Steve Jones (golfer)
| Steve Jones | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Steven Glen Jones |
| Born |
December 27, 1958 Artesia, New Mexico |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Tempe, Arizona |
| Career | |
| College | University of Colorado |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 8 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
|
| Masters Tournament | T20: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1996 |
| The Open Championship | T16: 1990 |
| PGA Championship | T9: 1988 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year |
1996 |
Steven Glen Jones (born December 27, 1958) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1996.
Jones was born in Artesia, New Mexico. He was a semi-finalist at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1976. He attended the University of Colorado and turned professional in 1981.
In the early years of his professional career, Jones did not have much success. He played the PGA Tour in 1982, but only made three cuts. His first top-10 finish came at the Texas Open in September 1985, and in 1986 he was medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, allowing him to retain his card for the following year.
Jones won on the PGA Tour for the first time at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in 1988. The following year, 1989, was the winningest of his career with three PGA Tour wins. In January, he opened the season with a playoff win over Bob Tway in the MONY Tournament of Champions. He won again the next week, by three strokes over Jay Haas and David Frost in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. In June he captured the Canadian Open with a two-stroke win over Mark Calcavecchia, Mike Hulbert and Clark Burroughs. He finished the season a career-best eighth on the money list.
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