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

In 1999, Jones turned professional. 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

Professional wins (19)

Japan Golf Tour wins (15)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
13 Nov 2002Philip Morris K.K. Championship−19 2 strokes

Asian Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12022TPS Sydney

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Nationwide Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12004SAS Carolina Classic

Other wins (2)

Awards and honors

In 2002, Jones was the Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year

Results in major championships

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipT72CUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT

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