Ernie Jones (golfer)

Ernest Thomas Jones (22 September 1932 – 31 December 2019) was an Irish professional golfer.

He won the Irish PGA Championship twice and represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup.

Outside Ireland, Jones was a surprise winner of the 1961 Cox Moore Tournament with an impressive score of 270, two strokes ahead of Peter Alliss, taking the first prize of £1,000.

[4] Playing with Christy Greene, Jones represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup in Madrid.

[5] Jones played in the Open Championship 8 times between 1957 and 1972 but only made the cut once, on his last appearance in 1972.