James Kingston

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James Kingston
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Personal information
Full nameJames Hubert Kingston
Born (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 57)
Ottosdal, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Rustenburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking 65 (19 October 2008) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Asian Tour4
Sunshine Tour10
European Senior Tour3
Other2
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 		2007
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit Winner 		2022

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

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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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
116 Dec 2007
(2008 season)		 South African Airways Open 1−4 (73-69-71-71=284)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson
213 Sep 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship −13 (67-69-70-69=275)Playoff Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Hansen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Qatar Masters Flag of South Africa.svg Darren Fichardt Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Hansen Won with par on first extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Nov 1998 Thailand Open −16 (69-64-69-70=272)Playoff Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh
22 May 1999 Maekyung Daks Open 1−11 (67-66-74-70=277)Playoff Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Kyi Hla Han
327 Feb 2000 London Myanmar Open −19 (64-71-67-67=269)10 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Kamps
428 May 2000 Ericsson Classic −16 (67-66-71-68=272)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pitts

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1998 Thailand Open Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh Won with par on first extra hole
2 1999 Maekyung Daks Open Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Kyi Hla Han Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (10)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (9)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
129 Jun 1995 FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi)−8 (70-68-70=208)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Stone
28 Nov 1995 FNB Pro Series (2) (Namibia Open)−11 (64-70-68=202)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Michael du Toit
36 Jul 1996 Bosveld Classic −7 (69-64-76=209)2 strokes Flag of Eswatini.svg Paul Friedlander, Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Murless
428 Sep 2001 Randfontein Classic −11 (67-72-66=205)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg André Cruse, Flag of South Africa.svg Sean Ludgater
512 Oct 2001 Atlantic Beach Classic −3 (72-69-72=213)7 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Wallie Coetsee, Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Hobday
619 May 2002 Royal Swazi Sun Classic −12 (70-70-64=204)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Keith Horne, Flag of South Africa.svg Bobby Lincoln
716 Dec 2007 South African Airways Open 1−4 (73-69-71-71=284)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson
817 Feb 2008 Vodacom Championship −17 (71-67-68-65=271)2 strokes Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva
920 Aug 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne−13 (66-65-72=203)2 strokes Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva
105 May 2013 Investec Royal Swazi Open 45 pts (10-9-17-9=45)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan de Smidt

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2001 Randfontein Classic Flag of South Africa.svg André Cruse, Flag of South Africa.svg Sean Ludgater
2 2013 Investec Royal Swazi Open Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan de Smidt Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
112 Sep 1992 Lombard Tyres TVL Classic −12 (64-67-73=204)4 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg John Fourie

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
15 Nov 2021 Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open −11 (70-67-68=205)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman
210 Jul 2022 Swiss Seniors Open −11 (68-63-68=199)3 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price, Flag of England.svg David Shacklady
328 Oct 2023 Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (2)−16 (69-70-61=200)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Peter Baker, Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva

Other senior wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
116 Jul 2021 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational −7 (72-65=137)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Streeter

Results in major championships

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
The Open Championship CUTT57CUTT27
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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200820092010
Match Play
Championship T70T20
Invitational 78T63
Champions T33
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

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References

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