Kent Jones (born January 8, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
Kent Jones | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Portales, New Mexico | January 8, 1967
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Career | |
College | University of New Mexico |
Turned professional | 1992 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T48: 2006 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Jones was born in Portales, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor's (1990) and master's (1991) degree in business administration. He turned professional in 1992.[1]
Jones has played on the Canadian Tour (1993–94), the Hooters Tour (1995), the Nationwide Tour (1996–97, 2000, 2010, 2012–13), and the PGA Tour (1998–99, 2001–09). He has two wins on the Web.com Tour, both coming in 2000.
Jones career best placed finish on the PGA Tour is a T6 at the 2006 84 Lumber Classic.[2] His career earnings are over $5.3 million.[3]
Professional wins (2)
editBuy.com Tour wins (2)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Apr 16, 2000 | Buy.com Shreveport Open | −15 (70-64-70-69=273) | 1 stroke | Keith Clearwater, Tripp Isenhour |
2 | Jun 25, 2000 | Buy.com Greensboro Open | −17 (66-66-67-64=263) | 3 strokes | Jay Hobby, Charles Howell III |
Results in major championships
editTournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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U.S. Open | T82 | CUT | T68 | CUT | T48 | T74 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Jones only played in the U.S. Open.
Results in The Players Championship
editTournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T75 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in senior major championships
editTournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Tradition | T33 | NT | T46 | T66 | |||
Senior PGA Championship | T49 | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
U.S. Senior Open | CUT | T17 | NT | T23 | CUT | ||
Senior Players Championship | T24 | T4 | T33 | T58 | T55 | ||
Senior British Open Championship | CUT | NT | T20 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Kent Jones at the PGA Tour official site
- Kent Jones at the Official World Golf Ranking official site