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Jerry Bruner
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Bruner
Born (1947-04-01) April 1, 1947 (age 77)
Greenville, Alabama, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1982
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
European Seniors Tour 3
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour
Rookie of the Year
1999

Jeremiah "Jerry" Bruner (born April 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer who won three times on the European Seniors Tour.

Bruner was inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame in May 2016.

Professional wins (3)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 4, 2001 European Seniors Tour Championship −6 (73-69-68=210) 1 stroke Australia David Good
2 Jun 22, 2003 De Vere Northumberland Seniors Classic −14 (68-65-69=202) 4 strokes Scotland John Chillas
3 Oct 9, 2005 Algarve Seniors Open of Portugal −11 (66-68-71=205) 1 stroke Northern Ireland Eddie Polland, Spain José Rivero,
Scotland Sam Torrance

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2001 Legends in Golf Australia David Good Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2006 AIB Irish Seniors Open Chile Guillermo Encina, Australia Stewart Ginn,
Scotland Sam Torrance
Torrance won with eagle on second extra hole
Encina and Ginn eliminated by birdie on first hole

Team appearances

  • Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1999
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