James Hepworth

James Hepworth
James Hepworth
Personal information
Born	10 June 1975 (age 48); Harrogate, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Ilkley, England
Children	1
Career
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour; European Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	3

James Hepworth (born 10 June 1975) is an English professional golfer.

Hepworth was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire. He turned professional in 1997 and played on the Challenge Tour in 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008 and 2011. He earned two wins at that level, at the 2003 American Express Los Encinos Open^[1] and the 2006 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final.^[2] In both those seasons, he won promotion to the European Tour, for 2004 and 2007 respectively, but was unsuccessful at the higher level.

Professional wins (5)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	16 Feb 2003	American Express Los Encinos Open¹	−13 (71-67-71-66=275)	3 strokes	Francesco Guermani, José Trauwitz, Sam Walker
2	21 Oct 2006	Apulia San Domenico Grand Final	−13 (69-65-68-69=271)	2 strokes	Rafael Echenique, Alex Norén, Mark Pilkington

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Jun 2010	Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open	−15 (63-68-70=201)	Playoff	Daniel Gaunt
2	22 Jun 2012	WSL Open	−8 (66-69-73=208)	1 stroke	Paul Doherty
3	17 May 2013	Astbury Hall Classic	−8 (66-69-73=208)	Playoff	David Horsey, Elliot Saltman

^ "Hepworth claims maiden title In Los Encinos Open". PGA European Tour. 16 February 2003. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^ "Hepworth and Pilkington crowned Challenge Tour champions at the Grand Final". PGA European Tour. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2012.