Brian Jones (born 12 September 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.
Career 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 in multiple Open Championships; his best performance coming at the 1981 Open Championship, where he finished in a tie for 8th place.
Jones played on the European Seniors Tour from 2002 to 2005, winning the 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic.
Personal life Jones married Sachiko, a Japanese woman, in the early 1980s.
Professional wins (21) PGA of Japan Tour wins (11) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up128 Aug 1977KBC Augusta−10 (73-72-68-65=278)Playoff Akira Yabe22 Jun 1985Mitsubishi Galant Tournament−12 (67-70-72-63=272)Playoff Nobumitsu Yuhara325 Aug 1985Maruman Open−9 (70-70-70-69=279)1 stroke Teruo Suzumura420 Apr 1986Bridgestone Aso Open−12 (70-69-67-34=240)1 stroke Nobumitsu Yuhara531 May 1987Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (2)−5 (70-70-71-72=283)3 strokes Nobuo Serizawa, Koichi Suzuki629 May 1988Mitsubishi Galant Tournament (3)−17 (68-68-67-68=271)Playoff Naomichi Ozaki72 Oct 1988Tokai Classic−14 (69-69-71-65=274)3 strokes Koichi Suzuki829 Oct 1989ABC Lark Cup−8 (70-69-69-72=280)4 strokes Toshiaki Sudo94 Mar 1990Daiichi Fudosan Cup−13 (71-66-70-68=275)2 strokes Hideki Kase1024 Jun 1990Mizuno Open−16 (73-66-66-67=272)4 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima1113 Jun 1993Sapporo Tokyu Open−14 (69-67-69-69=274)3 strokes Akiyoshi Ohmachi
PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11976Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Graham Marsh, Shozo Miyamoto, Peter ThomsonThomson won with par on fourteenth extra holeJones eliminated by par on fourth holeMiyamoto eliminated by par on first hole21977KBC Augusta Akira YabeWon with par on second extra hole31985Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Nobumitsu YuharaWon with birdie on fourth extra hole41988Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Naomichi OzakiWon with birdie on first extra hole51988ANA Open Naomichi OzakiLost to par on third extra hole61988Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Masashi OzakiLost to birdie on first extra hole71991Fujisankei Classic Isao Aoki, Saburo Fujiki, Hideki KaseFujiki won with birdie on second extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up119 Mar 1972Indian Open−10 (70-72-70-70=282)2 strokes Ben Arda, Peter Thomson23 Apr 1977Indian Open (2)−4 (69-70-76-69=284)1 stroke Mya Aye, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Peter Thomson319 Mar 1978Malaysian Open−12 (69-71-66-70=276)6 strokes Ben Arda, Stewart Ginn, Mike Krantz
PGA Tour of Australia wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up15 Oct 1980Barclays Australian Classic +1 (74-73-68-74=289)2 strokes John Clifford24 Jan 1981New Zealand PGA Championship−4 (69-67-71-73=280)Playoff Dennis Clark, John Lister32 Dec 1984Air New Zealand Shell Open−14 (66-67-67-66=266)2 strokes Wayne Grady41 Feb 1987Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open−5 (69-70-74-70=283)1 stroke Mike Colandro
PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11976New South Wales PGA Championship Marty Bohen, Mark TapperTapper won 18-hole playoff;Tapper: −1 (71),Bohen: E (72),Jones: +1 (73)21976Tasmanian Open Stewart Ginn, David Good, Ian StanleyGood won with birdie on fifth extra holeGinn and Stanley eliminated by par on first hole31981New Zealand PGA Championship Dennis Clark, John ListerWon with birdie on fourth extra holeClark eliminated by par on second hole
Other wins (2) 1970 Western Australia Open 1985 Acom Doubles (with Mike Ferguson) (Japan)
European Seniors Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up11 Sep 2002De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic−9 (70-68-69=207)7 strokes Tommy Horton
Results in major championships Tournament197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT8CUTT59CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976, 1979 and 1982 Open Championships) "T" indicates a tie for a place Note: Jones only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances World Cup (representing Australia): 1990 Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners)
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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