David Jones (golfer)

David Jones
Personal information
Born	22 June 1947 (1947-06-22) (age 64) Newcastle, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Nationality	Northern Ireland
Career
Turned professional	1966
Former tour(s)	European Tour European Seniors Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
European Seniors Tour	1
Other	8
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T50: 1981
PGA Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
(For a full list of awards, see here)

David Jones (born 22 June 1947) is a former European Tour golfer from Bangor, Northern Ireland.^[1]

After his career on the circuit, he became a prominent course designer and golf coach, (Irish National Coach 1987/1988).

He has designed golf courses in his native Ireland and various countries, principally Kenya, Turkey, Tanzania and Finland.

Jones played on the European Seniors Tour from 1999 to 2004, winning once.

He represented Great Britain and Ireland, and latterly Europe, in the PGA Cup Matches against the USA, twice as captain, and seven times as a player.

He currently serves as a Director on the Board of the European Tour.

Professional wins

Other wins

• 1978 British PGA Club Professionals Championship, Irish Dunlop Championship
• 1979 British PGA Club Professionals Championship, Irish Dunlop Championship, Irish Match Play Championship
• 1981 Irish PGA Championship
• 1989 555 Kenya Open
• 1994 British PGA Club Professionals Championship

European Seniors Tour wins

• 1999 Jersey Seniors Open

References

1. ^ Profile

External links

• David Jones at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Jones, David
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer, golf course architect
Date of birth	22 June 1947
Place of birth	Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
Date of death
Place of death