James Kingston

James Kingston
James Kingston
Personal information
Full name	James Hubert Kingston
Born	30 November 1965 (age 58); Ottosdal, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Rustenburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1988
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Asian Tour; Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	20
Highest ranking	65 (19 October 2008)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	4
Sunshine Tour	10
European Senior Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T55: 2008
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T27: 2009
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour; Order of Merit Winner
Sunshine Tour; Order of Merit Winner	2007
European Senior Tour; Order of Merit Winner	2022

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

Career[edit]

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 (20)[edit]

European Tour wins (2)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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 (1)[edit]

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

European Senior Tour wins (3)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

James Kingston at the European Tour official site
James Kingston at the Sunshine Tour official site
James Kingston at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w200842-1] "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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