Stuart Jones

Stuart Gwyn Jones (15 July 1925 – 18 July 2012) was a leading amateur golfer from New Zealand.

Golf career Jones won the New Zealand Amateur seven times between 1955 and 1971. Jones was runner-up in the 1970 Spanish International Amateur Championship. In 1955 he was runner-up to Peter Thomson in the Wiseman's Tournament.

Jones represented New Zealand at international level from 1953 to 1975. He played in the Eisenhower Trophy seven times between 1958 and 1972.

Awards and honors

Jones was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to golf, in the 1977 New Year Honours. In 1995, Jones was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Jones has been inducted into the New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame.

Team appearances Commonwealth Tournament (representing New Zealand): 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967 (tied), 1971, 1975 Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972 Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1953, 1956, 1961 (winners), 1964, 1965 (winners), 1966, 1967, 1969