James Heath (golfer)

James Heath
James Heath
Personal information
Full name	James Joseph Heath
Born	17 March 1983 (age 38); London, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Worcester Park, London
Career
Turned professional	2004
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2016

James Joseph Heath (born 17 March 1983) is an English professional golfer.

Heath was born in London. He started playing golf with his father at the age of ten.^[1] Having played in the Faldo Junior Series, he went on to a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the English Amateur and Lytham Trophy, where he broke the previous scoring record by 10 strokes, in 2004. He turned professional at the end of that year.^[2]

Having played in three tournaments on the European tour as an amateur in 2004, Heath joined the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005, and was moderately successful in his first season, finishing 23rd on the end of season rankings. Having failed to come through qualifying school at the end of the year, he was again playing on the second tier in 2006. He enjoyed even more success, winning his first professional title at the ECCO Tour Championship in Denmark on his way to 14th in the Challenge Tour Rankings and graduation to the European Tour for 2007.

Heath's rookie season on the European Tour was largely unsuccessful, although he did manage two top ten finishes in minor events, and he was back on the Challenge Tour in 2008.

Amateur wins (6)[]

1999 McGregor Trophy
2001 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase
2002 Greek Amateur Open Championship, Faldo Junior Series
2004 English Amateur, Lytham Trophy

Professional wins (3)[]

Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	27 Aug 2006	ECCO Tour Championship	−19 (65-67-67-62=261)	3 strokes	Thomas Nørret
2	26 Jun 2016	SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge	−21 (68-62-65-68=263)	2 strokes	Ryan Fox

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	2 Oct 2010	Aphrodite Hills - Tour Championship	−7 (68-68-67=203)	Playoff	,

Team appearances[]

Amateur

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2001
Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2004
Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2004
St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2004 (winners)

References[]

^ Farrell, Andy (20 January 2002). "Faldo's fledgling leaves the nest". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-17.^{[dead link]}
^ Magowan, Alistair (4 August 2005). "Stepping out of Faldo's shadow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

External links[]

James Heath at the European Tour official site
James Heath at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[1] Farrell, Andy (20 January 2002). "Faldo's fledgling leaves the nest". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-17.^{[dead link]}

[2] Magowan, Alistair (4 August 2005). "Stepping out of Faldo's shadow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

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