John Jacobs (American golfer)

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John Jacobs
Personal information
Full nameJohn Alexander Jacobs
Born (1945-03-18) March 18, 1945 (age 79)
Los Angeles, California
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College University of Southern California
Turned professional1967
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour Champions5
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship WD: 2003
U.S. Open T58: 1976
The Open Championship T53: 1975
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner 		1984

John Alexander Jacobs (born March 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Jacobs is the younger brother of professional golfer Tommy Jacobs.

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Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. He turned professional in 1967. He played on the PGA Tour from 1968–1977. He never won an official PGA Tour event; his best showings were three 2nd-place finishes. He also played in Asia for many years, having considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Taiwan Open twice and was the first American to top the tour's Order of Merit in 1984. [1]

After reaching the age of 50 in 1995, Jacobs began play on the Champions Tour. His accomplishments as a senior include a major championship and more than 70 top-10 finishes.

Professional wins (12)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 22, 1984 Dunlop International Open 1−5 (73-69-69-72=283)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki

1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 8, 1984 Taiwan Open +2 (76-73-69=218)*3 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan
2Apr 22, 1984 Dunlop International Open 1−5 (73-69-69-72=283)2 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tateo Ozaki
2Apr 14, 1991 Sanyang Republic of China Open (2)−3 (73-67-70-75=285)Playoff Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antolin Fernando

*Note: The 1984 Taiwan Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1991 Sanyang Republic of China Open Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Antolin Fernando Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 7, 1998 Nationwide Championship −10 (72-67-67=206)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin
2Jan 24, 1999 MasterCard Championship −13 (64-69-70=203)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert, Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd
3Apr 30, 2000 Bruno's Memorial Classic −13 (68-71-64=203)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan
4Feb 3, 2002 Royal Caribbean Classic −11 (67-66=133)*1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Isao Aoki, Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher,
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
5Jun 8, 2003 Senior PGA Championship −4 (68-69-71-68=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins

*Note: The 2002 Royal Caribbean Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1999 Toshiba Senior Classic Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle, Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger,
Flag of the United States.svg Gary McCord 		McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Doyle and Geiberger eliminated by eagle on first hole
2 2000 Bruno's Memorial Classic Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan Won with par on first extra hole
3 2002 The Countrywide Tradition Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1972 Greater Jacksonville Open Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin Lost to par on first extra hole

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2003 Senior PGA Championship −4 (68-69-71-68=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins

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References

  1. ↑ "American Jacobs cards an historic triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. 23 April 1984. p. 24. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via National Library Board.
  2. ↑ "Panasiuk third". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. August 29, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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