James Hepworth (born 10 June 1975) is an English professional golfer.
| James Hepworth | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 June 1975 Harrogate, England |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Ilkley, England |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
Hepworth was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire. He turned professional in 1997 and played on the Challenge Tour in 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008 and 2011. He earned two wins at that level, at the 2003 American Express Los Encinos Open[1] and the 2006 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final.[2] In both those seasons, he won promotion to the European Tour, for 2004 and 2007 respectively, but was unsuccessful at the higher level.
Professional wins (5)
editChallenge Tour wins (2)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Feb 2003 | American Express Los Encinos Open1 | −13 (71-67-71-66=275) | 3 strokes |  Francesco Guermani,  José Trauwitz, Sam Walker
|
| 2 | 21 Oct 2006 | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | −13 (69-65-68-69=271) | 2 strokes |  Rafael Echenique,  Alex Norén, Mark Pilkington
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Jun 2010 | Galgorm Castle Northern Ireland Open | −15 (63-68-70=201) | Playoff |  Daniel Gaunt
|
| 2 | 22 Jun 2012 | WSL Open | −8 (66-69-73=208) | 1 stroke |  Paul Doherty
|
| 3 | 17 May 2013 | Astbury Hall Classic | −8 (66-69-73=208) | Playoff | David Horsey, Elliot Saltman
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hepworth claims maiden title In Los Encinos Open". PGA European Tour. 16 February 2003. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Hepworth and Pilkington crowned Challenge Tour champions at the Grand Final". PGA European Tour. 21 October 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
External links
edit- James Hepworth at the European Tour official site