Peter Erling Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is an American

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and commentator on Golf Channel and

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. He has played on the

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and the

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. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.

Early years

Jacobsen was born and raised in

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. He graduated from Portland’s Lincoln High School.Meehan, Brian. Jacobsen works at golf, but attitude is natural. ''The Oregonian'', August 27, 2004. Jacobsen played college golf at the

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. He turned professional in 1976 after winning the Oregon Open as an amateur. He is one of golf's most colorful personalities, which makes him one of the more popular players with fans.

Professional career

PGA Tour

Jacobsen qualified for the PGA Tour in his first attempt, finishing in 19th place at the 1976 qualifying tournament. He made steady progress during his first few seasons on the tour, before capturing his first title in 1980 at the Buick-Goodwrench Open. He won twice on the tour in 1984 and broke into the top-10 on the money list for the first time. Two more wins in 1995 catapulted him to a career best 7th place on the end of season money list. As a result of his performance during those two seasons, he was selected to play in two

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s, in 1985 and 1995. Jacobsen has won seven tournaments on the PGA Tour, the last coming at the 2003

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at the age of 49, making him one of the oldest players to win on the

. That year he was voted the Tour's comeback player of the year.Tokito, Mike. JELD-WEN to sponsor Portland golfer Jacobsen. ''The Oregonian'', December 18, 2003.

Champions Tour

Since turning fifty, Jacobsen has competed mainly on the

, although he continued to play on the PGA Tour for several years. In his first year of eligibility for senior golf, he won the 2004 U.S. Senior Open, one of senior golf's major championships. The following year he added a second senior major title at the 2005

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Other projects

Away from competing, Jacobsen has presented two shows on the Golf Channel. ''Plugged In'' was a variety show, featuring music, story-telling and

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s performed with co-host

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, former star of the FootJoy SignBoy campaign, and ''Peter and Friends'' was a panel discussion show. Jacobsen appeared as himself alongside

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in the 1996 movie Tin Cup, where he was the winner of the fictional U.S. Open. A self-taught guitarist, Jacobsen was a founding member and lead singer of Jake Trout & The Flounders, a band he formed in the mid-80s with

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and

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. The group is no longer together, but they recorded two albums. Jacobsen owns Peter Jacobsen Sports, an event management company that has run several professional golf tournaments including the

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, one of the majors on the Champions Tour, and the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, one of the PGA Tour's Challenge Series events. Until 2002 it also organized the Fred Meyer Challenge, a three-day charity event in Oregon. Jacobsen is known for his laid-back, humorous personality. During the Fred Meyer Challenge, he was known to do impressions of other players, such as

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. The event was filmed and broadcast on the Golf Channel, and they have released a DVD and VHS of the footage, titled "Peter's Party." His sharp but playful humor is also evident in the video and audio commentary he provides for the player's shot, good or bad, in various versions of

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, a video game from

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, including ''

Peter Jacobson's Golden Tee 3D Golf ''Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee 3D Golf'' is a video game developed and published by Incredible Technologies for the arcade. It was later ported to PlayStation and Windows. It is based on the popularity of golfer Peter Jacobsen. Gameplay ''Peter ...

''. Jacobsen is also the face of ''Peter Jacobsen Challenge Keno'' and ''Peter Jacobsen Challenge

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'', two video gambling casino games.Peter Jacobsen's Corporate Partnerships

Personal life

Jacobsen married in December 1976 to Jan. The couple have three children: Amy, Kristen, and Mick.

Amateur wins (1)

*1974

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Championship

Professional wins (18)

PGA Tour wins (7)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Other wins (7)

*1976 Oregon Open (as an amateur), Northern California Open *1979 Oregon Open *1981 Johnnie Walker Trophy *1982 Johnnie Walker Trophy *1986 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Curtis Strange; Shared title with

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) *1989

Isuzu Kapalua International The Kapalua International was an unofficial PGA Tour event from 1982 to 1997. It was played after the end of the regular PGA Tour season. It was played at the Kapalua Golf Club in Kapalua, Hawaii Kapalua is a census-designated place (CDP) in M ...

Champions Tour wins (2)

Other senior wins (1)

*2008 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with

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)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (1980 U.S. Open – 1984 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10 finishes – 1 (six times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2017.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Awards

*2003

Comeback Player of the Year *2003 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame *2006 Francis Ouimet Award *2012 Old Tom Morris Award *2013 Payne Stewart Award *2017 Northern Ohio Golf Charities Ambassador of Golf Award

U.S. national team appearances

Professional * Japan vs USA Match: 1984 *

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* Dunhill Cup:

* Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 1995, 2003 (winners), 2004 (Champions Tour)

References

External links

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- ''The Oregonian'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobsen, Peter American male golfers Oregon Ducks men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Winners of senior major golf championships Golf writers and broadcasters Golfers from Portland, Oregon Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) alumni People from Bonita Springs, Florida 1954 births Living people