABC Lark Cup | −8 (70-69-69-72=280) | 4 strokes | Toshiaki Sudo |
| 9 | 4 Mar 1990 | Daiichi Fudosan Cup | −13 (71-66-70-68=275) | 2 strokes | Hideki Kase |
| 10 | 24 Jun 1990 | Mizuno Open | −16 (73-66-66-67=272) | 4 strokes | Tsuneyuki Nakajima |
| 11 | 13 Jun 1993 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −14 (69-67-69-69=274) | 3 strokes | Akiyoshi Ohmachi |
*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 | Graham Marsh, Shozo Miyamoto, 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 | Akira Yabe |
Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 1985 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Nobumitsu Yuhara |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 1988 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | Naomichi Ozaki |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1988 | ANA Open | Naomichi Ozaki |
Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 6 | 1988 | Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament | Masashi Ozaki |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 1991 | Fujisankei Classic | Isao Aoki, Saburo Fujiki, Hideki Kase |
Fujiki won with birdie on second extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia 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 | John Clifford |
| 2 | 4 Jan 1981 | New Zealand PGA Championship | −4 (69-67-71-73=280) | Playoff |  Dennis Clark, John Lister |
| 3 | 2 Dec 1984 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −14 (66-67-67-66=266) | 2 strokes | Wayne Grady |
| 4 | 1 Feb 1987 | Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open | −5 (69-70-74-70=283) | 1 stroke |  Mike Colandro |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | New South Wales PGA Championship | Marty Bohen, Mark Tapper |
Tapper won 18-hole playoff; Tapper: −1 (71), Bohen: E (72), Jones: +1 (73) |
| 2 | 1976 | Tasmanian Open | Stewart Ginn, David Good, 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 | Dennis Clark, John Lister |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Clark eliminated by par on second hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)
Other wins (2)
- 1970 Western Australia Open
- 1985 Acom Doubles (with Mike Ferguson) (Japan)
European Senior 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 |  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 |
Top 10
Did not play
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)
References
- "'Forgotten' Jones bounces back in Tasmania". Canberra Times. 2 February 1987. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "Sports in Brief". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Jones wins Malaysian Open". The Canberra Times. 20 March 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
- Brian Jones at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Brian Jones at the European Tour official site
- Brian Jones at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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