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Personal information | |
Full name | Thomas Eugene Jones Jr. |
Born | High Point, North Carolina | September 22, 1957
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Orlando, Florida |
Career | |
College | University of Florida |
Turned professional | 1975 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour, Nike Tour, Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Thomas Eugene Jones Jr. (born September 22, 1957) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. [1]
Jones was born in High Point, North Carolina, the son of a golf professional. His brothers, Mike and Mark, also became professional golfers. [2] [3] He attended Lyman High School, [4] before receiving a golf scholarship to the University of Florida. [5]
Jones turned professional in 1975. He played one season on the PGA Tour, in 1993, having qualified via the 1992 qualifying school, but struggled with a wrist injury [2] and only had one top-20 finish. He played on the Nike Tour the following season. He also played on several mini-tours, winning a few tournaments. [1] He became eligible to play on the Champions Tour after reaching the age of 50 in September 2007. In his first two seasons, he had four second-place finishes.