Jamie Donaldson

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Jamie Donaldson
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Donaldson at 2008 Omega European Masters
Personal information
Full nameJames Ross Donaldson
Born (1975-10-19) 19 October 1975 (age 47)
Pontypridd, Wales
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Residence Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Career
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 23 (23 November 2014) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T14: 2014
PGA Championship T7: 2012
U.S. Open T32: 2013
The Open Championship T32: 2013

James Ross Donaldson (born 19 October 1975) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

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Professional career

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. [2] 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. [3] 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.

In his second start of the 2013 season and thirteen events after his maiden victory, Donaldson won his second European Tour title at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Starting the final round two back of Justin Rose, Donaldson made five birdies in seventeen holes to move two clear of the field, but a late bogey at the par five 18th hole meant a nervous wait to watch the final group come home. First Thorbjørn Olesen, then Rose had putts to force a playoff but both missed narrowly to see Donaldson to victory by one stroke. [4] With the win, Donaldson became only the seventh Welshman to win multiple titles on the European Tour and it moved him inside the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. On 11 April, he became the fifth man in history to record a hole-in-one on the 6th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during the 2013 Masters Tournament. [5] He finished the 2013 season ranked 5th on the Race to Dubai.

Donaldson played well enough on the 2014 PGA Tour as a non-member to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

Donaldson seen front left of the 2014 European Ryder Cup team. Ryder Cup - 2014 - Team Europe (15380046631).jpg
Donaldson seen front left of the 2014 European Ryder Cup team.

Donaldson secured the winning point for Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup, with a wedge shot onto the 15th green, beating Keegan Bradley 4 & 3.

Just three years later, Donaldson was on the verge of losing his European Tour card. However, he finished fourth in the final event, the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, to move inside the top 101 of the Race to Dubai standings to secure his playing rights for the 2018 season. [6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
11 Jul 2012 Irish Open 68-67-69-66=270−184 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Flag of England.svg Anthony Wall,
Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zanotti
220 Jan 2013 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 67-70-69-68=274−141 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen, Flag of England.svg Justin Rose
324 Aug 2014 D+D Real Czech Masters 66-69-71-68=274−142 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Bradley Dredge

Asian Tour wins (1)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Asian Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
113 Dec 2015 Thailand Golf Championship 63-68-71-65=267−213 strokes Flag of France.svg Clément Sordet, Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
15 Aug 2001 BMW Russian Open 65-66-71-68=270−183 strokes Flag of England.svg Michael Archer, Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Piltz
216 Sep 2001 Telia Grand Prix 66-69-65-70=270−22Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson Atlevi
318 Feb 2007 Abierto Telefónica de Guatemala 163-65-69-68=265−231 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Emilio Domínguez

1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2001 Telia Grand Prix Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Persson Atlevi Won with par on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Dec 2008 Mauritius Golf Open 69-67-67=203−133 strokes Flag of France.svg Grégory Havret

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUTT14T33T21
U.S. Open T32CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship T60T32CUTT49T72
PGA Championship CUTT7WDT24WDT42
Tournament2019202020212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000243
U.S. Open 00000041
The Open Championship 00000074
PGA Championship 00001263
Totals0000142111

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20142015
The Players Championship T38T8
  Top 10

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20122013201420152016
Championship T63T2T44T35
Match Play R64R64T17T18
Invitational T36T17T37T50
Champions T42T8T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Welshman Donaldson wins Irish Open". Times of India . 1 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Ross, Helen (14 August 2012). "Donaldson hopes to earn Tour card". PGA Tour. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
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