James Kingston
James Kingston | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | James Hubert Kingston | ||||
Born | Ottosdal, South Africa | 30 November 1965||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||
Residence | Rustenburg, South Africa | ||||
Career | |||||
Turned professional | 1988 | ||||
Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour | ||||
Former tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 20 | ||||
Highest ranking | 65 (19 October 2008)[1] | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
European Tour | 2 | ||||
Asian Tour | 4 | ||||
Sunshine Tour | 10 | ||||
European Senior Tour | 3 | ||||
Other | 2 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
PGA Championship | T55: 2008 | ||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
The Open Championship | T27: 2009 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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James Hubert Kingston (born 30 November 1965) is a South African professional golfer.
Career
Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has also competed on the Asian Tour, where he collected four tournament victories.
In 2007, Kingston finished top of the Order of Merit on the Sunshine Tour, aided by his victory at the European Tour co-sanctioned South African Airways Open. That win was his first on the European Tour, and helped him to his best Order of Merit finish of 17th in 2008.
Victory at the Sunshine Tour's Vodacom Championship in February 2008, lifted Kingston into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.
Kingston secured his first win of 2009 with a playoff triumph against Anders Hansen at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.[2]
Professional wins (20)
European Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 16 Dec 2007 (2008 season) |
South African Airways Open1 | −4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 13 Sep 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | −13 (67-69-70-69=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Qatar Masters | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Asian PGA Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 15 Nov 1998 | Thailand Open | −16 (69-64-69-70=272) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 2 May 1999 | Maekyung Daks Open1 | −11 (67-66-74-70=277) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 27 Feb 2000 | London Myanmar Open | −19 (64-71-67-67=269) | 10 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 28 May 2000 | Ericsson Classic | −16 (67-66-71-68=272) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1998 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1999 | Maekyung Daks Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (10)
Legend |
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Flagship events (1) |
Other Sunshine Tour (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 29 Jun 1995 | FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi) | −8 (70-68-70=208) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 8 Nov 1995 | FNB Pro Series (2) (Namibia Open) | −11 (64-70-68=202) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 6 Jul 1996 | Bosveld Classic | −7 (69-64-76=209) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 28 Sep 2001 | Randfontein Classic | −11 (67-72-66=205) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 12 Oct 2001 | Atlantic Beach Classic | −3 (72-69-72=213) | 7 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 19 May 2002 | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | −12 (70-70-64=204) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 16 Dec 2007 | South African Airways Open1 | −4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
8 | 17 Feb 2008 | Vodacom Championship | −17 (71-67-68-65=271) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 20 Aug 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | −13 (66-65-72=203) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10 | 5 May 2013 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 45 pts (10-9-17-9=45) | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2001 | Randfontein Classic | ![]() ![]() |
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2 | 2013 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
Other wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 12 Sep 1992 | Lombard Tyres TVL Classic | −12 (64-67-73=204) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
European Senior Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Nov 2021 | Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open | −11 (70-67-68=205) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 10 Jul 2022 | Swiss Seniors Open | −11 (68-63-68=199) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 28 Oct 2023 | Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (2) | −16 (69-70-61=200) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Other senior wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 16 Jul 2021 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational | −7 (72-65=137) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T57 | CUT | T27 | ||||
PGA Championship | T55 |
Note: Kingston never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Match Play | |||
Championship | T70 | T20 | |
Invitational | 78 | T63 | |
Champions | T33 |
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
References
- ^ "Week 42 2008 Ending 19 Oct 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Kingston claims play-off victory". BBC Sport. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
External links
- James Kingston at the European Tour official site
- James Kingston at the Sunshine Tour official site
- James Kingston at the Official World Golf Ranking official site