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Tony Jacklin

English professional golfer (born 1944)

Tony Jacklin

Summary

English professional golfer (born 1944)

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weight180 lbs
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residenceBradenton, Florida, U.S.
spouseVivien (m. 1966, d. 1988)
Astrid Waagen (m. 1988)
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European Seniors Tour
PGA Tour
Champions Tour
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CBE Astrid Waagen (m. 1988) European Seniors Tour PGA Tour Champions Tour Order of the British Empire](order-of-the-british-empire) Rookie of the Year](sir-henry-cotton-rookie-of-the-year) Anthony Jacklin (born 7 July 1944) is an English golfer. He was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open. He was also Ryder Cup captain from 1983 to 1989, Europe winning two and tying another of these four events.

After a brief amateur career, Jacklin turned professional at the start of 1962 and in 1963 was chosen by Henry Cotton as his Rookie of the Year. In 1967 he won two tournaments on the British PGA circuit and he finished fifth, behind Roberto De Vicenzo, in the Open Championship. That year he also made the first televised hole-in-one, made his debut in the 1967 Ryder Cup and qualified for the 1968 PGA Tour. He had a successful first season on the PGA Tour, winning the Jacksonville Open and finishing 29th in the money list. Jacklin won the 1969 Open Championship at Royal Lytham in July, two strokes ahead of Bob Charles. He won the 1970 U.S. Open at Hazeltine, finishing 7 strokes ahead of the runner-up. In 1972 he won again on the PGA Tour, taking the Greater Jacksonville Open after a playoff. He also won the Viyella PGA Championship at Wentworth, and came close to winning the Open Championship, when he lost to Lee Trevino after Trevino had chipped in at the 71st hole, while Jacklin three-putted from 15 feet. Jacklin chose not to play on the PGA Tour in 1973 and 1974, playing mostly on the European Tour where he won three times. In early 1975 he moved to Jersey for tax reasons and returned to the PGA Tour. However, he had less success than previously and again dropped off the tour. He returned to the European tour, playing on that tour until 1984. After turning 50, Jacklin played on the Senior PGA Tour from 1994 to 1997, winning twice. He also played on the European Seniors Tour.

Jacklin played in seven successive Ryder Cup matches from 1967 to 1979. He was never on the winning side, although the 1969 contest was tied. Later he was the European Ryder Cup captain from 1983 to 1989; Europe winning two and halving another of these four events.

Early life

Jacklin was born on 7 July 1944 in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, the son of Arthur and Doris Jacklin.

Amateur career

Jacklin won the Lincolnshire junior championship four times, from 1958 to 1961. In 1958 he won with a 36-hole gross score of 162, playing off a handicap of 12. By August 1961 he had a handicap of 3 and won for the fourth successive time, with a score of 138, 20 strokes ahead of the runner-up. Later in the month Jacklin competed in the Boys Amateur Championship at Dalmahoy. He was selected for two team matches before the championship, competing for a combined England and Scotland team against the Continent of Europe and, the following day, for England in their annual boys match against Scotland. Jacklin won the Lincolnshire Open in September 1961, 8 strokes ahead of the runner-up. His father also competed in the event.

Professional career

British PGA

Jacklin at the 1970 U.S. Open

At the start of 1962 Jacklin turned professional, becoming an assistant to Bill Shankland at Potters Bar Golf Club. Jacklin qualified for the 1963 Open Championship at Royal Lytham. He played at Fairhaven where 39 places were available. Jacklin had rounds of 77 and 70 to qualify; those on 148 had to play off for places. In the championship itself Jacklin had rounds of 73 and 72 to make the cut comfortably and then had rounds of 76 and 74 on the last day to finish in a tie for 30th place. Later in 1963 he reached the last-32 of the News of the World Match Play before losing to Malcolm Gregson at the 20th hole, and was runner-up, with Gregson, in the Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament. At the end of 1963 he was chosen by Henry Cotton as his Rookie of the Year. Having been runner-up in 1963, Jacklin won the 1964 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament, a stroke ahead of Adrian Sadler. The event was played at Hill Barn near Worthing. He also had good performance in the Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament which was played in Belfast. Jacklin finished tied for 3rd place after a last round 65.

