James Kingston
| James Kingston | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Hubert Kingston |
| Born |
30 November 1965 Ottosdal, South Africa |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa
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| 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 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Sunshine Tour | 11 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T27: 2009 |
| PGA Championship | T55: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| 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.
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
Note: Kinston never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
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