Brendan Mark Jones (born 3 March 1975) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has won 15 times between 2002 and 2019.
Amateur career Jones has a successful amateur career. He was part of the Australian team that took silver medal in the 1998 Eisenhower Trophy and he won the Australian Amateur in 1999, beating Mahal Pearce 2&1 in the final.
Professional career In 1999, Jones turned professional. He played two tournaments on the 2000 Japan Golf Tour and has played regularly on the tour since 2001.
In 2005, Jones was a member of the PGA Tour. Despite finishing in a tie for second at the B.C. Open, he narrowly failed to win enough money to retain his tour card. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking reaching as high as 52 during 2011.
Awards and honors In 2002, Jones was the Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year
Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1995 New South Wales Amateur 1996 New South Wales Medal (tied with Scott Gardiner and Nathan Green) 1997 New South Wales Medal 1998 Riversdale Cup 1999 Australian Amateur, Master of the Amateurs
Professional wins (20) Japan Golf Tour wins (15) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (14) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up13 Nov 2002Philip Morris K.K. Championship−19 (65-67-67-70=269)2 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa210 Aug 2003Sun Chlorella Classic−8 (71-73-68-68=280)Playoff Daisuke Maruyama, Taichi Teshima325 Apr 2004Tsuruya Open−9 (64-73-69-69=275)2 strokes Keiichiro Fukabori, Scott Laycock, Tatsuya Mitsuhashi, Taichi Teshima, Shinichi Yokota427 Jun 2004Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−14 (67-68-70-69=274)Playoff Hiroaki Iijima523 Apr 2006Tsuruya Open (2)−11 (70-68-66-69=273)2 strokes Mamo Osanai622 Apr 2007Tsuruya Open (3)−16 (67-65-68-68=268)2 strokes Masahiro Kuramoto, Hirofumi Miyase, Takuya Taniguchi711 Nov 2007Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−13 (67-68-69-70=274)5 strokes Toru Taniguchi82 Dec 2007Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−11 (70-70-68-61=269)1 stroke Toru Taniguchi926 Sep 2010Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1−6 (71-70-66=207)1 stroke Ryuichi Oda101 May 2011The Crowns−9 (67-66-68-70=271)Playoff Jang Ik-jae1115 Apr 2012Token Homemate Cup−15 (68-69-70-62=269)2 strokes Ryuichi Oda1229 Jul 2012Sun Chlorella Classic (2)−15 (69-66-68-70=273)2 strokes Lee Seong-ho, Hideki Matsuyama, Yoshinobu Tsukada1330 Jun 2013Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open (2)−19 (67-66-68-68=269)3 strokes Kim Kyung-tae1418 Sep 2016ANA Open−18 (66-67-67-70=270)1 stroke Yuta Ikeda1521 Apr 2019Token Homemate Cup−15 (65-69-71-64=269)1 stroke Matthew Griffin 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12002Sun Chlorella Classic Naomichi Ozaki, Christian PeñaPeña won with birdie on first extra hole22003Sun Chlorella Classic Daisuke Maruyama, Taichi TeshimaWon with birdie on first extra hole32004Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Hiroaki IijimaWon with par on second extra hole42009Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Takashi KanemotoLost to birdie on third extra hole52011The Crowns Jang Ik-jaeWon with birdie on first extra hole
Asian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Sep 2010Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1−6 (71-70-66=207)1 stroke Ryuichi Oda25 Mar 2023New Zealand Open2−18 (69-69-62-66=266)3 strokes Ben Campbell, Eom Jae-woong, Tomoyo Ikemura, John Lyras 1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up15 Mar 2023New Zealand Open1−18 (69-69-62-66=266)3 strokes Ben Campbell, Eom Jae-woong, Tomoyo Ikemura, John Lyras 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12022TPS Sydney Jarryd FeltonLost to birdie on first extra hole
Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up113 Jun 2004LaSalle Bank Open−16 (67-70-64-67=268)1 stroke D. A. Points
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12004SAS Carolina Classic Chris Anderson, Jason Buha, Paul GowAnderson won with par on eighth extra holeBuha and Gow eliminated by birdie on first hole
Other wins (2) 1999 Tasmanian Open 2007 Murrumbidgee Country Club Pro-Am
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (1) 2025 The Australian Golf Club Legends Pro-Am (with Jason Norris)
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Results in major championships Tournament200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT70PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT24 Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipT72CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUT Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20082009201020112012Match PlayR64R64R64ChampionshipT40InvitationalT36ChampionsT25T46
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1998 Four Nations: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1993, 1994, 1995 (winners), 1996 (winners), 1997, 1998 (winners)
Professional World Cup (representing Australia): 2008, 2011
See also 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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