Nick Job

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Personal information
Full nameNicholas James Job
Born (1949-07-27) 27 July 1949 (age 74)
Haslemere, Surrey
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Thames Ditton, Surrey
Career
Turned professional1965
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour5
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T14: 1981

Nicholas James Job (born 27 July 1949) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He has won five times on the tour.

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Professional career

Job turned professional in 1965 and qualified for the 1966 Open Championship as a 16-year-old. He played on the British circuit, winning two age-restricted tournaments, the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship in 1969 and the under-23 BUA Rising Star Tournament in 1970. [1] [2]

The European Tour was founded in the 1970s and Job finished in the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit twelve times, with a best ranking of 26th in 1981. His best tournament result on the European Tour came at the 1978 Greater Manchester Open, where he lost to Brian Barnes in a playoff.

Job played in Southern Africa in the winter and had a decent amount of success. He finished in third place at the 1973 Corlett Drive Classic behind Dale Hayes of South Africa. [3] Three years later, he won the Victoria Falls Classic in Salisbury, Rhodesia, defeating Andries Oosthuizen in a playoff. [4]

After turning 50, Job had considerable success playing on the European Seniors Tour, winning five times between 2000 and 2008. At the age of 64, he finished third in the 2013 Berenberg Masters and he continued playing on the tour into his 70s. In 2019, he set a new record for the number of appearances in European Seniors Tour events. [5] [6]

Professional wins (9)

Regular wins (4)

European Seniors Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Jul 2000 TotalFina Elf Seniors Open −7 (69-73-67=209)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ebihara
230 Jun 2001 Lawrence Batley Seniors −9 (69-72-63=204)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian
328 Aug 2005 Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open −10 (69-66-71=206)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Jean Pierre Sallat
413 May 2007 Gloria Classic −10 (71-67-68=206)Playoff Flag of England.svg Martin Poxon
514 Sep 2008 Weston Homes PGA International Seniors −14 (68-65-69=202)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Carl Mason

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 Gloria Classic Flag of England.svg Martin Poxon Won after concession on first extra hole

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1978 Greater Manchester Open Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes, Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles,
Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian
Barnes won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1966196719681969
The Open Championship CUTCUT
Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
The Open Championship WDCUTCUTT22CUT
Tournament1980198119821983
The Open Championship T14CUTCUT

Note: Job only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. "Tupling Rising Star Favourite". The Glasgow Herald. 1 October 1970. p. 7.
  2. "Job's victory earn him Brazil trip". The Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1970. p. 6.
  3. "Job third to Hayes in Classic". The Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1973. p. 4.
  4. "Meikles Classic (at Victoria Falls)". The Guardian . 15 November 1976. p. 17.
  5. "Tough guy Tinning crowned the king of Cologne". PGA European Tour. 4 August 2013.
  6. "Q&A Nick Job". PGA European Tour. 18 July 2019.
  7. County handbook (PDF). Kenty County Golf Union. 2004. p. 32. Retrieved 10 February 2023.