Kent Jones (golfer)
| Kent Jones | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 8, 1967 Portales, New Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| 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 |
Kent Jones (born January 8, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | , Charles Howell III
|
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T75 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in senior major championships[]
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T33 | NT | T46 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T49 | NT | CUT | |
| Senior Players Championship | T24 | T4 | T33 | T58 |
| U.S. Senior Open | CUT | T17 | NT | T23 |
| Senior British Open Championship | CUT | NT |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also[]
- 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates
- 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References[]
External links[]
- Kent Jones at the PGA Tour official site
- Kent Jones at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- American male golfers
- New Mexico Lobos men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Korn Ferry Tour graduates
- People from Portales, New Mexico
- Golfers from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 1967 births
- Living people