Jacklin played in South Africa in early 1965 but had little success. He received an entry into the 1965 Carling World Open, played in the United States in August, which had a $35,000 first prize. Jacklin made the cut, finished tied for 35th place and won $1,000 in prize money. However weather meant that the event did not finish until the Monday and Jacklin was due to play in the Gor-Ray Cup, the Assistants' Championship, the following day, at Hartsbourne. Jacklin finished the season 12th in the Order of Merit.

In early 1966 Jacklin made his second visit to South Africa. The visit was more successful that his first, with a third place finish in the South African Masters and a joint victory in the Kimberley 4000 Tournament, to put him in 4th place in the money list with £903. In 1966 Jacklin won the Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament by 5 strokes and was runner-up in the Rediffusion Tournament in Jersey. He finished 5th in the Order of Merit and won £2,715 on the circuit. Jacklin was selected, together with Peter Alliss, for the England team for the 1966 Canada Cup in Japan, the pair finishing in 10th place. Jacklin stayed in New Zealand and won the 1967 New Zealand PGA Championship in early January, beating Martin Roesink by 6 strokes in an 18-hole playoff. He then played in a few events in Australia, where he was joint third in the Victorian Open, before playing a number of events on the 1967 Far East Circuit, including a runner-up finish in the Thailand Open, before travelled to the United States to play in the 1967 Masters for which he had received an invitation. Jacklin was tied for 7th place after three rounds but a final round 77 dropped him into a tie for 16th place.

Jacklin won twice on the 1967 British PGA circuit, the Pringle of Scotland Tournament and the Dunlop Masters, and he finished 5th, behind Roberto De Vicenzo, in the 1967 Open Championship. In the Dunlop Masters he had a hole-in-one at the 16th hole of the final round, televised live. In early October, Jacklin played in the 1967 PGA Tour Qualifying School, an 8-round event with 30 places available for the 1968 PGA Tour. Early rounds of 74-76-76 left him down the field, 18 strokes behind the leader, but he improved his position over the last 5 rounds and finished tied for 11th place, 12 shots behind the winner Bobby Cole. The following week he played in his first Ryder Cup. Selection for the 1967 Ryder Cup team was based on a points system using performances in 1966 and 1967, finishing after the 1967 Open Championship. Jacklin was in 5th place, to get a place in the 10-man team. The United States won the match by 15 points. Jacklin played with Dave Thomas on the opening two days, winning two and halving another of their matches. Jacklin played in both singles sessions on the final day, losing them both.

PGA Tour

Jacklin was successful at 1967 PGA Tour Qualifying School earning him playing privileges on the PGA Tour for the following year. He played regularly until the end of June 1968 and then returned to play a number of events in August. It was the first win by a British player in an important American event since the 1920s. His win earned him $20,000 and he also won the prize for the lowest aggregate score in the four Florida events. Jacklin returned to Britain in July and finished tied for 18th in the Open Championship at Carnoustie. In October Jacklin made his debut in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, losing to Gary Player in the semi-finals, at the 37th hole.

The 1969 Open Championship was held at Royal Lytham in July. He had rounds of 68-70-70-72 for a total of 280, 5-under-par. Bob Charles was two strokes behind with Roberto De Vicenzo and Peter Thomson a further stroke back. All the four players scored 72 on the final day. Jacklin was the first British winner of The Open since 1951.

Jacklin was involved in one of the most memorable moments in Ryder Cup history at Royal Birkdale in the 1969 Ryder Cup, which ended in a tie. Six places in the team were allocated to the leaders of a points list after the 1969 Open Championship. Jacklin was one of the other six that were chosen by committee the following week. Jacklin played in all four pair sessions on the opening two days, winning three matches and halving the other, He played Jack Nicklaus in two singles matches on the final day, winning the morning match 4&3. Jacklin and Nicklaus later co-designed a golf course in Florida called "The Concession" to commemorate the moment.

In the first half of 1969 Jacklin largely repeated his 1968 schedule, playing most weeks on the PGA Tour. He finished tied for 25th place in both tournaments. He won $3,850, a sum that lifted him to 60th in the official money list with $33,036 and meant he was exempt from qualifying for PGA Tour events in 1970.

