Brendan Jones (golfer)
Brendan Mark Jones 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
Jones turned professional in 1999. 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.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete- 1998 Riversdale Cup
- 1999 Australian Amateur, Master of the Amateurs
Professional wins (18)
Japan Golf Tour wins (15)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
1 | 3 Nov 2002 | Philip Morris K.K. Championship | −19 | 2 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa |
2 | 10 Aug 2003 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −8 | Playoff | Daisuke Maruyama, Taichi Teshima |
3 | 25 Apr 2004 | Tsuruya Open | −9 | 2 strokes | Keiichiro Fukabori, Scott Laycock, Tatsuya Mitsuhashi, Taichi Teshima, Shinichi Yokota |
4 | 27 Jun 2004 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | −14 | Playoff | Hiroaki Iijima |
5 | 23 Apr 2006 | Tsuruya Open | −11 | 2 strokes | Mamo Osanai |
6 | 22 Apr 2007 | Tsuruya Open | −16 | 2 strokes | Masahiro Kuramoto, Hirofumi Miyase, Takuya Taniguchi |
7 | 11 Nov 2007 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −13 | 5 strokes | Toru Taniguchi |
8 | 2 Dec 2007 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −11 | 1 stroke | Toru Taniguchi |
9 | 26 Sep 2010 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 | −6 * | 1 stroke | Ryuichi Oda |
10 | 1 May 2011 | The Crowns | −9 | Playoff | Jang Ik-jae |
11 | 15 Apr 2012 | Token Homemate Cup | −15 | 2 strokes | Ryuichi Oda |
12 | 29 Jul 2012 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −15 | 2 strokes | Lee Seong-ho, Hideki Matsuyama, Yoshinobu Tsukada |
13 | 30 Jun 2013 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | −19 | 3 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae |
14 | 18 Sep 2016 | ANA Open | −18 | 1 stroke | Yuta Ikeda |
15 | 21 Apr 2019 | Token Homemate Cup | −15 | 1 stroke | Matthew Griffin |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 2002 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Naomichi Ozaki, Christian Pena | Pena won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2003 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Daisuke Maruyama, Taichi Teshima | |
3 | 2004 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | Hiroaki Iijima | Won with par on second extra hole |
4 | 2009 | Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf | Takashi Kanemoto | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
5 | 2011 | The Crowns | Jang Ik-jae | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
Nationwide Tour playoff recordNo. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
1 | 2004 | SAS Carolina Classic | Chris Anderson, Jason Buha, Paul Gow | Anderson won with par on eighth extra hole Buha and Gow eliminated with birdie on first hole |
Other wins (2)
- 1999 Tasmanian Open
- 2007 Murrumbidgee Country Club Pro Am
Results in major championships
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
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 : 1998
- Four Nations: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- World Cup : 2008, 2011