John Jacobs (American golfer)


John Alexander Jacobs is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Jacobs is the younger brother of professional golfer Tommy Jacobs.
Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. He turned professional in 1967. He played on the PGA Tour from 1968-1977. He never won an official PGA Tour event; his best showings were three 2nd-place finishes. He also played in Asia for many years, having considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Taiwan Open twice and was the first American to top the tour's Order of Merit in 1984.
After reaching the age of 50 in 1995, Jacobs began play on the Champions Tour; his level of success has been dramatically greater than during his regular career. His accomplishments as a senior include a major championship and more than 70 top-10 finishes.

Professional wins (12)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 7, 1998Nationwide Championship−10 1 stroke Hale Irwin
2Jan 24, 1999MasterCard Championship−13 3 strokes Jim Colbert, Raymond Floyd
3Apr 30, 2000Bruno's Memorial Classic−13 Playoff Gil Morgan
4Feb 3, 2002Royal Caribbean Classic−11 1 stroke Isao Aoki, Bruce Fleisher,
Tom Watson
5Jun 8, 2003Senior PGA Championship−4 2 strokes Bobby Wadkins

Champions Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11999Toshiba Senior Classic Allen Doyle, Al Geiberger,
Gary McCord		McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Doyle and Geiberger eliminated with eagle on first hole
22000Bruno's Memorial Classic Gil MorganWon with par on first extra hole
32002The Countrywide Tradition Jim ThorpeLost to birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

Wins (1)