Brian Jones (golfer)

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Brian Jones
Personal information
Born (1951-09-12) 12 September 1951 (age 72)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s) PGA of Japan Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
PGA Tour of Australia
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour11
PGA Tour of Australasia4
European Senior Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T8: 1981

Brian Jones (born 12 September 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.

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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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
128 Aug 1977 KBC Augusta −10 (73-72-68-65=278)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe
22 Jun 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament −12 (67-70-72-63=272)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara
325 Aug 1985 Maruman Open −9 (70-70-70-69=279)1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Teruo Suzumura
420 Apr 1986 Bridgestone Aso Open −12 (70-69-67-34=240)*1 stroke Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara
531 May 1987 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (2)−5 (70-70-71-72=283)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobuo Serizawa, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Suzuki
629 May 1988 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (3)−17 (68-68-67-68=271)Playoff Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki
72 Oct 1988 Tokai Classic −14 (69-69-71-65=274)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Koichi Suzuki
829 Oct 1989 ABC Lark Cup −8 (70-69-69-72=280)4 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Toshiaki Sudo
94 Mar 1990 Daiichi Fudosan Cup −13 (71-66-70-68=275)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideki Kase
1024 Jun 1990 Mizuno Open −16 (73-66-66-67=272)4 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1113 Jun 1993 Sapporo Tokyu Open −14 (69-67-69-69=274)3 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 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.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1976 Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shozo Miyamoto,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Akira Yabe Won with par on second extra hole
3 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nobumitsu Yuhara Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
4 1988 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki Won with birdie on first extra hole
51988 ANA Open Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Naomichi Ozaki Lost to par on third extra hole
61988 Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Masashi Ozaki Lost to birdie on first extra hole
7 1991 Fujisankei Classic Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Isao Aoki, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Saburo Fujiki,
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hideki Kase 		Fujiki won with birdie on second extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
119 Mar 1972 Indian Open −10 (70-72-70-70=282)2 strokes Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
23 Apr 1977 Indian Open (2)−4 (69-70-76-69=284)1 stroke Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Mya Aye, Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yoshikazu Hayashi,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson
319 Mar 1978 Malaysian Open −12 (69-71-66-70=276)6 strokes Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Ben Arda, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn,
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Krantz

PGA Tour of Australia wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
15 Oct 1980 Barclays Australian Classic +1 (74-73-68-74=289)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Clifford
24 Jan 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship −4 (69-67-71-73=280)Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Dennis Clark, Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister
32 Dec 1984 Air New Zealand Shell Open −14 (66-67-67-66=266)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady
41 Feb 1987 Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open −5 (69-70-74-70=283)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Mike Colandro

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11976 New South Wales PGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Marty Bohen, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Tapper Tapper won 18-hole playoff;
Tapper: −1 (71),
Bohen: E (72),
Jones: +1 (73)
21976 Tasmanian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn, Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley 		Good won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Ginn and Stanley eliminated by par on first hole
31981 New Zealand PGA Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Dennis Clark, Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Clark eliminated by par on second hole

Other wins (2)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
11 Sep 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic −9 (70-68-69=207)7 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton

Results in major championships

Tournament197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990
The Open Championship CUTCUTT8CUTT59CUT
  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

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "'Forgotten' Jones bounces back in Tasmania". Canberra Times. 2 February 1987. Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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