For the second consecutive year, a golfer who grew up in Colorado and became a member of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame recorded a top-10 finish in the Senior PGA Championship, arguably one of the top two events on the PGA Tour Champions circuit.
A year after Steve Jones pulled off the feat by placing ninth for his first Champions top-10 of his career, Brandt Jobe tied for third Sunday in the Senior PGA in Benton Harbor, Mich.
It marked Jobe’s best showing on either the PGA Tour or the PGA Tour Champions since he placed second at the Memorial five years ago.
Jobe, who lived in Colorado for about 20 years before moving to Texas, could have finished even higher if not for a triple bogey on the par-3 17th hole in Saturday’s third round.
For the week, Jobe shot rounds of 67-67-69-68 for a 13-under-par 271 total. He ended up six strokes behind champion Rocco Mediate. Jobe finished with an eagle and 22 birdies over the four rounds at Benton Shores. He earned $161,000 and moved up to 28th on the 2016 Champions money list.
Jobe, who turned 50 on Aug. 1, has now recorded two top-10 finishes on the Champions circuit, having placed sixth in the Chubb Classic. He won the Champions qualifying tournament in the fall and placed 17th last week in the Regions Tradition, which, like the Senior PGA, is a senior major.
Jobe won the Colorado Open in 1992 and five major CGA championships during the 1980s (three Match Plays, one Stroke Play, one Junior Match Play and one Junior Stroke Play).
He has four runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour to his credit.
