Nick Job

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| birth_place = Haslemere, Surrey

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| yearpro = 1965

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| tour = European Senior Tour

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Nicholas James Job (born 27 July 1949) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He has won five times on the tour.

Professional career

Job turned professional in 1965 and qualified for the 1966 Open Championship as a 16-year-old. He played on the British circuit, winning two age-restricted tournaments, the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship in 1969 and the under-23 BUA Rising Star Tournament in 1970.{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=veo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1478%2C73498 |title=Tupling Rising Star Favourite |date=1 October 1970 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=7}}{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vuo9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6578%2C276009 |title=Job's victory earn him Brazil trip |date=2 October 1970 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=6}}

The European Tour was founded in the 1970s and Job finished in the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit twelve times, with a best ranking of 26th in 1981. His best tournament result on the European Tour came at the 1978 Greater Manchester Open, where he lost to Brian Barnes in a playoff.

Job played in Southern Africa in the winter and had a decent amount of success. He finished in third place at the 1973 Corlett Drive Classic behind Dale Hayes of South Africa.{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LeE9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SUgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6315%2C3772156 |title=Job third to Hayes in Classic |date=19 February 1973 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=4}} Three years later, he won the Victoria Falls Classic in Salisbury, Rhodesia, defeating Andries Oosthuizen in a playoff.{{Cite news |title=Meikles Classic (at Victoria Falls) |date=15 November 1976 |newspaper=The Guardian |page=17}}

After turning 50, Job had considerable success playing on the European Seniors Tour, winning five times between 2000 and 2008. At the age of 64, he finished third in the 2013 Berenberg Masters and he continued playing on the tour into his 70s. In 2019, he set a new record for the number of appearances in European Seniors Tour events.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013862/news/newsid=201776.html |title=Tough guy Tinning crowned the king of Cologne |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=4 August 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/staysuretour/season=2019/tournamentid=2019832/news/newsid=373449.html |title=Q&A Nick Job |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=18 July 2019}}

Professional wins (9)

=Regular wins (4)=

1969 Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship
1970 BUA Rising Star Tournament
1973 Kent Open{{cite book |title=County handbook |date=2004 |publisher=Kenty County Golf Union |page=32 |url=https://www.kentgolf.org/uploads/kentunion/File/pages/389/kent_county_golf_union_book_2004.pdf |access-date=10 February 2023}}
1976 Victoria Falls Classic

=European Seniors Tour wins (5)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|9 Jul 2000

|TotalFina Elf Seniors Open

|−7 (69-73-67=209)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Seiji Ebihara

align=center|2

|align=right|30 Jun 2001

|Lawrence Batley Seniors

|−9 (69-72-63=204)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian

align=center|3

|align=right|28 Aug 2005

|Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open

|−10 (69-66-71=206)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Pierre Sallat

align=center|4

|align=right|13 May 2007

|Gloria Classic

|−10 (71-67-68=206)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Poxon

align=center|5

|align=right|14 Sep 2008

|Weston Homes PGA International Seniors

|−14 (68-65-69=202)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Carl Mason

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2007

|Gloria Classic

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Poxon

|Won after concession on first extra hole

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|1978

|Greater Manchester Open

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Brian Barnes, {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Denis Durnian

|Barnes won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1966

!1967

!1968

!1969

The Open Championship

|CUT

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|CUT

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!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

The Open Championship

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|WD

|CUT

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|CUT

|T22

|CUT

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!Tournament

!1980

!1981

!1982

!1983

The Open Championship

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|T14

|CUT

Note: Job only played in The Open Championship.

WD = Withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners)
PGA Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland/Europe): 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996 (tie)