Nicholas James Job (born 27 July 1949) is an English

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who plays on the European Senior Tour. He has won five times on the tour.

Professional career

Job turned professional in 1965 and qualified for the

1966 Open Championship The 1966 Open Championship was the 95th Open Championship, held 6–9 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Jack Nicklaus won the first of his three Claret Jugs, one stroke ahead of runners-up Doug Sanders and Dave ...

as a 16-year-old. He played on the British circuit, winning two age-restricted tournaments, the

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in 1969 and the under-23 BUA Rising Star Tournament in 1970. The European Tour was founded in the 1970s and Job finished in the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit twelve times, with a best ranking of 26th in 1981. His best tournament result on the European Tour came at the 1978 Greater Manchester Open, where he lost to Brian Barnes in a playoff. Job played in Southern Africa in the winter and had a decent amount of success. He finished in third place at the 1973 Corlett Drive Classic behind

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of South Africa. Three years later, he won the Victoria Falls Classic in

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, defeating

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in a playoff. After turning 50, Job had considerable success playing on the European Seniors Tour, winning five times between 2000 and 2008. At the age of 64, he finished third in the 2013

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and he continued playing on the tour into his 70s. In 2019, he set a new record for the number of appearances in European Seniors Tour events.

Professional wins (9)

Regular wins (4)

*1969

*1970 BUA Rising Star Tournament *1973 Kent Open *1976 Victoria Falls Classic

European Seniors Tour wins (5)

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Job only played in The Open Championship.''
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

* Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners) *

PGA Cup The PGA Cup is a men's golf competition for club professionals played between a Great Britain and Ireland team and a United States team. The winning team is presented with the Llandudno Trophy. The competition is run by the British PGA and the PG ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland/Europe): 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996 (tie)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Job, Nick English male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers People from Haslemere People from Thames Ditton 1949 births Living people