Tommy Jacobs

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Tommy Jacobs

| image = Tommy Jacobs 1951.jpg

| imagesize = 160px

| caption = Jacobs, circa 1951

| fullname = Keith Thomas Jacobs Jr.

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|2|13}}

| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|7|9|1935|2|13}}

| death_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| weight = {{convert|160|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Leland, North Carolina, U.S.

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| yearpro = 1956

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| extour = PGA Tour
Champions Tour

| prowins = 7

| pgawins = 4

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| otherwins = 3

| majorwins =

| masters = 2nd: 1966

| usopen = 2nd: 1964

| open = DNP

| pga = T8: 1963

| britamateur = R64: 1955

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Keith Thomas Jacobs Jr. (February 13, 1935 – July 9, 2022) was an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the older brother of professional golfer John Jacobs.{{cite web| title=Tommy Jacobs bio |url=http://championscorporategolfoutings.com/about.php |publisher=Champions Corporate Golf Outings|accessdate=2010-05-08}}

Jacobs was born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in southern California, where he started in junior golf. In 1951, Jacobs won the U.S. Junior Amateur. At sixteen, he advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur, which earned him an invitation to the Masters Tournament at age 17. For 58 years, Jacobs had the distinction of being the youngest golfer to ever play in the Masters (in 1952). The record was broken by Matteo Manassero in 2010. He turned professional in 1956.

Jacobs won four PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1958 at the newly revamped Denver Open, and his last was at 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).{{cite web |title=Tommy Jacobs |publisher=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=738}} Jacobs was a member of the 1965 Ryder Cup team, and finished with a record of 3-1-1.

Jacobs 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.

Jacobs and his brother John 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.

Jacobs died on July 9, 2022, at the age of 87.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2022/07/11/tommy-jacobs-four-time-pga-tour-winner-us-junior-amateur-win-passes-away-87.html |title=Tommy Jacobs passes away at age 87 |publisher=PGA Tour |first=Laury |last=Livsey |date=July 11, 2022}}

Professional wins (7)

=PGA Tour wins (4)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Sep 14, 1958

|Denver Open

|−14 (65-67-67-67=266)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ernie Vossler

align=center|2

|align=right|Jan 14, 1962

|San Diego Open Invitational

|−7 (72-70-70-65=277)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Pott

align=center|3

|align=right|Sep 8, 1963

|Utah Open

|−12 (68-72-62-70=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don January

align=center|4

|align=right|Feb 2, 1964

|Palm Springs Golf Classic

|−7 (66-74-74-69-70=353)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Demaret

PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1962

|San Diego Open Invitational

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Pott

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1964

|Palm Springs Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Demaret

|Won with par on second extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|3

|1966

|Masters Tournament

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gay Brewer, {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus

|Nicklaus won 18-hole playoff;
Nicklaus: −2 (70),
Jacobs: E (72),
Brewer: +6 (78)

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|4

|1969

|IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gay Brewer, {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Hill,
{{flagicon|USA}} R. H. Sikes

|Hill won with birdie on first extra hole

=Other wins (3)=

Results in major championships

Amateur

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!Tournament

!1952

!1953

!1954

!1955

align=left|Masters Tournament

|60

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|British Amateur

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|R64

Professional

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!Tournament

!1956

!1957

!1958

!1959

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T59

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T14

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!Tournament

!1960

!1961

!1962

!1963

!1964

!1965

!1966

!1967

!1968

!1969

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T28

|CUT

|T15

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T32

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|T28

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T23

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|T67

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

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align=left|PGA Championship

|T61

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|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1960 and 1964 PGA Championships)

R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Source for Masters,[http://www.masters.com/en_US/history/past_winners.html www.masters.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326225029/http://www.masters.com/en_US/history/past_winners.html |date=2010-03-26 }} U.S. Open,[http://champsdatabase.usga.org/ USGA Championship Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221024412/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/ |date=2010-12-21 }} Open Championship,[http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid=2003040&view= www.opengolf.com] British Amateur,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19550602&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The Glasgow Herald, June 2, 1955, pg. 4.] PGA Championship[http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship.cfm?pgachampid=year PGA Championship Media Guide]

=Summary=

Totals	0	2	0	2	5	8	31	15
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	1	0	1	1	2	8	4
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	1	0	1	3	3	11	6
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	5

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1962 U.S. Open – 1963 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)

Team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1965 (winners)
Diamondhead Cup: 1974 (winners)

References

External links

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Category:Golfers from North Carolina

Category:Sportspeople from Palm Springs, California

Category:Sportspeople from Brunswick County, North Carolina

Category:1935 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:20th-century American sportsmen