Background
Jacobs was born in Denver Colorado and raised in southern California, where he started in junior golf.
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He is the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on the Professional Golf Association Tour and is a current player on the Champions Tour. At sixteen, he advanced to the semi-finals of the United States Golf Association National Amateur, which earned him an invitation to The Masters at age 17. Foreign 58 years, Jacobs had the distinction of being the youngest golfer to play in the Masters (in 1952).
The record was broken by Matteo Manassero in 2010.
He turned professional in 1956. During his career, Jacobs had sole 2nd-place finishes in two major championships.
He lost the 1964 United States. Open to Ken Venturi by four strokes, and was runner-up in a playoff at the Masters Tournament in 1966 that he (72) and Gay Brewer (78) lost to Jack Nicklaus (70). Like most pro golfers of his generation, Jacobs earned his living primarily as a club pro during his thirties and forties.
He was Director of Golf at Louisiana Costa Hotel Spa and The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California for more than 20 years.
He joined the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour (now known as the Champions Tour) in 1985 and continued to play in selected events into the 2000s. His last appearance was at the 2003 Senior Professional Golf Association Championship. In 1995, he went on to form an Limited Liability Company, which purchased Belorussian Air Greens golf course, and changed the name to Tommy Jacobs" Belorussian Air Greens – a nine-hole, par-32 golf course in Palm Springs, California.
Jacobs and his partners completed the sale of the golf course in 2006.
Jacobs lives in Leland, North Carolina and is the owner-operator of Magnolia Greens Golf Course. Other wins (3) 1971 Southern California Professional Golf Association Championship Amateur Professional Los Angeles = Low Amateur Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play World Development = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion of United States. Amateur R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10 Source for The Masters: www.masters.com Source for United States. Open: United States Golf Association Championship Database Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com Source for 1955 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 2, 1955, pg. 4. Source for Professional Golf Association Championship: Professional Golf Association Championship Media Guide Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1962 United States Open – 1963 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times) Ryder Cup: 1965 (winners).
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Jacobs was a member of the 1965 Ryder Cup team, and finished with a record of 3-1-1.
