Brandt Jobe

Played on the golf team at UCLA with Scott McCarron. Member of 1988 NCAA Championship team while at UCLA. Professional career started on the Canadian Tour, then the Asian Tour and then the Japan Golf Tour. In 1999 joined the PGA Tour as a special temporary member in September. Had first two career top-20s in major championships with T-14th at Masters and T-16th at PGA Championship. Played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1995-1999 with six victories and a pair of runner-up finishes.
In 2004 played in only nine PGA Tour events due to left wrist problems after surgery in 2003 when he shattered the hook of the left hamate bone right before the 2003 Western Open. These injuries were bothersome for the next couple of years but the worst of his spate of injuries came in November of 2006 in a freak home accident. While sweeping his garage the broom handle broke and severed the tip of his left index finger and the base of his left thumb. Had to endure several surgeries, lucky that when the accident happened he put the parts of his finger into a bag and took it to the hospital where they were surgically sewn on.
Before the 2010 season decided to play on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he made 12 of 23 cuts and finished 30th on the money list. Moved over to the PGA Tour in 2011 with a T6 finish at Q-School in 2010.
2010 Korn Ferry Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 23; in money - 12; Top-10 finishes -5; scoring average 69.50 (ranked 10th); money $194,176 (ranked 30th); Best finish, T-2nd WNB Golf Classic.
2011 Notes: Collected eight top-25 finishes in 28 starts, with four top-10 performances. Finished T-7th at the Puerto Rico Open, notching his first top-10 since a T-4th at the 2006 Memorial Tournament. The second top-10 came following rounds of 68-68 on the weekend to finish T-8th at the Shell Houston Open. Finished T-2nd at the Memorial Tournament, one stroke behind winner Steve Stricker. Notched his first top-three showing since the 2005 season. With the finish, he registered his fourth runner-up performance in 283 starts on Tour without a victory. Finished year 51st on both the FedEx Cup standings and money race.
2012 Notes: Followed an opening-round 76 by going 69-67-66 to finish T-9th at the Puerto Rico Open for his top finish. Made only 17 other starts due to a herniated disc in July in which he didn't play again for the rest of the season.
2013 Notes: Started year on a major medical extension, and failed to meet the terms of his extension in 10 starts. Also fell $12,790 short of securing conditional status and will play out the rest of the season as a Veteran Member. Played 19 times, best finish was T-13th at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
2014 Notes: Played in 4 events on the Korn Ferry Tour, making the cut in two of those tournaments. Was T-2nd at the Price Cutter Charity Championship in Springfield, Mo. Closed with a 7-under-par 65 to finish one stroke behind eventual winner Cameron Percy. Was also T-24th at the Midwest Classic near Kansas City in July. Did not make a start on the PGA Tour for the first time since 1989. Non-Exempt Medical Extension earned him a spot in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, where he missed the cut at the Hotel Fitness Championship and was a WD from the Chiquita Classic. Had 10 events during the 2014-15 PGA Tour season to earn either 438 FedExCup points or $712,345 as part of his Non-Exempt Medical Extension.
2015 Notes: Played in six PGA Tour events and made two cuts. Best finish was T-70th at the Puerto Rico Open. Lone start on the Korn Ferry Tour was a T-23rd at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Did have success at PGA Tour Champions Q-School as he birdied two of his last four holes to win medalist honors. Edged out Tom Byrum, Jose Caceres, and Willie Wood by a shot, earning a $30,000 first-place check.
2016 Notes: In 22 events has 7 top-10 finishes, best is T-3rd at the Senior PGA Championship and Dominion Charity Classic. Was 4th in the Constellation Players Championship and T-5th in the U.S. Senior Open Championship. Was 23rd on the money list and 20th in the Schwab Rankings.
2017 Notes: Played in 21 PGA Tour Champions events, he finished in the top ten 7 times including 3 top threes, a runner-up, and a win. For the year was 7th on the money list and 9th in the Schwab Rankings. T-3rd at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, U.S. Senior Open, and 3M Championship. Was runner-up at the Constellations Senior Players, 1 shot back of winner Scott McCarron. Won his first Champions Tour victory with a one-shot win at the Principal Charity Classic.
2018 Notes: Played in 20 PGA Tour Champions events with six top-ten finishes. Was T-5th at the Insperity Invitational and T-5th at the U.S. Senior Open just 2 shots back of winner David Toms. Was 3rd at the Constellations Senior Players, 2 shots back of the Singh/Maggert playoff. Was 2nd at the Ally Challenge 2 shots back of winner Paul Broadhurst. T-4th at the Sanford International, five shots back of winner Steve Stricker. Missed 4 tournaments in August due to a shoulder injury. Advanced to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the third consecutive year and finished 20th in the standings.
2019 Notes: Played in 23 PGA Tour Champions events with five top-ten finishes. Was 20th on the Schwab rankings. Was T-8th at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. T-6th at the Cologuard Classic and T-8th at the Rapiscan Systems. Was T-5th with his partner UCLA teammate Scott McCarron at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf. Carded his best round of the season with a 9-under 63 in the final round to win the Boeing Classic by three shots over Tom Pernice Jr. At seven shots back going into the final round, secured the largest come-from-behind win in tournament history. Finished his season with a 13th place finish at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
2020/2021 Notes: Played in 34 PGA Tour Champions events with nine top-ten finishes. Was 23rd on the Schwab rankings. Was T-9th at the Chubb Classic. T-7th at the Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National and T-8th at the Sanford International. Was T-4th at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic five shots back of winner Phil Mickelson. In 2021 was T-6th at the Principal Charity Classic and 6th at the American Family Insurance Championship. Shot 66-66 over the weekend at the Shaw Charity Classic to finish T-3rd, five shots back of winner Doug Barron. Finished the season T-8th at the TimberTech Championship and T-5th at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
2022 Notes: T-9th at the Cologuard Classic and T-5th at the Rapiscan System Classic. Was T-2nd at the Insperity Invitational, four shots back of winner Steven Alker.