Jim Payne (golfer)

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Jim Payne
Personal information
Full nameJames Robert Payne
Born (1970-04-17) 17 April 1970 (age 53)
Louth, Lincolnshire
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Spouse
Jinnie Payne
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(m. 1998)​
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 96 (20 June 1993) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T38: 1991
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year 		1992

James Robert Payne (born 17 April 1970) is an English professional golfer.

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Payne was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. He had a promising career as a tournament golfer which petered out by his early thirties, partly due to injury problems which had required him to undergo a spinal fusion operation at the age of 24. As an amateur he won the 1991 European Amateur and the British Youths Open Amateur Championship. He played with Jack Nicklaus in the final round of the 1991 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and finished as leading amateur. He turned professional after playing in the Walker Cup later that year. [2]

In 1992 Payne was Rookie of the Year on the European Tour. He won two European Tour events, the 1993 Turespana Iberia Open de Baleares and the 1996 Italian Open. His last season on the European Tour was 2000. In 2003 he took a position as club professional at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, a two time venue of the Ryder Cup.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Mar 1993 Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares −11 (73-66-71-67=277)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Gillner
25 May 1996 Conte of Florence Italian Open −9 (70-71-67-67=275)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Sjöland

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1993 Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Gillner Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament1991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
The Open Championship T38 LACUTT56T48CUT

Note: Payne only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 25 1993 Ending 20 Jun 1993" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Glover, Tim (14 January 1993). "High flyer answers his angels' prayers" . London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
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