John Jacobs (English golfer)

John R.M. Jacobs
Personal information
Full name John Jacobs OBE
Born 14 March 1925 (1925-03-14) (age 86)
Lindrick, Yorkshire
Nationality  England
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) European Tour
Best results in Major Championships
The Open Championship T12: 1955
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2000 (member page)
Officer of the Most
Excellent Order of
the British Empire
1997

John R.M. Jacobs OBE (born 14 March 1925) is an English professional golfer, coach, entrepreneur, writer and administrator. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.

Jacobs was born in Lindrick, Yorkshire. He was the son of a golf professional and had a moderately successful tournament career on the European circuit in the pre-European Tour era. He won both the Dutch Open and the South African Professional Match Play Championship in 1957, two years after making his one appearance in the Ryder Cup. He served as Tournament Director-General of the European Tour from 1971 to 1975, a period which included the inaugural season of the modern tour in 1972. In 1979 and 1981 he was the non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team.

Jacobs was also a leading golf coach, who worked with many top players, and established his own golf academies. In 1972 he set up a driving range business in the United Kingdom. He wrote several books including Practical Golf and Golf Doctor. His influence has been acknowledged by later coaches such as Butch Harmon, who stated, "John Jacobs wrote the book on coaching. There is not a teacher out here who does not owe him something."

He has also designed golf courses, such as the Buckinghamshire in Denham.

Results in major championships

Jacobs played in only The Open Championship.

Tournament 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
The Open Championship CUT T27 T14 T20 T12 16 CUT CUT CUT T32 T20 CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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