James Kingston

James Kingston
James Kingston
Personal information
Full name	James Hubert Kingston
Born	30 November 1965 (age 58); Ottosdal, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Rustenburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1988
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	Asian Tour; European Tour; Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	16
Highest ranking	65 (19 October 2008)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	4
Sunshine Tour	11
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T55: 2008
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T27: 2009
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour ; Order of Merit Winner
Sunshine Tour ; Order of Merit Winner	2007

James Hubert Kingston (born 30 November 1965) is a South African professional golfer.

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 (16)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	16 Dec 2007 (2008 season)	South African Airways Open (co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour)	−4 (73-69-71-71=284)	1 stroke	Oliver Wilson
2	13 Sep 2009	Mercedes-Benz Championship	−13 (67-69-70-69=275)	Playoff	Anders Hansen

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2003	Qatar Masters	Darren Fichardt	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2009	Mercedes-Benz Championship	Anders Hansen	Won with par on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Sep 1992	Lombard Tyres TVL Classic	−12 (64-67-73=204)	4 strokes	John Fourie
2	29 Jun 1995	FNB Pro Series: Royal Swazi	−8 (70-68-70=208)	1 stroke	Kevin Stone
3	8 Nov 1995	FNB Pro Series: Namibia Open	−11 (64-70-68=202)	1 stroke	Michael du Toit
4	6 Jul 1996	Bosveld Classic	−7 (69-64-76=209)	2 strokes	Paul Friedlander, Mark Murless
5	28 Sep 2001	Randfontein Classic	−11 (67-72-66=205)	Playoff	André Cruse, Sean Ludgater
6	12 Oct 2001	Atlantic Beach Classic	−3 (72-69-72=213)	7 strokes	Wallie Coetsee, Justin Hobday
7	19 May 2002	Royal Swazi Sun Classic	−12 (70-70-64=204)	1 stroke	Keith Horne, Bobby Lincoln
8	16 Dec 2007	South African Airways Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)	−4 (73-69-71-71=284)	1 stroke	Oliver Wilson
9	17 Feb 2008	Vodacom Championship	−17 (71-67-68-65=271)	2 strokes	Adilson da Silva
10	20 Aug 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Selbourne)	−13 (66-65-72=203)	2 strokes	Adilson da Silva
11	5 May 2013	Investec Royal Swazi Open	45 pts (10-9-17-9=45)	Playoff	Ruan de Smidt

Asian Tour wins (4)

1998 Thailand Open
1999 Maekyung Daks Open
2000 London Myanmar Open, Ericsson Classic

Results in major championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Open Championship	CUT		T57				CUT	T27
PGA Championship							T55

Note: Kingston never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

^ "Week 42 2008 Ending 19 Oct 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "Kingston claims play-off victory". BBC Sport. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

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

[w200842-1] "Week 42 2008 Ending 19 Oct 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] "Kingston claims play-off victory". BBC Sport. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

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