James Kingston | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | James Hubert Kingston | ||||
Born | (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 58) Ottosdal, South Africa | ||||
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) | ||||
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.
Careerβ»
Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988. And is currently a member of theββEuropean 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 himββto 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.
Professional wins (20)β»
European Tour wins (2)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 16 Dec 2007 (2008 season) |
South African Airways Open | β4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 13 Sep 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | β13 (67-69-70-69=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1β1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Qatar Masters | ![]() |
Lostββto birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
Asian PGA Tour wins (4)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 15 Nov 1998 | Thailand Open | β16 (69-64-69-70=272) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 2 May 1999 | Maekyung Daks Open | β11 (67-66-74-70=277) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 27 Feb 2000 | London Myanmar Open | β19 (64-71-67-67=269) | 10 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 28 May 2000 | Ericsson Classic | β16 (67-66-71-68=272) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (2β0)
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)β»
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) | β8 (70-68-70=208) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 8 Nov 1995 | FNB Pro Series (2) (Namibia Open) | β11 (64-70-68=202) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 6 Jul 1996 | Bosveld Classic | β7 (69-64-76=209) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 28 Sep 2001 | Randfontein Classic | β11 (67-72-66=205) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 12 Oct 2001 | Atlantic Beach Classic | β3 (72-69-72=213) | 7 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 19 May 2002 | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | β12 (70-70-64=204) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 16 Dec 2007 | South African Airways Open | β4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
8 | 17 Feb 2008 | Vodacom Championship | β17 (71-67-68-65=271) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 20 Aug 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | β13 (66-65-72=203) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10 | 5 May 2013 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 45 pts (10-9-17-9=45) | Playoff | ![]() |
Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2β0)
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)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 12 Sep 1992 | Lombard Tyres TVL Classic | β12 (64-67-73=204) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
European Senior Tour wins (3)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Nov 2021 | Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open | β11 (70-67-68=205) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 10 Jul 2022 | Swiss Seniors Open | β11 (68-63-68=199) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 28 Oct 2023 | Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (2) | β16 (69-70-61=200) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Other senior wins (1)β»
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 16 Jul 2021 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational | β7 (72-65=137) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Results in major championshipsβ»
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/the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championshipsβ»
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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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 linksβ»
- 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