Brian Jones (golfer)
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Brian Jones is an Australia
Australia
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n professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

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Jones was born in Sydney
Sydney
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. He turned professional in 1971. He played on the throughout Asia and Australasia including on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...

. He won the Indian Open three times, five times in Australasia, and twelve times in Japan. He won 11 events on the Japan Golf Tour between 1977 and 1993, ranking 18th on the all-time list
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season...

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Jones played on the European Seniors Tour
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...

 from 2002 to 2005, winning the 2002 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic.

Japan Golf Tour wins (11)

  • 1977 (1) KBC Augusta
    KBC Augusta
    The is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The title sponsor is the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Company. The tournament was first played in 1973 and is held in August. The event's venue is the Keya Golf Club in Itoshima, Fukuoka. The 2010 purse was ¥110,000,000, with ¥22,000,000 going...

  • 1985 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Maruman Open
    Maruman Open
    The Maruman Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1985 to 1994. It was played in August at a variety of courses around Japan.-Winners:this list may be incomplete*1994 David Ishii*1993 Frankie Miñoza*1992 Todd Hamilton...

  • 1986 (1) Bridgestone ASO Open
    Bridgestone ASO Open
    The Bridgestone ASO Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1977 to 1993. It was played at the ASO Golf Club in Kumamoto.-Winners:this list may be incompleteBridgestone ASO Open*1993 Shigeru Kawamata*1992 Peter Senior...

  • 1987 (1) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
  • 1988 (2) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament, Tokai Classic
  • 1989 (1) ABC Lark Cup
  • 1990 (2) KSB Open Daiichi Fudosan Cup, Mizuno Open
    Mizuno Open
    The is a golf tournament played in Japan since 1971. It has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Beginning in 1998, the top four finishers in the Mizuno Open that were not already exempt into The Open Championship received exemptions. There is also a mini-money list of events up to and...

  • 1993 (1) Sapporo Tokyu Open
    Sapporo Tokyu Open
    The Sapporo Tokyu Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1973 to 1998. The tournament was played in June on the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club from 1975...


Other wins

  • 1971 Western Australia Open
  • 1972 Indian Open
  • 1973 Indian Open
  • 1977 Indian Open
  • 1978 Malaysian Open
  • 1980 Barclays Classic (Australia)
  • 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship
    New Zealand PGA Championship
    The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965...

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  • 1984 Air New Zealand Shell Golf Open
  • 1985 Acom Doubles (with Mike Ferguson) (Japan)
  • 1987 Foster's Tattersall Tasmanian Open

Team appearances

  • World Cup (representing Australia): 1990
  • Four Tours World Championship: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners)

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