Jamie Spence

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Jamie Spence
Personal information
Full nameJames Stephen Spence
Born (1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 60)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Career
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Champions Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 57 (6 September 1992) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T12: 1992

James Stephen Spence (born 26 May 1963) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

Spence was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He turned professional in 1985 and has finished in the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit more than a dozen times, with a best placing of tenth in 1992. His two European Tour wins came at the 1992 Canon European Masters and the 2000 Moroccan Open.

In 2003 he succeeded Mark James as the Chairman of The European Tour's Tournament Committee. [2]

Spence also appeared on the Sky TV scientific programme Brainiac: Science Abuse where he took part in "Brainiac Golf", in which a Brainiac went head to head against Spence. Every time a ball was putted it set off a fuse which ignited a caravan filled with a unique chemical compound, e.g. lead nitrate, which coloured the explosive flame.

Spence also has a radio show named in his honour, 'The Jamie Spence Show' on Bolton FM.

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
16 Sep 1992 Canon European Masters −17 (67-71-73-60=271)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand
223 Apr 2000 Moroccan Open Méditel −22 (66-68-68-64=266)4 strokes Flag of France.svg Sébastien Delagrange, Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet,
Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Canon European Masters Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand Won with birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
The Open Championship T22T44T12T63CUTT62CUTCUT

Note: Spence only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 36 1992 Ending 6 Sep 1992" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Spence wants Europeans to get rub of green". The Scotsman . 10 March 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2009.


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