Tommy Jacobs
Summary
Near misses
- 1964 U.S. Open Congressional C.C. · runner-up to Ken Venturi
- 1966 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 288 · lost playoff
Ryder Cup
1 Cups, 4 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 2-0-0, singles 1-1-0.
- 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Ken Venturi's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1966 Masters
Runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 288.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1966.
Career line, 1964–1966
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Ryder Cup, USA
Tommy Jacobs was born on February 13, 1935, in Denver, Colorado, USA. Jacobs' best major finish was second, at the 1964 U.S. Open and the 1966 Masters. Jacobs played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1965), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 3 points.
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The record
Near misses
- 1964 U.S. Open Congressional C.C. · runner-up to Ken Venturi
- 1966 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 288 · lost playoff
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Ryder Cup
Jacobs played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 2-0-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points
Partners, with matches played together: Don January (2).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.