Brian Jones (golfer)
For other people named Brian Jones, see Brian Jones (disambiguation).
| Brian Jones | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
12 September 1951 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) |
Japan Golf Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 21 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 11 |
| European Seniors Tour | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T8: 1981 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Brian Jones (born 12 September 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.
Jones was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour. He won the Indian Open two times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan. He won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1977 and 1993.
Jones played on the European Seniors Tour from 2002 to 2005, winning the 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic.
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (11)
- 1977 (1) KBC Augusta
- 1985 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Maruman Open
- 1986 (1) Bridgestone ASO Open
- 1987 (1) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
- 1988 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Tokai Classic
- 1989 (1) ABC Lark Cup
- 1990 (2) KSB Open Daiichi Fudosan Cup, Mizuno Open
- 1993 (1) Sapporo Tokyu Open
Other wins
- 1970 Western Australia Open
- 1972 Indian Open
- 1977 Indian Open
- 1978 Malaysian Open
- 1980 Barclays Classic (Australia)
- 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship (Jan)
- 1984 Air New Zealand Shell Golf Open
- 1985 Acom Doubles (with Mike Ferguson) (Japan)
- 1987 Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open
European Senior Tour wins
- 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1990
- Four Tours World Championship: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners)
External links
- Brian Jones at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Brian Jones at the European Seniors Tour official site
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