Stuart Gwyn Jones MBE (15 July 1925 – 18 July 2012)[1][2] was a leading amateur golfer from New Zealand.
Golf career
Jones won the New Zealand Amateur seven times between 1955 and 1971.[1] He also won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1967, beating fellow New Zealander Ross Murray in the final, the two being part of the New Zealand team that had just competed in the Commonwealth Tournament.[3] Jones was runner-up in the 1970 Spanish International Amateur Championship.[1] He also won two professional tournaments in New Zealand, the 1965 Wattie's Tournament and the 1970 Spalding Masters.[4][5] In 1955 he was runner-up to Peter Thomson in the Wiseman's Tournament.[6]
Jones represented New Zealand at international level from 1953 to 1975. He played in the Eisenhower Trophy seven times between 1958 and 1972.[2] He played in all six Commonwealth Tournament matches and also eight times against Australia in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy.
Amateur wins
- 1955 New Zealand Amateur
- 1959 New Zealand Amateur
- 1961 New Zealand Amateur
- 1962 New Zealand Amateur
- 1964 New Zealand Amateur
- 1966 New Zealand Amateur
- 1967 Canadian Amateur Championship
- 1971 New Zealand Amateur
Professional wins (2)
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Nov 1965 | Wattie's Tournament (as an amateur) |
−10 (69-65-67-69=270) | 2 strokes |  John Sullivan
|
| 2 | 5 Jan 1970 | Spalding Masters (as an amateur) |
−6 (68-71-70-65=274) | 1 stroke | Barry Coxon
|
Awards and honors
- Jones was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to golf, in the 1977 New Year Honours.[9]
- In 1995, Jones was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[10]
- Jones has been inducted into the New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame.[11]
Team appearances
- Commonwealth Tournament (representing New Zealand): 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967 (tied), 1971, 1975
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1953, 1956, 1961 (winners), 1964, 1965 (winners), 1966, 1967, 1969
References
- ^ a b c Lambert, Max, ed. (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand (12th ed.). Auckland: Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0130-6 – via Hawke’s Bay Knowledge Bank.
- ^ a b "Tributes to Bay's legend will flow". NZ Herald. 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Britain again tie for first place". The Glasgow Herald. 14 August 1967. p. 5.
- ^ "Top golfers are beaten in NZ". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11327. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1970. p. 12.
- ^ "Peter Thomson Wins N.Z. golf". The Age. 3 October 1955. p. 15.
- ^ "Top golfers are beaten in NZ". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11327. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1970. p. 12.
- ^ "No. 47104". The London Gazette. 31 December 1976. p. 43.
- ^ "Stuart Jones (1925–2012)". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame". New Zealand Golf.