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David Jones (golfer)

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Height
  
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Name
  
David Jones

Professional wins
  
9

Turned professional
  
1966

Nationality
  
Northern Ireland


Born
  
22 June 1947 (age 76) Newcastle, Northern Ireland (
1947-06-22
)

Weight
  
196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)

Former tour(s)
  
European Tour European Seniors Tour

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David Jones (born 22 June 1947) is a former European Tour golfer from Bangor, Northern Ireland.

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After his career on the circuit, he became a prominent course designer and golf coach, (Irish National Coach 1987/1988).

He has designed golf courses in his native Ireland and various countries, principally Kenya, Turkey, Tanzania and Finland.

Jones played on the European Seniors Tour from 1999 to 2004, winning once.

He represented Great Britain and Ireland, and latterly Europe, in the PGA Cup Matches against the USA, twice as captain, and seven times as a player.

He currently serves as a director on the board of the European Tour.

Other wins

  • 1978 British PGA Club Professionals Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
  • 1979 British PGA Club Professionals Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament, Irish Match Play Championship
  • 1981 Irish PGA Championship
  • 1989 555 Kenya Open
  • 1994 British PGA Club Professionals Championship

    • Team appearances

  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1976, 1977 (tie), 1978 (winners), 1979 (winners), 1981 (tie), 1982 (non-playing captain), 1992, 1994, 2003 (non-playing captain)
  • Europcar Cup (representing Ireland): 1988
  • Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1998 (tie), 1999

    • References

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