Brian Jones (golfer)


Brian Jones 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 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.

Professional wins (21)

Japan Golf Tour wins (11)

*Note: The 1986 Bridgestone ASO Open was shortened to 63 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11976Pepsi-Wilson Tournament Graham Marsh, Shozo Miyamoto,
Peter Thomson		Thomson won with par on fourteenth extra hole
Jones eliminated by par on fourth hole
Miyamoto eliminated by par on first hole
21977KBC Augusta Akira YabeWon with par on second extra hole
31985Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Nobumitsu YuharaWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
41988Mitsubishi Galant Tournament Naomichi OzakiWon with birdie on first extra hole
51988ANA Open Naomichi OzakiLost to par on third extra hole
61988Polaroid Cup Golf Digest Tournament Masashi OzakiLost to birdie on first extra hole
71991Fujisankei Classic Isao Aoki, Saburo Fujiki,
Hideki Kase		Fujiki won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11976New South Wales PGA Championship Marty Bohen, Mark TapperTapper won 18-hole playoff;
Tapper: −1,
Bohen: E,
Jones: +1
21981New Zealand PGA Championship Dennis Clark, John ListerWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
Clark eliminated by par on second hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Jones only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances