2-time Ryder Cup captain John Jacobs dies at 91 VIRGINIA WATER, England — John Jacobs, the captain of the first European Ryder Cup team and a tour official on the continent, has died. He was 91. The European Tour announced the death of its "founding father" on Friday. A cause was not provided. Jacobs played for Britain at the 1955 Ryder Cup in California and was instrumental in later bringing together Europe and Britain. In 1979, Jacobs was captain of the first Ryder Cup team that included players from continental Europe, including Seve Ballesteros.
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