John Kimbell (born January 3, 1969) is an American

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. Kimbell was born in

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. He did not start playing golf until the age of 22. He turned professional in 1997. Kimbell played on mini-tours, winning three

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events and one Tight Lies Tour event. He has played on the

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since 2007. He has one win on Tour, the 2007

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Professional wins (5)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Other wins (4)

*2004 American Signature Open (

) *2006 Langdale Ford Championship (

) *1 other

events *1 Tight Lies Tour event

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* American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Atlanta People from LaFayette, Georgia Sportspeople from the Chattanooga metropolitan area 1969 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub