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James Kingston

For the English cricketer, see Jim Kingston.

James Hubert Kingston (born 30 November 1965) is a South African professional golfer.

James Kingston
Personal information
Full nameJames Hubert Kingston
Born (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 58)
Ottosdal, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceRustenburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins21
Highest ranking65 (19 October 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Asian Tour4
Sunshine Tour10
European Senior Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT55: 2008
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT27: 2009
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit Winner		2007
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit Winner		2022

Career

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Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has also competed on the Asian Tour, where he collected four tournament victories.

In 2007, Kingston finished top of the Order of Merit on the Sunshine Tour, aided by his victory at the European Tour co-sanctioned South African Airways Open. That win was his first on the European Tour, and helped him to his best Order of Merit finish of 17th in 2008.

Victory at the Sunshine Tour's Vodacom Championship in February 2008, lifted Kingston into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.

Kingston secured his first win of 2009 with a playoff triumph against Anders Hansen at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.[2]

Professional wins (21)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 16 Dec 2007
(2008 season) 		South African Airways Open1 −4 (73-69-71-71=284) 1 stroke   Oliver Wilson
2 13 Sep 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship −13 (67-69-70-69=275) Playoff   Anders Hansen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2003 Qatar Masters   Darren Fichardt Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship   Anders Hansen Won with par on first extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 15 Nov 1998 Thailand Open −16 (69-64-69-70=272) Playoff   Jeev Milkha Singh
2 2 May 1999 Maekyung Daks Open1 −11 (67-66-74-70=277) Playoff   Kyi Hla Han
3 27 Feb 2000 London Myanmar Open −19 (64-71-67-67=269) 10 strokes   Craig Kamps
4 28 May 2000 Ericsson Classic −16 (67-66-71-68=272) 5 strokes   Andrew Pitts

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1998 Thailand Open   Jeev Milkha Singh Won with par on first extra hole
2 1999 Maekyung Daks Open   Kyi Hla Han Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (10)

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Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (9)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Jun 1995 FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi) −8 (70-68-70=208) 1 stroke   Kevin Stone
2 8 Nov 1995 FNB Pro Series (2) (Namibia Open) −11 (64-70-68=202) 1 stroke   Michael du Toit
3 6 Jul 1996 Bosveld Classic −7 (69-64-76=209) 2 strokes   Paul Friedlander,   Mark Murless
4 28 Sep 2001 Randfontein Classic −11 (67-72-66=205) Playoff   André Cruse,   Sean Ludgater
5 12 Oct 2001 Atlantic Beach Classic −3 (72-69-72=213) 7 strokes   Wallie Coetsee,   Justin Hobday
6 19 May 2002 Royal Swazi Sun Classic −12 (70-70-64=204) 1 stroke   Keith Horne,   Bobby Lincoln
7 16 Dec 2007 South African Airways Open1 −4 (73-69-71-71=284) 1 stroke   Oliver Wilson
8 17 Feb 2008 Vodacom Championship −17 (71-67-68-65=271) 2 strokes   Adilson da Silva
9 20 Aug 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne −13 (66-65-72=203) 2 strokes   Adilson da Silva
10 5 May 2013 Investec Royal Swazi Open 45 pts (10-9-17-9=45) Playoff   Ruan de Smidt

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2001 Randfontein Classic   André Cruse,   Sean Ludgater
2 2013 Investec Royal Swazi Open   Ruan de Smidt Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 12 Sep 1992 Lombard Tyres TVL Classic −12 (64-67-73=204) 4 strokes   John Fourie
2 22 Jul 1999 Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am −12 (67-64-67=198) 2 strokes   Brett Liddle

European Senior Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 5 Nov 2021 Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open −11 (70-67-68=205) 1 stroke   Joakim Haeggman
2 10 Jul 2022 Swiss Seniors Open −11 (68-63-68=199) 3 strokes   Phillip Price,   David Shacklady
3 28 Oct 2023 Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (2) −16 (69-70-61=200) 1 stroke   Peter Baker,   Adilson da Silva

Other senior wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 16 Jul 2021 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational −7 (72-65=137) 4 strokes   Paul Streeter

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Open Championship CUT T57 CUT T27
PGA Championship T55

Note: Kingston never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010
Match Play
Championship T70 T20
Invitational 78 T63
Champions T33
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

References

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  1. ^ "Week 42 2008 Ending 19 Oct 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Kingston claims play-off victory". BBC Sport. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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