John Jacobs (American golfer)

For English golfer, see John Jacobs (English golfer).

John Jacobs
Personal information
Full nameJohn Alexander Jacobs
Born (1945-03-18) March 18, 1945 (age 79)
Los Angeles, California
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional1967
Current tour(s)Champions Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour Champions5
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipWD: 2003
U.S. OpenT58: 1976
The Open ChampionshipT53: 1975
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner		1984

John Alexander Jacobs (born March 18, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Jacobs is the younger brother of professional golfer Tommy Jacobs.

Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. He turned professional in 1967. He played on the PGA Tour from 1968–1977. He never won an official PGA Tour event; his best showings were three 2nd-place finishes. He also played in Asia for many years, having considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Taiwan Open twice and was the first American to top the tour's Order of Merit in 1984.[1]

After reaching the age of 50 in 1995, Jacobs began play on the Champions Tour. His accomplishments as a senior include a major championship and more than 70 top-10 finishes.

Professional wins (12)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Apr 22, 1984 Dunlop International Open1 −5 (73-69-69-72=283) 2 strokes Japan Tateo Ozaki

1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Apr 8, 1984 Taiwan Open +2 (76-73-69=218)* 3 strokes Taiwan Hsieh Min-Nan
2 Apr 22, 1984 Dunlop International Open1 −5 (73-69-69-72=283) 2 strokes Japan Tateo Ozaki
2 Apr 14, 1991 Sanyang Republic of China Open (2) −3 (73-67-70-75=285) Playoff Philippines Antolin Fernando

*Note: The 1984 Taiwan Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1991 Sanyang Republic of China Open Philippines Antolin Fernando Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 7, 1998 Nationwide Championship −10 (72-67-67=206) 1 stroke United States Hale Irwin
2 Jan 24, 1999 MasterCard Championship −13 (64-69-70=203) 3 strokes United States Jim Colbert, United States Raymond Floyd
3 Apr 30, 2000 Bruno's Memorial Classic −13 (68-71-64=203) Playoff United States Gil Morgan
4 Feb 3, 2002 Royal Caribbean Classic −11 (67-66=133)* 1 stroke Japan Isao Aoki, United States Bruce Fleisher,
United States Tom Watson
5 Jun 8, 2003 Senior PGA Championship −4 (68-69-71-68=276) 2 strokes United States Bobby Wadkins

*Note: The 2002 Royal Caribbean Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1999 Toshiba Senior Classic United States Allen Doyle, United States Al Geiberger,
United States Gary McCord 		McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Doyle and Geiberger eliminated by eagle on first hole
2 2000 Bruno's Memorial Classic United States Gil Morgan Won with par on first extra hole
3 2002 The Countrywide Tradition United States Jim Thorpe Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

  • 1995 Senior Series Gulfport Open

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1972 Greater Jacksonville Open England Tony Jacklin Lost to par on first extra hole

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner-up
2003 Senior PGA Championship −4 (68-69-71-68=276) 2 strokes United States Bobby Wadkins

See also

References

  1. ^ "American Jacobs cards an historic triumph". The Straits Times. Singapore. April 23, 1984. p. 24. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via National Library Board.
  2. ^ "Panasiuk third". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. August 29, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2020.