John Alexander Jacobs (born March 18, 1945) is an American

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who played on the

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and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Jacobs is the younger brother of professional golfer

Tommy Jacobs Keith Thomas Jacobs Jr. (February 13, 1935 – July 9, 2022) was an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on t ...

. Jacobs was born in

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. 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

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, 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 accomplishments as a senior include a major championship and more than 70 top-10 finishes.

Professional wins (12)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

* 1984 Taiwan Open,

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(also a Japan Golf Tour event) *1991 Taiwan Open

Other wins (3)

*1978 Waterloo Open Golf Classic *1980 Shrine Pro-Am (Canada) *1986 Rolex Masters (Singapore)

Champions Tour wins (5)

''*Note: The 2002 Royal Caribbean Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

Other senior wins (1)

*1995 Senior Series Gulfport Open

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, John American male golfers USC Trojans men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Winners of senior major golf championships Golfers from Los Angeles Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona 1945 births Living people