James Kingston | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||||
Full name | James Hubert Kingston | ||||
Born | Ottosdal, South Africa | 30 November 1965||||
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) | European Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 21 | ||||
Highest ranking | 65 (19 October 2008) [1] | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
European Tour | 2 | ||||
Asian Tour | 4 | ||||
Sunshine Tour | 10 | ||||
European Senior Tour | 3 | ||||
Other | 3 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
PGA Championship | T55: 2008 | ||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
The Open Championship | T27: 2009 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
|
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 Dec 2007 (2008 season) | South African Airways Open 1 | −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 |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
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 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 Nov 1998 | Thailand Open | −16 (69-64-69-70=272) | Playoff | Jeev Milkha Singh |
2 | 2 May 1999 | Maekyung Daks Open 1 | −11 (67-66-74-70=277) | Playoff | Kyi Hla Han |
3 | 27 Feb 2000 | London Myanmar Open | −19 (64-71-67-67=269) | 10 strokes | Craig Kamps |
4 | 28 May 2000 | Ericsson Classic | −16 (67-66-71-68=272) | 5 strokes | Andrew Pitts |
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1998 | Thailand Open | Jeev Milkha Singh | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 1999 | Maekyung Daks Open | Kyi Hla Han | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Legend |
---|
Flagship events (1) |
Other Sunshine Tour (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 Jun 1995 | FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi) | −8 (70-68-70=208) | 1 stroke | Kevin Stone |
2 | 8 Nov 1995 | FNB Pro Series (2) (Namibia Open) | −11 (64-70-68=202) | 1 stroke | Michael du Toit |
3 | 6 Jul 1996 | Bosveld Classic | −7 (69-64-76=209) | 2 strokes | Paul Friedlander, Mark Murless |
4 | 28 Sep 2001 | Randfontein Classic | −11 (67-72-66=205) | Playoff | André Cruse, Sean Ludgater |
5 | 12 Oct 2001 | Atlantic Beach Classic | −3 (72-69-72=213) | 7 strokes | Wallie Coetsee, Justin Hobday |
6 | 19 May 2002 | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | −12 (70-70-64=204) | 1 stroke | Keith Horne, Bobby Lincoln |
7 | 16 Dec 2007 | South African Airways Open 1 | −4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | Oliver Wilson |
8 | 17 Feb 2008 | Vodacom Championship | −17 (71-67-68-65=271) | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva |
9 | 20 Aug 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | −13 (66-65-72=203) | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva |
10 | 5 May 2013 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 45 pts (10-9-17-9=45) | Playoff | Ruan de Smidt |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | Randfontein Classic | André Cruse, Sean Ludgater | |
2 | 2013 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | Ruan de Smidt | Won with par on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 Sep 1992 | Lombard Tyres TVL Classic | −12 (64-67-73=204) | 4 strokes | John Fourie |
2 | 22 Jul 1999 | Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am | −12 (67-64-67=198) | 2 strokes | Brett Liddle |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 Nov 2021 | Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open | −11 (70-67-68=205) | 1 stroke | Joakim Haeggman |
2 | 10 Jul 2022 | Swiss Seniors Open | −11 (68-63-68=199) | 3 strokes | Phillip Price, David Shacklady |
3 | 28 Oct 2023 | Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (2) | −16 (69-70-61=200) | 1 stroke | Peter Baker, Adilson da Silva |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 Jul 2021 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational | −7 (72-65=137) | 4 strokes | Paul Streeter |
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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
---|---|---|---|
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.
Charl Adriaan Schwartzel is a South African professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters in 2011. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012.
David Laurence Frost is a South African professional golfer who was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Frost has 29 professional tournament wins to his name, spread across four continents, including the World Series of Golf, South African Open, Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge and Canadian Open. He has also been on the winning Alfred Dunhill Cup team and played in the Presidents Cup.
Timothy Henry Clark is a South African professional golfer who formerly played on the PGA Tour. His biggest win was The Players Championship in 2010, which was also his first PGA Tour win.
Craig David Parry is an Australian professional golfer. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.
Trevor John Immelman is a South African retired professional golfer and television commentator who has played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won his sole major championship at the 2008 Masters Tournament.
Anders Rosenberg Hansen is a Danish former professional golfer.
Johan Edfors is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the European Tour.
Richard Sterne is a South African professional golfer who plays on both the European and Sunshine Tours.
Darren Clive Fichardt is a South African professional golfer who plays on both the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour.
Richie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Hendrik Johannes "Hennie" Otto is a South African professional golfer.
Thomas Edward Aiken is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour.
Marc Elton Cayeux is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.
Garth David Mulroy is a South African professional golfer.
Branden John Grace is a professional golfer from South Africa who currently plays for LIV Golf. He formerly played on the European Tour, the PGA Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. In 2012, he became the first player in the history of the European Tour to win his first four European Tour titles in the same year.
George William Coetzee is a South African professional golfer. He has won five tournaments on the European Tour and 14 on the Sunshine Tour, where he has also topped the Order of Merit on two occasions.
Shaun Patrick Norris is a South African professional golfer.
Dylan Ashley Frittelli is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour where he won the John Deere Classic in 2019. He previously played on the European Tour where he won twice in 2017, the Lyoness Open and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
Haydn Porteous is a South African professional golfer.
Brandon Stone is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics.