Jason Palmer (golfer)

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Jason Palmer
Personal information
Born (1984-10-08) 8 October 1984 (age 39)
Melton Mowbray, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Kirby Muxloe, England
Career
College Birmingham University
Turned professional2009
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2015
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Alps Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2013

Jason Palmer (born 8 October 1984) is an English professional golfer who previously played on the European Tour. [1] Palmer retired through injury and now caddies on the European Tour.

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Amateur career

As an amateur whilst at Birmingham University, Palmer won the 2006 Italian Amateur Open. [2] In 2008 he followed this up with a win in the Midlands Open. [3]

His biggest win as an amateur came in 2009 at the South of England Open Amateur Championship at Walton Heath Golf Club. [4]

Professional career

Palmer turned professional in 2009 and initially played on the Alps Tour, his first win on the tour came at the 2010 Uniqa Financelife Open. [5]

Following the 2010 season, Palmer joined the Challenge Tour and played a mixed schedule of Challenge Tour and Alps Tour events. His second win as a professional came in 2013 at the Friuli Venezia Giulia Open, [6] this was followed up with two further Alps Tour wins in 2013 at the Cervino Open [7] and the Citadelle Trophy International. [8] In winning the Citadelle Trophy Palmer set a new tour record for the largest winning margin with a victory of 11 strokes. [8] With these wins, Palmer won the Alps Tour Order of Merit for 2013 securing his full playing rights on the Challenge Tour for 2014. [9]

In October 2014, Palmer achieved his first win on the Challenge Tour at the Foshan Open in China. [10]

Palmer is also known for his unusual one-handed chipping and bunker play technique. [9]

In January 2018, Palmer announced his retirement from professional golf via Twitter. He cited an ongoing wrist injury as the cause to the end of his playing career. [11] [12]

Other ventures

In 2018, Palmer was a contestant on the Channel 4 gameshow Countdown. [13] [14]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Oct 2014 Foshan Open −16 (65-69-69-69=272)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Ben Evans

Alps Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
17 Aug 2010 Uniqa FinanceLife Open−11 (68-65=133)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Daniel Coughlan
21 Jun 2013 Friuli Venezia Giulia Open Grado−15 (70-65-66=201)2 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz, Flag of England.svg Ben Evans,
Flag of France.svg Raphaël Marguery
331 Aug 2013Cervino Open−12 (64-63-65=192)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Michael Bush
415 Sep 2013Citadelle Trophy International−19 (67-67-68-67=269)11 strokes Flag of France.svg Édouard España

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References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Tour - Player Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Palmer takes Italian Open Amateur Match Play Title". British Universities and Colleges Sport. 18 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Midland Open Amateur Championship". Midland Golf Union. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Jason Palmer wins South of England Open Amateur Championship". Leicester Mercury . 25 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Finally Palmer!". Alps Tour . Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Palmer overhauls Marguery for emotional Grado win". Alps Tour . Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jason Palmer Climbs Another Mountain on Alps Tour". Champions (UK) plc. 4 September 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Palmer golden hand". Alps Tour . Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. 1 2 Tindall, Dave (25 October 2013). "One of a kind". Sky Sports .
  10. ↑ "Kirby Muxloe pro Jason Palmer shines to claim China trophy". Leicester Mercury . 29 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Jason Palmer [@jasonpalmergolf] (26 January 2018). "Official announcement on my career...... Loved every minute of it" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 September 2022– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "'I was a hazard to my fellow golfers – if I did practise it would be in solitude'". National Club Golfer. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Mark Townsend [@MTownsendGolf] (4 December 2017). "What a great day. European Tour golfer Jason Palmer, one-time chyipper and all-round top boy, passes audition and is going on Countdown" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2023– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Townsend, Mark (23 November 2017). "From the US Open to watching Countdown for the one-handed Tour chipper". National Club Golfer. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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