Kent Jones (golfer)

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Kent Jones
Personal information
Born (1967-01-08) January 8, 1967 (age 56)
Portales, New Mexico
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Albuquerque, New Mexico
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T48: 2006
The Open Championship DNP

Kent Jones (born January 8, 1967) is an American professional golfer.

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Jones was born in Portales, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor's (1990) and master's (1991) degree in business administration. He turned professional in 1992. [1]

Jones has played on the Canadian Tour (1993–94), the Hooters Tour (1995), the Nationwide Tour (1996–97, 2000, 2010, 2012–13), and the PGA Tour (1998–99, 2001–09). He has two wins on the Web.com Tour, both coming in 2000.

Jones career best placed finish on the PGA Tour is a T6 at the 2006 84 Lumber Classic. [2] His career earnings are over $5.3 million. [3]

Professional wins (2)

Buy.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Apr 16, 2000 Buy.com Shreveport Open −15 (70-64-70-69=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Keith Clearwater, Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Isenhour
2Jun 25, 2000 Buy.com Greensboro Open −17 (66-66-67-64=263)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hobby, Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III

Results in major championships

Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
U.S. Open T82CUTT68CUTT48T74
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Jones only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2004200520062007
The Players Championship CUTT75CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Tournament201820192020202120222023
The Tradition T33NTT46T66
Senior PGA Championship T49NTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Senior Open CUTT17NTT23
Senior Players Championship T24T4T33T58T55
Senior British Open Championship CUTNTT20
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

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