Brandt Jobe

Summary

Brandt William Jobe (born August 1, 1965) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Champions Tour. He has also played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.

Brandt Jobe
Personal information
Full nameBrandt William Jobe
Born (1965-08-01) August 1, 1965 (age 58)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceOklahoma City, Oklahoma
SpouseJennifer
Children2, including Jackson
Career
CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Canadian Tour
Hooters Jordan Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking30 (September 27, 1998)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour6
PGA Tour Champions2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT14: 1999
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1999
U.S. OpenT18: 2008
The Open ChampionshipT41: 2006
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner
1990
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner
1995

Early life and amateur career edit

Jobe was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended UCLA where he was a member of the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Championship winning team.

Professional career edit

In 1988, Jobe turned professional. In 1990, Jobe led the Order of Merit on the Canadian Tour. He won membership of the PGA Tour at 1990 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. However, he only made five cuts during the 1991 season. After a few unsettled seasons, during which he won the 1995 Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit, he established himself on the Japan Golf Tour, where he played from 1995 to 1999 and won six tournaments. He returned to the PGA Tour as special temporary member in September 1999. He has played steadily despite a freak accident in his garage at home. After slicing his hand and severing several fingers with a shattered push broom, Jobe had significant hand and wrist surgery in 2003. He never won on the PGA Tour, but has tied for second place four times, including two in 2005 when he played on a major medical exemption.

Jobe finished 30th on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, which was not enough for a PGA Tour Card, but exempted him through the final stage of Q School, where he finished tied for sixth and earned his 2011 card. In June 2011, Jobe achieved his best finish in six years when he tied for second at the Memorial Tournament, one stroke behind Steve Stricker.

Jobe won the Champions Tour qualifying school to earn his tour card for 2016.[2] On June 11 2017, he recorded his first Champions Tour victory at the Principal Charity Classic with a 14-under-par score of 202.

On August 25, 2019, Jobe won his second PGA Tour Champions victory at the Boeing Classic.

Personal life edit

Jobe and his wife, Jennifer have a son and a daughter together. Their son, Jackson, was selected third overall by the Detroit Tigers in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Professional wins (16) edit

PGA of Japan Tour wins (6) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 May 28, 1995 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament −26 (65-67-65-69=266) 6 strokes   Masahiro Kuramoto
2 Oct 12, 1997 Tokai Classic −10 (68-72-69-69=278) Playoff   Brian Watts
3 Oct 19, 1997 Golf Digest Tournament −17 (68-69-63-67=267) Playoff   Toru Suzuki
4 May 17, 1998 Japan PGA Championship −8 (70-70-72-68=280) Playoff   Masashi Ozaki
5 May 24, 1998 Ube Kosan Open −17 (69-64-68-70=271) 2 strokes   Shigeki Maruyama
6 Jun 28, 1998 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −13 (67-65-74-69=275) 4 strokes   Yoshi Mizumaki,   Toru Suzuki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (3–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1997 Tokai Classic   Brian Watts Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1997 Golf Digest Tournament   Toru Suzuki Won with par on first extra hole
3 1998 Japan PGA Championship   Masashi Ozaki Won with par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (4) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Mar 13, 1994 Thailand Open −12 (65-72-69-70=276) 4 strokes   Lee Porter
2 Feb 12, 1995 Sabah Masters −8 (69-73-67-71=280) 3 strokes   Periasamy Gunasegaran
3 Mar 26, 1995 Sempati Bali Open −15 (66-72-66-69=273) 2 strokes   Lin Keng-chi
4 Apr 16, 1995 Maekyung Bando Fashion Open −8 (73-72-66-69=280) 4 strokes   Choi Sang-ho

Canadian Tour wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 10, 1990 Canadian Airlines-George Williams B.C. Open −13 (72-67-64=203)* 3 strokes   Steve Chapman
2 Jun 6, 1993 Payless Open −18 (67-67-65-67=266) 3 strokes   Philip Jonas

*Note: The 1990 Canadian Airlines-George Williams B.C. Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Hooters Jordan Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jun 5, 1994 Hooters Classic −16 (66-68-67-71=272) Playoff   John Hough,   Andy Morse,
  Mike Swartz

Other wins (1) edit

PGA Tour Champions wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 11, 2017 Principal Charity Classic −14 (67-66-69=202) 1 stroke   Scott McCarron,   Kevin Sutherland
2 Aug 25, 2019 Boeing Classic −18 (69-66-63=198) 3 strokes   Tom Pernice Jr.

Playoff record edit

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2005 BellSouth Classic   Arjun Atwal,   Rich Beem,
  Phil Mickelson,   José María Olazábal
Mickelson won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Olazábal eliminated by par on third hole
Atwal and Jobe eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament T14
U.S. Open CUT CUT T39 T62 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T52 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T16
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament 48 T32
U.S. Open CUT T52 T35 T33 CUT T18
The Open Championship T41
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T23 CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T45
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary edit

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 7
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 14
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2001 U.S. Open – 2006 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship edit

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT T32 T74 CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships edit

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Match Play R32 R64 R64
Championship NT1 T25
Invitational

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Week 39 1998 Ending 27 Sep 1998" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Brandt Jobe wins Champions Tour Q-school". USA Today. Associated Press. December 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Golfer Brandt Jobe's son Jackson on track to fulfill father's MLB dream".

External links edit