James Hepworth (born 10 June 1975) is an
English
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professional golfer.
Hepworth was born in
Harrogate
Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa w ...
,
Yorkshire
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. He turned professional in 1997 and played on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
T ...
in 1999–2003, 2005–2006, 2008 and 2011. He earned two wins at that level, at the 2003
American Express Los Encinos Open and the 2006
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final.
In both those seasons, he won promotion to the
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
, for 2004 and 2007 respectively, but was unsuccessful at the higher level.
Professional wins (5)
Challenge Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Tour de las Américas
The Tour de las Américas (TLA) was the principal men's professional golf tour throughout Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 through to 2012 when it was superseded by PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
History
Top level tournament golf in Latin Ame ...
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (3)
See also
*
2006 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2006. The top 20 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2006 earned their European Tour card for 2007.
* European Tour rookie in 2007
T = Tied
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Harrogate
People from Ilkley
1975 births
Living people