Philip James Elson (born 23 May 1981) is an

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. Elson was born in

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. He attended

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in the U.S. and turned professional in 2003. Elson played on the

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in 2003, winning once at the Volvo Finnish Open. He played on the top-tier

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in 2004, but was unsuccessful and disappeared from both Tours for a number of years. In 2009, he made a comeback, and once again qualified for the European Tour via

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. His second season at the highest level was more successful, with a best finish of tied for second at the

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, but he still only retained partial membership for the following season. However, he started 2011 strongly, recording two top-5 finishes before matching his best ever result with a tied for second at the

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. His father, Pip Elson, was also a successful professional golfer.Jamie Elson biography on European Tour official site
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Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

MENA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Elson only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland):

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(winners),

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing England):

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland):

(winners) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing England):

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St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 1 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elson, Jamie English male golfers European Tour golfers Augusta Jaguars men's golfers Sportspeople from Leamington Spa Sportspeople from Chertsey 1981 births Living people