Steve Jones - Media Guide

2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, where Jones won the 1996 U.S. Open. Sidelined for part of the 2003 season and all of 2004 following elbow surgery. 2003: Made five cuts in 11 appearance early in the season. Last event he played in was the Wachovia Championship in early May. Missed the rest of the season due to tennis elbow in his right elbow. Was having problems with both elbows throughout the summer and finally had surgery on his right elbow on August 7. Continued rehabilitation on both elbows throughout the season. 2002: Troubled by an irregular heartbeat, called superventricular tachycardia, for most of the past four seasons. Underwent a laser procedure to correct the condition on Aug. 14. The ailment isn't life threatening, but mirrors symptoms of a heart attack. Phil Tataurangi underwent the procedure a month earlier and David Toms did so in late 2005...Was one back of the lead through first round of the British Open after opening with 67, finished T43...Shared the first-round lead at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas, finished T42. 2001: Best effort was T15 at John Deere Classic...Placed T20 at The INTERNATIONAL...His T27 finish at Masters was sixth top-30 finish in nine trips to Augusta National. 2000: Continued to regain old form after battling through injury-plagued 1999 season...Finished with two top-10s and ranked 87th on money list...Recorded best opening score of season with 66 at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Finished 70-67-69 to earn T5 and season-best $114,000...Three starts later, matched that finish with another T5 at weather-shortened BellSouth Classic. 1999: Recorded three top-10 finishes in abbreviated season in which he logged 19 appearances. Suffered from an irregular heartbeat first two months of season and a shoulder injury sidelined him from Masters through John Deere Classic, with exception of U.S. Open. After missing cut at Augusta National, did not touch a club during nine weeks of shoulder rehab. 1998: Won for third straight year with victory at the Quad City Classic. Started final round in four-way tie for third and had share of 36-hole tournament record with Frank Lickliter II at 11-under-par 129. Closed with 66 for one-stroke victory over Scott Gump. 1997: Followed up U.S. Open victory with second multiple-victory season of career...Dominated Phoenix Open, winning by 11 strokes over Jesper Parnevik. Total of 258 equaled third-lowest 72-hole score in PGA TOUR history...Lead after 36 holes (126), was one stroke off 54-hole mark and held one-stroke lead through 54 holes at Bell Canadian Open. Closed with 69 for one-stroke victory over Greg Norman. 1996: After spending nearly three years off TOUR due to ligament and joint damage to left ring finger suffered in Nov. 25, 1991 dirt-bike accident, completed comeback with victory in U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. Became first sectional qualifier to win since Jerry Pate in 1976. After first-round 74, shot 66-69 to trail Tom Lehman by one stroke through 54 holes. Led by one after 71 holes, then parred 18 to defeat Lehman and Davis Love III by a stroke. Winning score of 2-under-par 278 was lowest in a U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. 1989: Won three times, opening year with back-to-back wins. Defeated Jay Haas and David Frost by two at MONY Tournament of Champions and followed with playoff win over Paul Azinger and Sandy Lyle at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Third win came at Canadian Open. 1988: Earned first TOUR victory in playoff over Bob Tway at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1986: Medalist at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Second-team All-American at University of Colorado...Semifinalist at 1976 U.S. Junior Amateur.

school...A two-time Colorado State sand greens champion.

when he recorded two top-10s. Held a three-stroke lead after first round of 2005 THE PLAYERS Championship, as 8-under 64 was one off the tournament best for an opening round at THE PLAYERS. Finished T75. Served as Hal Sutton's Assistant Captain for the 2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, where Jones won the 1996 U.S. Open. Sidelined for part of the 2003 season and all of 2004 following elbow surgery. Missed the rest of the 2003 season after May due to tennis elbow in his right elbow. Was having problems with both elbows throughout the summer and finally had surgery on his right elbow on August 7, 2003. Continued rehabilitation on both elbows throughout the season. Troubled by an irregular heartbeat in 2002, called superventricular tachycardia, for most of the past four seasons. Underwent a laser procedure to correct the condition on Aug. 14, 2002. The ailment isn't life threatening, but mirrors symptoms of a heart attack. Phil Tataurangi underwent the procedure a month earlier and David Toms did so in late 2005. In 2000, continued to regain old form after battling through injury-plagued 1999 season. Finished with two top-10s and ranked 87th on the 2000 money list. Recorded three top-10 finishes in abbreviated 1999 season in which he logged 19 appearances. Suffered from an irregular heartbeat first two months of season and a shoulder injury sidelined him from 1999 Masters through 1999 John Deere Classic, with exception of U.S. Open. After missing cut at Augusta National, did not touch a club during nine weeks of shoulder rehab. Won for third straight year with victory at the 1998 Quad City Classic. Closed with 66 for one-stroke victory over Scott Gump. In 1997, followed up U.S. Open victory with second multiple-victory season of career. Dominated 1997 Phoenix Open, winning by 11 strokes over Jesper Parnevik. Closed with 69 for one-stroke victory over Greg Norman at 1997 Canadian Open. After spending nearly three years off TOUR due to ligament and joint damage to left ring finger suffered in Nov. 25, 1991 dirt-bike accident, completed comeback with victory in 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. Became first sectional qualifier to win since Jerry Pate in 1976. Led by one after 71 holes, then parred 18 to defeat Tom Lehman and Davis Love III by a stroke. Won three times in 1989, opening year with back-to-back wins. Defeated Jay Haas and David Frost by two at 1989 MONY Tournament of Champions and followed with playoff win over Paul Azinger and Sandy Lyle at 1989 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Third win came at 1989 Canadian Open. Earned first TOUR victory in playoff over Bob Tway at 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Medalist at 1986 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Second-team All-American at University of Colorado. Semifinalist at 1976 U.S. Junior Amateur. Reverse overlap grip he uses is by-product of injury to left index finger two years after original injury to left ring finger. Play at U.S. Open inspired by Ben Hogan book sent to him by friend. In addition to golf, ran track and was an all-state basketball player in high school. A two-time Colorado state sand greens champion.