John Jacobs (American golfer)

In 1945, Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the younger brother of professional golfer Tommy Jacobs.

In 1967, Jacobs turned professional. He played on the PGA Tour from 1968–1977. He never won an official PGA Tour event; his best showings were three 2nd-place finishes. He also played in Asia for many years, having considerable success on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Taiwan Open twice and was the first American to top the tour's Order of Merit in 1984.^[1]

After reaching the age of 50 in 1995, Jacobs began play on the Champions Tour. His accomplishments as a senior include a major championship and more than 70 top-10 finishes.

In 1984, Jacobs won the Asia Golf Circuit's Order of Merit.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 8, 1984	Taiwan Open	+2 (76-73-69=218)[a]	3 strokes	Hsieh Min-Nan
2	Apr 22, 1984	Dunlop International Open1	−5 (73-69-69-72=283)	2 strokes	Tateo Ozaki
2	Apr 14, 1991	Sanyang Republic of China Open (2)	−3 (73-67-70-75=285)	Playoff	Antolin Fernando

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Japan Tour

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1991	Sanyang Republic of China Open	Antolin Fernando	Won with birdie on first extra hole

• 1978 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
• 1980 Shrine Pro-Am (Canada)^[2]
• 1986 Rolex Masters (Singapore)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 7, 1998	Nationwide Championship	−10 (72-67-67=206)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin
2	Jan 24, 1999	MasterCard Championship	−13 (64-69-70=203)	3 strokes	Jim Colbert, Raymond Floyd
3	Apr 30, 2000	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−13 (68-71-64=203)	Playoff	Gil Morgan
4	Feb 3, 2002	Royal Caribbean Classic	−11 (67-66=133)[a]	1 stroke	Isao Aoki, Bruce Fleisher, Tom Watson
5	Jun 8, 2003	Senior PGA Championship	−4 (68-69-71-68=276)	2 strokes	Bobby Wadkins

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Toshiba Senior Classic	Allen Doyle, Al Geiberger, Gary McCord	McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole Doyle and Geiberger eliminated by eagle on first hole
2	2000	Bruno's Memorial Classic	Gil Morgan	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2002	The Countrywide Tradition	Jim Thorpe	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

• 1995 Senior Series Gulfport Open

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1972	Greater Jacksonville Open	Tony Jacklin	Lost to par on first extra hole

• Spring 1968 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• Fall 1980 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates