Jamie Donaldson
| Jamie Donaldson | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Donaldson at 2008 Swiss Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jamie Ross Donaldson |
| Born |
19 October 1975 Pontypridd, Wales |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 Wales
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| Residence | Macclesfield, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T14: 2014 |
| U.S. Open | T32: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | T32: 2013 |
| PGA Championship | T7: 2012 |
Jamie Ross Donaldson (born 19 October 1975) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Donaldson was born in Pontypridd. He turned professional in 2000. Having failed to come through the European Tour's qualifying school, in 2001 he played predominantly on the second tier Challenge Tour. He won the BMW Russian Open and the Telia Grand Prix in Sweden on his way to second place in the Challenge Tour Rankings. He also made the most of limited opportunities on the elite tour, making five cuts from seven events, with two top ten finishes, as he ended the season inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit to earn his European Tour card for 2002.
Donaldson spent the next few years playing on the European Tour, reaching a best of 58th on the final Order of Merit in 2003, but began to be troubled by back problems in 2004. In 2007 he was back on the Challenge Tour, but showed a return to form, picking up his third Challenge Tour win at the Abierto Telefonica de Guatemala on his way to 4th place on the end of season rankings. He was back on the European Tour in 2008 and was again inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit to maintain his playing rights for the 2009 season.
He has since performed consistently, finishing in the top 50 on the Order of Merit in both 2010 and 2011.
On 1 July 2012, Donaldson won his maiden European Tour title at The Irish Open at Royal Portrush, finishing 4 strokes ahead of three other players. Donaldson had held a two stroke advantage after 54 holes and pressed ahead earlier during his round with birdies at 2, 3 and 4. Despite two dropped shots on 11 and 16, he found five more birdies on the back nine to finish with a 66 and clinch the title. His first victory came at the 255th attempt and also made him the 10th Welshman to taste success on the European Tour.
Donaldson finished T7 at the 2012 PGA Championship. He finished the season ranked 19th on the Race to Dubai and he plans to join the PGA Tour for the 2013 season. The 2013 season will also mark Donaldson's first appearance at the Masters; he earned entry after finishing 2012 season ranked 47th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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