In 1970 Jacklin won his second major title, the U.S. Open by seven strokes on a windblown Hazeltine National Golf Club course. The win gave him a 10-year exemption from pre-qualifying for PGA Tour events.

As previously Jacklin played on the PGA Tour in the first half of the year. He had some success in Europe towards the end of the year. He was runner-up to Christy O'Connor in the John Player Classic, winning £10,000, won the W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament, lost to Jack Nicklaus in the semi-final of the Piccadilly World Match Play and won the Lancome Trophy. He also played with Peter Butler in the World Cup in Argentina, the English team finishing tied for 7th place.

Jacklin played on the PGA Tour in the first half of 1971, but had less success that previously. Jacklin again did well in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, finishing solo third, two stroke behind the winner, Lee Trevino. On the British circuit he won the Benson & Hedges Festival in August, beating Peter Butler in a playoff. Jacklin played twice with Brian Huggett on the opening day, winning one match and halving the other, as the team took a narrow lead. However the United States dominated the second day and won comfortably. Jacklin partnered Peter Oosterhuis in the 1971 World Cup in Florida, the England team finishing tied for 6th place.

In 1972 Jacklin had a much better season on the PGA Tour, compared to 1971. He was tied for 6th place in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am before being tied for 4th in both the Phoenix Open and the Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic in successive weeks.

Jacklin suffered a devastating near-miss in the 1972 Open Championship at Muirfield. Tied for the lead with playing partner Lee Trevino playing the 71st hole, Jacklin had a straightforward 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 hole, while Trevino was not yet on the green after four struggling strokes. But Trevino holed a difficult chip shot, and Jacklin took three putts, leaving him one shot behind. Trevino parred the final hole to win, but Jacklin bogeyed, finishing third behind Jack Nicklaus. Jacklin was just 28 years old at the time, but never seriously contended again in a major championship. In 2013, Jacklin said of his experience in the 1972 Open: "I was never the same again after that. I didn't ever get my head around it – it definitely knocked the stuffing out of me somehow."

After the Open Championship, Jacklin played in a number of events in Europe. He was runner-up in the Swiss Open but then withdrew from the PGA Championship. He won the Viyella PGA Championship by 3 strokes from Peter Oosterhuis, and had three other top-5 finishes in British tournaments including being runner-up to Bob Charles in the Dunlop Masters. At the end of the year Jacklin was in Australia for the 1972 World Cup. Playing with Guy Hunt the England team finished in 6th place. The previous week he had won the Dunlop International at Yarra Yarra.

European Tour

Jacklin had a poor start to the 1973 PGA Tour and was disqualified in the Dean Martin Tucson Open in January, after failing to enter a score for the final hole. He largely gave up playing on the PGA Tour until the end of 1974. He continued to play in major championships, but In 1973 he only played one other event on the tour, to defend the Greater Jacksonville Open, and only two in 1974. He player more extensively on the European Tour in those two seasons.

In February 1973 Jacklin played on the Caribbean Tour, a short series of four tournaments. He was runner-up to Peter Oosterhuis in the Ford Maracaibo Open, and in the last event he won the Los Lagartos Open with a score of 261, 13 strokes ahead of the field. It was the third lowest score ever by a professional at a four-round tournament outside of the United States.

Jacklin played in most of the events on the 1973 European Tour. He was also runner-up in the French Open, the Scandinavian Enterprise Open and the John Player Classic. Jacklin won £7,000 for his Italian Open win and £7,500 for being runner-up in the John Player Classic and led the prize money list for the season. However he only finished 7th in the points list for the Order of Merit. Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1973 Ryder Cup at Muirfield was based on a points list with points earned over a 12 months period up to August 1973. The leading 8 in the points list were guaranteed places and Jacklin, having played most of the events in this period finished in 3rd place. Jacklin was paired with Peter Oosterhuis in all four pairs matches, winning two and halving another. In the singles he beat Tommy Aaron but lost to Billy Casper.

In February 1974 Jacklin again played on the Caribbean Tour and in the last event he successfully defended the Los Lagartos Open.

