John Jacobs (American golfer)

John Alexander Jacobs (born March 18, 1945) 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 1968–1980. He never won an official PGA Tour event; his best showings were three 2nd place finishes.

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.

John Jacobs has teamed up with his brother Tommy Jacobs and Roger Fredericks, to form Champions Corporate Golf Outings, a company specializing in creating custom tailored golf outings to small and medium size groups and companies. In addition, Jacobs supervises golf schools at Marriott's Orlando, Florida, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Palm Desert, California, and Marco Island, Florida resorts. This is a golf instructional program designed to help golfers of every level improve their skills and enjoyment of golf.

Jacobs lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Professional wins (11)

Regular wins (5)

*1978 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
*1984 Dunlop International, Republic of China Open
*1986 Singapore Rolex Open
*1991 Republic of China Open"Note: None of these are PGA Tour events."

Champions Tour wins (5)

*1998 Nationwide Championship
*1999 MasterCard Championship
*2000 Bruno's Memorial Classic
*2002 Royal Caribbean Classic
*2003 Senior PGA Championship

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

Other senior wins (1)

*1995 Senior Series Gulfport Open

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/63/08 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.championscorporategolfoutings.com Champions Corporate Golf Outings]