James Robert Ewan McLeary (born 2 April 1981) is a Scottish professional

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er who plays on the

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Career

McLeary was born in Peterhead, Scotland. In 2004 he represented Scotland at the

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and represented Great Britain and Ireland at the

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. His team won the St Andrews Trophy and McLeary won the individual event as well. He played college golf at

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and

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in the United States. McLeary reached the final stages of qualifying for the

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in both 2005 and 2006, but failed to win full playing privileges and played some events with only a partial category. He has played on the second tier European

since 2006, having failed to win a place on the

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in his several visits to

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. His best finish on the end of season Challenge Tour Rankings came in 2009 when he placed 24th, missing out on the top 20 needed to achieve full European Tour status. In August 2009 he picked up his first professional win at the

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. McLeary lives in

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Amateur wins

*2001 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship *2004

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Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Tartan Pro Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Scotland): 2002 *

(representing Scotland):

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(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2004 (winners)

Photo gallery

Jamie_Mcleary.jpg, McLeary at the 2009 Scottish Hydro Challenge Jamie_mcleary_at_the_pga_hydro_tour_aviemore.jpg, McLeary at the 2009 Scottish Hydro Challenge

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McLeary, Jamie Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers Baylor Bears men's golfers Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire Golfers from Edinburgh People from Peterhead 1981 births Living people