Kent Jones (golfer)
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| Kent Jones | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 8, 1967 Portales, New Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Career | |
| College | University of New Mexico |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T48: 2006 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Kent Jones (born January 8, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
Jones was born in Portales, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with Bachelor's (1990) and Masters (1991) degrees 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), and the PGA Tour (1998–99, 2001–09). He has two wins on the Nationwide 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 $4.5M.[3]
Nationwide Tour wins
- 2000 BUY.COM Shreveport Open, BUY.COM Greensboro Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T82 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T68 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T48 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T74 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
- 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates
- 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
- Kent Jones at the PGA Tour official site
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