Kent Jones (golfer)
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) |
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 Bachelor's (1990) and Masters (1991) degrees 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)
Buy.com Tour wins (2)
No. | 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 | |
2 | Jun 25, 2000 | Buy.com Greensboro Open | −17 (66-66-67-64=263) | 3 strokes |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 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 |
Note: The U.S. Open was the only major Jones played.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
References
External links
- Kent Jones at the PGA Tour official site
- Kent Jones at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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