What is John Jacobs (English golfer)?
[[File:NL-HaNA 2.24.01.04 0 908-8524.jpg|thumb|John Jacobs (1957)]] '''John Robert Maurice Jacobs [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (14 March 1925 – 13 January 2017) was an [[England|English]] professional [[golf]]er, coach, entrepreneur, writer and administrator. He was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 2000. He was born in [[Yorkshire]]. He founded the [[PGA European Tour]] in 1972. Jacobs' death was announced on 13 January 2017 at the age of 91.<ref name=bbc-obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38609524 |title=John Jacobs: Former Ryder Cup captain and European Tour founder dies |date=13 January 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/john-jacobs/ Profile on the World Golf Hall of Fame's official site] {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, John (English golfer)}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:British golfers]] [[Category:English businesspeople]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Yorkshire]] [[Category:Writers from Yorkshire]]