Jason Palmer (born 8 October 1984) is an English professional golfer who previously played on the

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. Jason retired through injury and now Caddies for long term friend and fellow professional

Chris Paisley Christopher Samuel Paisley (born 24 March 1986) is an English professional golfer currently playing on the European Tour. In January 2018 he had his first win on the tour, the BMW SA Open. Amateur career Paisley played college golf at the Univ ...

Amateur career

As an amateur whilst at

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, Palmer won the 2006 Italian Amateur Open. In 2008 he followed this up with a win in the Midlands Open. His biggest win as an amateur came in 2009 at the South of England Open Amateur Championship at

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Professional career

Palmer turned professional in 2009 and initially played on the Alps Tour, his first win on the tour came at the 2010 Uniqa Financelife Open. Following the 2010 season, Palmer joined the

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and played a mixed schedule of Challenge Tour and Alps Tour events. His second win as a professional came in 2013 at the Friuli Venezia Giulia Open, this was followed up with two further Alps Tour wins in 2013 at the Cervino Open and the Citadelle Trophy International. In winning the Citadelle Trophy Palmer set a new tour record for the largest winning margin with a victory of 11 strokes. With these wins, Palmer won the Alps Tour Order of Merit for 2013 securing his full playing rights on the Challenge Tour for 2014. In October 2014, Palmer achieved his first win on the Challenge Tour at the Foshan Open in China. Palmer is also known for his unusual one-handed chipping and bunker play technique. In January 2018, Palmer announced his retirement from professional golf via Twitter. He cited an ongoing wrist injury as the cause to the end of his playing career.

Amateur wins

*2006 Italian Amateur Open *2008 Midland Open Amateur Championship *2010 South of England Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (4)

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