Jacklin returned to the PGA Tour in 1975 but had limited success. He won $10,824 in 1975 to be 123rd in the money list. 1976 and 1977 showed some improvement with winnings of $18,071 and $29,725, to be 111th and 83rd in the list. His best finish in this period was runner-up in the 1977 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, a stroke behind Tom Watson, earning him $22,800. Jacklin continued to play some events on the European Tour. He had one win in this period, the 1976 Kerrygold International Classic where he finished a stroke ahead of Eddie Polland.

Selection for the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1975 Ryder Cup in America was based on performances in 1975 European Tour events. Jacklin was not in the leading 8 who were guaranteed places but he was selected as one of the four remaining places. Jacklin was paired with Peter Oosterhuis in three pairs matches and with Brian Huggett in the other, winning two and halving another of his four matches. However, he lost both of his singles matches on the final day. Jacklin halved his foursomes match, lost in the fourball and was not selected for the singles.

Jacklin didn't play on the PGA Tour from 1979 to 1984, playing mostly on the European Tour. He won the 1979 Braun German Open, the 1981 Billy Butlin Jersey Open and the 1982 Sun Alliance PGA Championship after a playoff against Bernhard Langer. In 1979 Jacklin was 9th in the Order of Merit but dropped to 42nd in 1980. He was 13th in 1981, 20th in 1982, 63rd in 1983 before dropping out of the top 100 in 1984.

Jacklin made his final Ryder Cup appearance in 1979, the first time European players were included. He finished 8th in the points list with the leading 10 gaining places automatically. Jacklin played three matches with Sandy Lyle, winning one and halving another, but lost narrowly in his singles match against Tom Kite.

Ryder Cup captain

Jacklin was the non-playing captain of Europe in four consecutive Ryder Cups from 1983 to 1989. He had a 2.5–1.5 won-loss record, captaining his men to their first victory in 28 years in 1985 and to their first ever victory in the United States in 1987. He is credited with saving the competition from disappearing due to American dominance.

Senior career

Jacklin played regularly on the Senior PGA Tour from 1994 to 1997. He won twice on the tour, the First of America Classic in 1994 and the Franklin Quest Championship in 1995. He also played on the European Seniors Tour, mostly between 1998 and 2002, and was runner-up in the 1998 Jersey Seniors Open.

Jacklin has developed a golf course design business after his retirement from competition. He has designed numerous courses, including the 9-hole par 3 course of The St. Pierre Park Hotel in Guernsey.

Personal life

Jacklin's first wife, Vivien Murray, was from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The couple married in 1966, eleven months after their initial meeting at a Belfast hotel, and two days after Jacklin had won the Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament. They had three children together: Bradley, Warren and Tina. Vivien Jacklin died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage in Spain, in April 1988, aged 44.

Six weeks after his first wife's death, Jacklin met a 16-year-old waitress named Donna Methven at a golf tournament in England. Jacklin later said: "I was at my lowest ebb and Donna was a shoulder to cry on." They had a two-month affair which led to front-page headlines in British tabloid newspapers. Jacklin is also stepfather to Waagen's two children, daughter Anna May and son A.J., from her previous marriage to former Bee Gees guitarist Alan Kendall.

Jacklin was a subject of the television programme This Is Your Life in February 1970 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews outside Buckingham Palace after receiving his OBE which he had received in the 1970 New Year Honours.

In 1971, Jacklin said that he received death threats from a caller who also threatened to bomb his wife's family home in Belfast. The caller said that Jacklin would be shot if he played in the Gallaher Ulster Open, because his wife's family supported Ian Paisley. Jacklin withdrew from the tournament.

Jacklin said in an interview in 1989 that he was barely on speaking terms with his mother. "To get along with people I have to like them. My mother and I don't get along. I don't share the belief that blood is thicker than water. She has tried to run my life long enough," Jacklin said.

Jacklin has been hearing impaired since the 1980s and wears a hearing aid device on both sides. He is a patron of the English Deaf Golf Association.

In 2013, Jacklin took part in the eleventh series of the BBC1 Saturday night entertainment competition, Strictly Come Dancing. He was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the show.

