Tommy Jacobs

Tommy Jacobs (born February 13, 1935) is an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on the PGA Tour and is a current player on the Champions Tour.

Jacobs won four PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1959 at the newly revamped Denver Open, and his last was in the 1964 Palm Springs Golf Classic. During his career, Jacobs had sole 2nd place finishes in two major championships. He lost the 1964 U.S. Open to Ken Venturi by four strokes, and was runner-up in a playoff at the Masters Tournament in 1966 that he (72) and Gay Brewer (78) lost to Jack Nicklaus (70). Jacobs also has the distinction of being the youngest golfer to qualify for the Masters, at age 16, by virtue of being a semi-finalist in the 1951 U.S. Amateur. Jacobs was a member of the 1965 Ryder Cup team, and finished with a record of 3-1-1.

Like most pro golfers of his generation, Jacobs earned his living primarily as a club pro during his thirties and forties. He worked as the head club pro at La Costa Hotel Spa and The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California for more than 20 years. He joined the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour) in 1985 and continued to play in selected events into the 2000s; his last appearance was at the 2003 Senior PGA Championship. In 1995, he went on to form an LLC, which purchased Bel Air Greens golf course, and changed the name to "Tommy Jacobs' Bel Air Greens" – a nine-hole, par-32 golf course in Palm Springs, California. Jacobs and his partners completed the sale of the golf course in 2006.

Jacobs and his brother John have teamed up with Roger Fredericks, to form Champions Corporate Golf Outings, which provides custom tailored golf events for small to medium size groups and corporations.

PGA Tour wins

*1959 Denver Open
*1962 San Diego Open Invitational
*1963 Utah Open
*1964 Palm Springs Golf Classic

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

External links

* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/15/70/ Results and stats on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.tommyjacobsbelairgreens.com/btommyjacobs/ Bio on "Tommy Jacobs' Bel Air Greens" page]
* [http://championscorporategolfoutings.com Champions Corporate Golf Outings]