The last time that Matt and Brett Jones played a competitive round in the same field was nearly a decade ago at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship in Adelaide, Australia, a regular stop on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The event was “co-sanctioned” by the Nationwide Tour in the United States, meaning that those who finished in the money had a chance to move up to the PGA Tour.
Brett was a club professional, while Matt, his brother, had just turned pro after an all-American season at Arizona State. Trying to move up the professional ladder, the brothers from Australia entered the two-spot Monday qualifier for Jacob’s Creek.