Login
Login

James Kingston

{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1965)}}

{{for|the English cricketer|Jim Kingston}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox golfer

| name = James Kingston

| image = James Kingston.JPG

| imagesize = 200px

| caption =

| fullname = James Hubert Kingston

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ottosdal, South Africa

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| weight =

| nationality = {{ZAF}}

| residence = Rustenburg, South Africa

| spouse =

| partner =

| children =

| college =

| yearpro = 1988

| tour = European Senior Tour

| extour = European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour

| prowins = 21

| eurowins = 2

| asiawins = 4

| sunwins = 10

| champwins =

| seneurowins = 3

| otherwins = 3

| majorwins =

| masters = DNP

| usopen = DNP

| open = T27: 2009

| pga = T55: 2008

| wghofid =

| wghofyear =

| award1 = Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit Winner

| year1 = 2007

| award2 = European Senior Tour
Order of Merit Winner

| year2 = 2022

| awardssection =

}}

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

Career

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.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8253475.stm|title=Kingston claims play-off victory|date=2009-09-13|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2009-09-14}}

Professional wins (21)

=European Tour wins (2)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|16 Dec 2007
(2008 season)

|South African Airways Open1

|−4 (73-69-71-71=284)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson

align=center|2

|align=right|13 Sep 2009

|Mercedes-Benz Championship

|−13 (67-69-70-69=275)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Anders Hansen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2003

|Qatar Masters

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|2009

|Mercedes-Benz Championship

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Anders Hansen

|Won with par on first extra hole

=Asian PGA Tour wins (4)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|15 Nov 1998

|Thailand Open

|−16 (69-64-69-70=272)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh

align=center|2

|align=right|2 May 1999

|Maekyung Daks Open1

|−11 (67-66-74-70=277)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Kyi Hla Han

align=center|3

|align=right|27 Feb 2000

|London Myanmar Open

|−19 (64-71-67-67=269)

|10 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Craig Kamps

align=center|4

|align=right|28 May 2000

|Ericsson Classic

|−16 (67-66-71-68=272)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Pitts

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1998

|Thailand Open

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jeev Milkha Singh

|Won with par on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|1999

|Maekyung Daks Open

|{{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Kyi Hla Han

|Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

=Sunshine Tour wins (10)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Legend

style="background:#f2ecce;"

| Flagship events (1)

Other Sunshine Tour (9)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|29 Jun 1995

|FNB Pro Series (Royal Swazi)

|−8 (70-68-70=208)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Kevin Stone

align=center|2

|align=right|8 Nov 1995

|FNB Pro Series (2) (Namibia Open)

|−11 (64-70-68=202)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Michael du Toit

align=center|3

|align=right|6 Jul 1996

|Bosveld Classic

|−7 (69-64-76=209)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWZ}} Paul Friedlander, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Mark Murless

align=center|4

|align=right|28 Sep 2001

|Randfontein Classic

|−11 (67-72-66=205)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} André Cruse, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sean Ludgater

align=center|5

|align=right|12 Oct 2001

|Atlantic Beach Classic

|−3 (72-69-72=213)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Wallie Coetsee, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Justin Hobday

align=center|6

|align=right|19 May 2002

|Royal Swazi Sun Classic

|−12 (70-70-64=204)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Keith Horne, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Bobby Lincoln

style="background:#f2ecce;"

|align=center|7

|align=right|16 Dec 2007

|South African Airways Open1

|−4 (73-69-71-71=284)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson

align=center|8

|align=right|17 Feb 2008

|Vodacom Championship

|−17 (71-67-68-65=271)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva

align=center|9

|align=right|20 Aug 2010

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne

|−13 (66-65-72=203)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva

align=center|10

|align=right|5 May 2013

|Investec Royal Swazi Open

|45 pts (10-9-17-9=45)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ruan de Smidt

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|2001

|Randfontein Classic

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} André Cruse, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sean Ludgater

|

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|2

|2013

|Investec Royal Swazi Open

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ruan de Smidt

|Won with par on second extra hole

=Other wins (2)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|12 Sep 1992

|Lombard Tyres TVL Classic

|−12 (64-67-73=204)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} John Fourie

align=center|2

|align=right|22 Jul 1999

|Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am

|−12 (67-64-67=198)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Brett Liddle

=European Senior Tour wins (3)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|5 Nov 2021

|Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open

|−11 (70-67-68=205)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Haeggman

align=center|2

|align=right|10 Jul 2022

|Swiss Seniors Open

|−11 (68-63-68=199)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Phillip Price, {{flagicon|ENG}} David Shacklady

align=center|3

|align=right|28 Oct 2023

|Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (2)

|−16 (69-70-61=200)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Baker, {{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva

=Other senior wins (1)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|16 Jul 2021

|WINSTONgolf Senior Open Invitational

|−7 (72-65=137)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Streeter

Results in major championships

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T57

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T27

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T55

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!Tournament!!2008!!2009!!2010

align="left"|Match Play

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align="left"|Championship

|T70

|T20

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align="left"|Invitational

|78

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T63

align="left"|Champions

|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|

|T33

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

"T" = Tied

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{EuroTour player|7157}}
  • {{SunshineTour player|KIN001}}
  • {{OWGR|2931}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston, James}}

Category:South African male golfers

Category:European Tour golfers

Category:Sunshine Tour golfers

Category:European Senior Tour golfers

Category:People from Tswaing Local Municipality

Category:Sportspeople from Rustenburg

Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:White South African people

Category:20th-century South African sportsmen