“I was thinking about throwing in the towel there for a little while but Alex Mercer is just the greatest human that I know,” Jones said in the wake of his three-stroke win at the Millbrook Resort. Jones had 17 starts in Japan in 2022 before logging his first top-20 finish, one of two in his final three for the year that gave light to the glimmer of hope sparked by his visit with Mercer.
It wasn’t anything technical, just an honest discussion between the master teacher and his long-time student that reinforced the belief Jones needed to play on. Given he was close to giving the game away when COVID-19 made travel to Japan next to impossible, Jones credits a heart-to-heart with legendary PGA Professional Alex Mercer for breathing new life into his career. An emotional Brendan Jones wins the for his first victory on the Tour of Australasia 🏆 #NZOpen /qhahD26Hch- PGA of Australia March 5, 2023
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