John Anthony Parry (born 17 November 1986) is an English

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. Parry was born in

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. He won several high-profile amateur tournaments including the Danish and

Spanish Amateur The Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for men. Prior to 2020 it was an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. (The calculation of the ranking changed in 202 ...

Championships, and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup before turning professional at the end of 2007. Parry won the 2009 Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse on the

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. He ended that season in 14th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level

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for 2010. During his rookie season he won the inaugural

Vivendi Cup The Vivendi Cup was a one-off European Tour golf tournament which was played from 23 to 26 September 2010 at Golf de Joyenval, Chambourcy near Paris in France. The Vivendi Cup was a 72-hole stroke play tournament, with the first 36 holes played as ...

to secure a one-year exemption on the tour. Parry was unable to follow up his win and in 2021, he was playing on the third-tier

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Amateur wins

*2004 Peter McEvoy Trophy *2005 Danish Amateur Championship *2007 Spanish International Amateur Championship, Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2008 Ladbrokescasino.com Masters was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.''

Results in major championships

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to the

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''Note: Parry only played in the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing England): 2004 (winners) *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...

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

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):

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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):

References

External links

* * English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Harrogate People from Knaresborough 1986 births Living people {{England-golf-bio-stub