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

Japan Golf Tour wins (15)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
13 Nov 2002Philip Morris K.K. Championship−19 2 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa
210 Aug 2003Sun Chlorella Classic−8 Playoff Daisuke Maruyama, Taichi Teshima
325 Apr 2004Tsuruya Open−9 2 strokes Keiichiro Fukabori, Scott Laycock,
Tatsuya Mitsuhashi, Taichi Teshima,
Shinichi Yokota
427 Jun 2004Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open−14 Playoff Hiroaki Iijima
523 Apr 2006Tsuruya Open −11 2 strokes Mamo Osanai
622 Apr 2007Tsuruya Open −16 2 strokes Masahiro Kuramoto, Hirofumi Miyase,
Takuya Taniguchi
711 Nov 2007Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−13 5 strokes Toru Taniguchi
82 Dec 2007Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−11 1 stroke Toru Taniguchi
926 Sep 2010Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1−6 *1 stroke Ryuichi Oda
101 May 2011The Crowns−9 Playoff Jang Ik-jae
1115 Apr 2012Token Homemate Cup−15 2 strokes Ryuichi Oda
1229 Jul 2012Sun Chlorella Classic −15 2 strokes Lee Seong-ho, Hideki Matsuyama,
Yoshinobu Tsukada
1330 Jun 2013Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open −19 3 strokes Kim Kyung-tae
1418 Sep 2016ANA Open−18 1 stroke Yuta Ikeda
1521 Apr 2019Token Homemate Cup−15 1 stroke Matthew Griffin

*Note: The 2010 Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open was shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12002Sun Chlorella Classic Naomichi Ozaki, Christian PenaPena won with birdie on first extra hole
22003Sun Chlorella Classic Daisuke Maruyama, Taichi Teshima
32004Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open Hiroaki IijimaWon with par on second extra hole
42009Mitsubishi Diamond Cup Golf Takashi KanemotoLost to birdie on third extra hole
52011The Crowns Jang Ik-jaeWon with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12004SAS 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)

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"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
Professional