Awards and honours

  • In 1963, Jacklin earned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year honors, bestowed to the top rookie on the British PGA circuit
  • In 1969 and 1970, he was second in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
  • Jacklin received an OBE in the 1970 New Year Honours, upgraded to a CBE in the 1990 New Year Honours.
  • In 2002, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (29)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
131 Mar 1968Jacksonville Open Invitational68-65-69-71=273−152 strokesUSA Gardner Dickinson, USA Don January,
USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez, USA Doug Sanders,
USA DeWitt Weaver
212 Jul 1969The Open Championship68-70-70-72=280−42 strokesNZL Bob Charles
321 Jun 1970U.S. Open71-70-70-70=281−77 strokesUSA Dave Hill
419 Mar 1972Greater Jacksonville Open (2)70-71-74-68=283−5PlayoffUSA John Jacobs

Source:

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11970Andy Williams-San Diego Open InvitationalUSA Pete BrownLost to par on first extra hole
21972Greater Jacksonville OpenUSA John JacobsWon with par on first extra hole

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European Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
126 Aug 1972Viyella PGA Championship71-72-68-68=279−93 strokesENG Peter Oosterhuis
221 Apr 1973Italian Open71-72-70-71=284−41 strokeESP Valentín Barrios
36 Oct 1973Dunlop Masters69-65-70-68=272−127 strokesNZL Bob Charles
421 Jul 1974Scandinavian Enterprise Open70-65-69-75=279−511 strokesESP José María Cañizares
56 Jun 1976Kerrygold International Classic69-79-72-70=290+21 strokeNIR Eddie Polland
619 Aug 1979Braun German Open68-68-70-71=277−72 strokesESP Antonio Garrido, USA Lanny Wadkins
721 Jun 1981Billy Butlin Jersey Open71-68-72-68=279−91 strokeFRG Bernhard Langer
831 May 1982Sun Alliance PGA Championship (2)72-69-73-70=284−4PlayoffFRG Bernhard Langer

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European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11980Merseyside International OpenENG Ian MoseyLost to par on first extra hole
21982Sun Alliance PGA ChampionshipFRG Bernhard LangerWon with birdie on first extra hole

Sources:

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner-up
111 Dec 1966Forest Products Tournament66-67-71-68=272−16Shared title with NZL Bob Charles

Source:

Other European wins (9)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-upRef
122 May 1964Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament68-74-71-72=2851 strokeENG Adrian Sadlerurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2NAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6649%2C3459466title=Jacklin wins by a strokework=The Glasgow Heraldpage=5date=23 May 1964}}
226 Aug 1965Gor-Ray Cup73-74-68-68=283PlayoffENG David Butler, IRL Sean Hunturl=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49129856/the-observertitle=Jacklin's stake in the futurenewspaper=The Observerfirst=Johnlast=Stobbspage=15date=29 August 1965via=Newspapers.com}}
328 May 1966Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament72-70-71-71=2845 strokesENG Tony Grubburl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wX1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=1422%2C5042218title=Five Shot Win for Jacklinwork=The Glasgow Heralddate=30 May 1966page=4}}
424 Jun 1967Pringle of Scotland Tournament75-70-68-70=2834 strokesENG David Snellurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BmtAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1824%2C4749395title=Younger school continue on winning waywork=The Glasgow Heralddate=26 June 1967page=7}}
516 Sep 1967Dunlop Masters69-74-67-64=2743 strokesENG Neil Colesurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BH9AAAAAIBAJ&pg=1609%2C2917412title=Jacklin arrives at milestone in burgeoning careerwork=The Glasgow Heraldfirst=Raymondlast=Jacobsdate=18 September 1967access-date=2 February 2011}}
612 Jul 1969The Open Championship68-70-70-72=2802 strokesNZL Bob Charlesurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cjNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6762%2C2316253newspaper=Eugene Register-Guardagency=Associated Presstitle=Jacklin first Briton since '51 to capture British Open titledate=13 July 1969page=4B}}
726 Sep 1970W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament67-65-66-69=2677 strokesENG Peter Townsendurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ZJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2546%2C5569059title=Jacklin ends recession with resounding winnewspaper=The Glasgow Heralddate=28 September 1970page=4}}
818 Oct 1970Lancome Trophy67-71-68=2061 strokeUSA Arnold Palmer, ESP Ramón Sotaurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zOo9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6136%2C3588002title=Eagle-birdie finish gives Jacklin dramatic victorywork=The Glasgow Heralddate=19 October 1970page=5}}
921 Aug 1971Benson & Hedges Festival73-67-72-67=279PlayoffENG Peter Butlerurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Huk9AAAAIBAJ&pg=2439,3577110title=Jacklin upholds his reputationwork=The Glasgow Heralddate=23 August 1971page=5}}

