Steve Jones (golfer)

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. ==Professional career==

PGA Tour In 1981, Jones turned professional. He followed that in September with his second career win at the Canadian Open, by one stroke over Greg Norman. In 2008 and 2009, Jones had surgeries for tennis elbow. He made his first full golf swings in January 2011. In 2011, Jones returned to playing professional golf. In January, Jones played the Bob Hope Classic on the PGA Tour. Champions Tour Jones began playing on the Champions Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) in April 2011, making his debut at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, where he and partner Doug Tewell tied for 10th in the Raphael Division. His best individual effort among his 10 official starts was a T16 at The Senior Open Championship at Walton Heath. In 2012, he played in 12 Champions Tour events, with five top-25 finishes, earnings of $164,934, His 11th-place finish at the National Qualifying Tournament earned him a conditional spot on the tour for the following year. In 2013, he played in 15 events with three top-25 finishes and $153,335 in earnings. In 2014, he played 11 events on the Champions Tour, making 9 cuts, and with a best finish T40 at the Pacific Links Hawaii Championship. In 2015, he played 13 events, making all the cuts and posting one top ten, T9 at the Senior PGA Championship. Jones has not played any Champions Tour events in 2016. ==Professional wins (10)==

PGA Tour wins (8) PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) Source: Other wins (2) • 1987 JCPenney Classic (with Jane Crafter) • 1988 Colorado Open ==Major championships==

Wins (1) Results timeline CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place. Summary • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2000 Masters – 2001 U.S. Open) • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times) ==Results in The Players Championship==

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place ==Results in World Golf Championships==

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play ==U.S. national team appearances==

Professional • World Cup: 1996 ==See also==