John Jacobs

John Jacobs was born on March 18, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He is 6-3 and weighs 225 pounds. He finished his education from University of Southern California. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ with Wife, Valerie; Sons, Paul, David and one grandchild. He loves Opera, classical music, horse racing, hiking. He turned professional in 1967 and joined Golf Tour in 1995. He was among ‘Top 30 on 2003 Champions Tour Money List’

John Jacobs grew up on a golf course as a child as his father was director of parks and recreation for the city of Los Angeles...Was assisted in the development of his game by his brother, Tommy, a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR...His dream foursome would include his brother, Arnold Palmer and Walter Hagen, with maybe Ben Hogan thrown in to offset Hagen...Enjoys horse racing and says if he could have one job outside of golf it would be having the opportunity to call a race at a track...Enjoys Italian food...Favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Arnold Palmer...Selects Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt as the two people in history he would most like to meet because their decisions changed our world...Biggest thrills in golf were making the Champions Tour and winning 2003 Senior PGA Championship.

By 2002 John Jacobs had a career-best year from an earnings standpoint, with $1,224,737...Made a crucial par save on the final hole to win the rain-shortened Royal Caribbean Classic, his first victory since the 2000 Bruno's Memorial Classic. Edged Isao Aoki, Tom Watson and Bruce Fleisher by a stroke at Crandon Park with an 11-under 133 total...Started the season by finishing second to Tom Kite at the MasterCard Championship. Final-round 68 at Hualalai included the first double eagle of his career on the par-5, 566-yard 10th hole (driver/8-iron, 189 yards)...Third-round leader at The Countrywide Tradition following a 66 and then finished tied with Jim Thorpe after 72 holes at Superstition Mountain. Lost to Thorpe in the year's first major championship when, on the first extra playoff hole, his four-foot birdie attempt lipped out. 2001: Best effort came late in the year in Hawaii when he dueled Hale Irwin on the back nine of the Turtle Bay Championship before losing by three strokes. 2000: Eclipsed the $1-million mark for the first time in his professional career...Defeated Gil Morgan in overtime at the Bruno's Memorial Classic. Came from six strokes back on Sunday with a final-round 64 at Greystone G&CC and then defeated Morgan with a par on the first playoff hole. Come-from-behind margin was the biggest by a Champions Tour player since Bruce Summerhays rallied from six shots back at the 1997 Saint Lukes Classic near Kansas City...Was the first player to post four straight rounds in the 60s at the IR SENIOR TOUR Championship and eventually finished second to Tom Watson by a stroke at the TPC of Myrtle Beach...Matched his career-low round with a 9-under 63 on Sunday at the Gold Rush Classic and finished third...Aced the eighth hole in the third round of the FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, his second hole-in-one on the Champions Tour. 1999: Went wire-to-wire at the beginning of the year for a three-stroke victory over Jim Colbert and Raymond Floyd at the MasterCard Championship...Was also the 18- and 36-hole leader at the Toshiba Senior Classic, but lost to good friend Gary McCord in an exciting four-way playoff at Newport Beach. First shot his career-low round, an 8-under 63, on Saturday at the EMC Kaanapali Classic. 1998: Tasted victory for the first time in his Champions Tour career when he came from three strokes back on Sunday to claim the Nationwide Championship near Atlanta. Trailed Gil Morgan and Bob Eastwood by three strokes at the start of the final round, but jumped into contention with birdies on five of his first nine holes. Made a key birdie at the 17th hole down the stretch to nip Hale Irwin by a stroke for the title. 1997: Nearly posted his first Champions Tour victory at the Southwestern Bell Dominion. Held a one-stroke lead over David Graham before Graham eagled the final hole to overtake him by one stroke...Knocked on the victory door again three weeks later when he was just two off the lead after 36 holes at the Las Vegas Senior Classic before finishing T3. 1996: Was 23rd on the final money list, with best finish a solo second at the rain-shortened Brickyard Crossing Championship. 1995: Earned fully-exempt status by finishing T2 at the 1995 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament...Made his debut on the Champions Tour in 1995, shortly after turning 50, and Monday-qualified for three events.

By the end of 2003 John Jacobs finished among the top 30 on the money list for the eighth straight season...Was among the top 10 in only four events, the fewest he's ever had in a full season on the Champions Tour, yet claimed the biggest prize of his career in early June near Philadelphia. Pulled away from Bobby Wadkins with birdies on the 15th and 16th holes to win the Senior PGA Championship at Aronimink GC by two strokes. Three of his four rounds were in the 60s, including a closing-round 68. In the process became the oldest winner of that event (58) since Pete Cooper, at age 61, in 1976. His $360,000 first-place check was his largest ever and was almost half of his total earnings on the season...Posted first top-10 finish in late March when he T3 at the Toshiba Senior Classic and then T6 at Bruno's Memorial Classic slightly more than a month later...Suffered left ankle sprain playing a practice round at the PGA Championship and missed one start in August.