James Kingston


James Hubert Kingston is a South African professional golfer.
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.

Professional wins (16)

European Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12003Qatar Masters Darren FichardtLost to birdie on first extra hole
22009Mercedes-Benz Championship Anders HansenWon with par on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (4)

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11998Thailand Open Jeev Milkha SinghWon with par on first extra hole
21999Maekyung Daks Open Kyi Hla HanWon with birdie on fourth extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (11)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
112 Sep 1992Lombard Tyres TVL Classic−12 4 strokes John Fourie
229 Jun 1995FNB Pro Series − Royal Swazi−8 1 stroke Kevin Stone
38 Nov 1995FNB Pro Series − Namibia Open−11 1 stroke Michael du Toit
46 Jul 1996Bosveld Classic−7 2 strokes Paul Friedlander, Mark Murless
528 Sep 2001Randfontein Classic−11 Playoff André Cruse, Sean Ludgater
612 Oct 2001Atlantic Beach Classic−3 7 strokes Wallie Coetsee, Justin Hobday
719 May 2002Royal Swazi Sun Classic−12 1 stroke Keith Horne, Bobby Lincoln
816 Dec 2007South African Airways Open1−4 1 stroke Oliver Wilson
917 Feb 2008Vodacom Championship−17 2 strokes Adilson da Silva
1020 Aug 2010Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Selbourne
−13 2 strokes Adilson da Silva
115 May 2013Investec Royal Swazi Open45 pts Playoff Ruan de Smidt

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12001Randfontein Classic André Cruse, Sean Ludgater
22013Investec Royal Swazi Open Ruan de SmidtWon with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Note: Kingston never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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