Grier Jones
Grier Jones | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Wichita, Kansas | May 6, 1946
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | Oklahoma State University |
Turned professional | 1968 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T33: 1972 |
PGA Championship | T16: 1978 |
U.S. Open | T18: 1975 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Grier Jones (born May 6, 1946) is a former college head golf coach and former PGA Tour professional golfer.
Jones was born, raised and has been a lifelong resident of
Jones spent 14 years on the PGA Tour, beginning in 1969, when he earned PGA Rookie of the Year honors.[1] His career year was 1972 when he won two PGA Tour events and finished fourth on the final money list.[2] He won his third and final PGA Tour event in 1977. Jones ended his career with 54 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events. His best finish in a major championship was a T-16 at the 1978 PGA Championship.
After his full-time tour playing days ended, Jones took a club teaching job at Willowbend Golf Club in Wichita, while continuing to play part-time on the
Amateur wins
- 1966 Kansas State Amateur
- 1967 Big Eight Championship
- 1968 Big Eight Championship, NCAA Championship
Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Feb 6, 1972 | Hawaiian Open
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−14 (65-73-72-64=274) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | Sep 24, 1972 | Robinson's Fall Golf Classic
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−11 (66-72-67-68=273) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | Nov 6, 1977 | ) | −35 (62-64-61-66=253) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1972 | Hawaiian Open
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Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1972 | Robinson's Fall Golf Classic
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Won with par on second extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1968 Oklahoma Open
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | T38 | T33 | T37 | |||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T45 | T18 | T28 | T35 | |||||
PGA Championship | T41 | T53 | T51 | T32 | T30 | T25 | T16 |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship |
Note: Jones never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Bio from Wichita State University Athletic Department". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
- ^ "Bio from Kansas Golf Hall of Fame".
External links
- Grier Jones at the PGA Tour official site
- Terradyne Country Club official site