Other Australasian wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-upRef
15 Nov 1972Dunlop International74-63-68-72=277−114 strokesAUS David Graham, THA Sukree Onshamdate=6 November 1972title=Jacklin takes Dunlop titlevolume=47page=14newspaper=The Canberra Timesissue=13273location=Australian Capital Territory, Australiaurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110619075access-date=6 May 2017via=National Library of Australia}}
28 Jan 1967New Zealand PGA Championship73-69-64-68=274−18PlayoffNLD Martin Roesinkdate=9 January 1967title=N.Z. Golf to Jacklinvolume=41page=13newspaper=The Canberra Timesissue=11581location=Australian Capital Territory, Australiaurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106956109access-date=28 September 2019via=National Library of Australia}}

South American Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner-upRef.
19 Dec 1979Venezuela Open68-69-70-69=276−42 strokesESP Manuel Piñero

Caribbean Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-upRef
125 Feb 1973Los Lagartos Open65-62-66-68=261−2713 strokesUSA Gene Borekurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NOE9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6496%2C5543921title=Jacklin one off recordnewspaper=The Glasgow Heraldpage=4date=27 February 1973}}
217 Feb 1974Los Lagartos Open (2)65-69-67-72=273−153 strokesARG Roberto De Vicenzo, ARG Florentino Molina,
COL Alberto Rivadeneiraurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s49AAAAAIBAJ&pg=3403%2C3340505title=Jacklin home by threenewspaper=The Glasgow Heraldpage=7date=18 February 1974}}

South African wins (1)

DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner-upRef
26 Feb 1966Kimberley 4000 Tournament68-69-71-65=273−15TiedZAF Harold Henningurl=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49129518/the-observer/title=Jacklin 65 earns tie and recordnewspaper=The Observerdate=27 February 1966page=19via=Newspapers.com}}

Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
114 Aug 1994First of America Classic68-68=136−81 strokeUSA Dave Stockton
23 Sep 1995Franklin Quest Championship72-67-67=206−101 strokeUSA John Paul Cain, ZAF Simon Hobday,
USA Rives McBee, USA Dave Stockton,
USA Bruce Summerhays, USA Tom Weiskopf

Source:

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1969The Open Championship2 shot lead−4 (68-70-70-72=280)2 strokesNZL Bob Charles
1970U.S. Open4 shot lead−7 (71-70-70-70=281)7 strokesUSA Dave Hill

Results timeline

Tournament1963196419651966196719681969
Masters TournamentT16T22CUT
U.S. OpenT25
The Open ChampionshipT30T25T305T181
PGA ChampionshipT25
Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters TournamentT12T36T27CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open1CUTT40T52CUTCUT
The Open Championship533T14T18T42T43CUTT24
PGA ChampionshipCUTT30T46T55
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT32T23CUTT39CUTCUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals20266174930
Masters Tournament00000395
U.S. Open10011274
The Open Championship10255112817
PGA Championship00000154

Source:

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Boys' match v Continent of Europe (representing combined England & Scotland): 1961 (winners)
  • England–Scotland boys match (representing England): 1961

Professional

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland/Europe): 1967, 1969 (tie), 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1983 (non-playing captain), 1985 (winners, non-playing captain), 1987 (winners, non-playing captain), 1989 (tied, retained Cup, non-playing captain)
  • World Cup (representing England): 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972
  • Double Diamond International (representing England): 1972 (winners), 1973, 1974, 1976 (winners, captain), 1977 (captain)
  • Marlboro Nations' Cup (representing England): 1972, 1973
  • Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 (winners, captain), 1982 (winners, captain)
  • UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2003 (tie, captain)

Notes

References

References

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