Nicholas James Job is an English

England

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 professional golf

Golf

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er.

Job turned professional in 1965 and joined the European Tour

PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...

 in its first official season in 1972. He finished in the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit twelve times, with a best ranking of 26th in 1981. His best tournament result on the European Tour came at the 1978 Greater Manchester Open

Greater Manchester Open

The Greater Manchester Open was a European Tour golf tournament which was played annually from 1976 to 1981. It was held at Wilmslow Golf Club in Wilmslow, Cheshire, just to the South of Manchester, one of the main cities of the North of England. Three of the six winners were from the Republic of...

, where he lost to Brian Barnes

Brian Barnes (golfer)

Brian Barnes is a professional golfer. He was born in Addington, Surrey, England, and lives in England, but he represented Scotland at the international level...

 in a playoff. Since turning fifty he has won five times on the European Seniors Tour

European Seniors Tour

The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...

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Regular wins (3)

• 1969 Gor-Ray Under 24's tournament
• 1970 BUA Rising Star Tournament
• 1976 Victoria Falls Classic (Zimbabwe)

European Seniors Tour wins (5)

• 2000 TotalFina Elf Seniors Open
• 2001 Lawrence Batley Seniors
• 2005 Scottish Seniors Open
  Scottish Seniors Open
  The Scottish Seniors Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 2002 and in 2010 the prize fund was £250,000.-Winners:Cleveland Golf/Srixon Scottish Senior Open*2011 Barry Lane*2010 Barry Lane...
  
  
• 2007 The Gloria Classic
• 2008 Weston Homes PGA International Seniors

Results in major championships

Tournament	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	WD	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T22	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	T14	CUT	CUT

Note: The only major Job played in was The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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