Tommy Jacobs

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Tommy Jacobs (born February 13, 1935) is an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on the PGA Tour and is a current player on the Champions Tour.

Jacobs won 4 PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1959 at the newly revamped Denver Open, and his last was in the 1964 Palm Springs Golf Classic. During his career, Jacobs had sole 2nd place finishes in two major championships. He lost the 1964 U.S. Open to Ken Venturi by four strokes, and was runner-up in a playoff at The Masters in 1966 that he (72) and Gay Brewer (78) lost to Jack Nicklaus (70). Jacobs was a member of the 1965 Ryder Cup team.

Like most pro golfers of his generation, Jacobs earned his living primarily as a club pro during his thirties and forties. He worked as the head club pro at La Costa Hotel Spa and The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California for more than 20 years. He joined the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour) in 1985 and continued to play in selected events into the 2000s; his last appearance was at the 2003 Senior PGA Championship. Today he is the owner-operator of Tommy Jacobs' Bel Air Greens – a nine-hole, par-32 golf course in Palm Springs, California.