James Hubert Kingston (born 30 November 1965) is a South African professional

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er.

Career

Kingston was born in

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. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the

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and the Sunshine Tour. He has also competed on the

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, where he collected four tournament victories. In 2007, Kingston finished top of the Order of Merit on the Sunshine Tour, aided by his victory at the European Tour co-sanctioned South African Airways Open. That win was his first on the European Tour, and helped him to his best Order of Merit finish of 17th in 2008. Victory at the Sunshine Tour's Vodacom Championship in February 2008, lifted Kingston into the top 100 of the

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for the first time. Kingston secured his first win of 2009 with a playoff triumph against

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at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.

Professional wins (19)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Asian Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Asian Tour playoff record (2–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (11)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)

European Senior Tour wins (2)

Other senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Kingston never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingston, James South African male golfers European Tour golfers Sunshine Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers People from Tswaing Local Municipality People from Rustenburg 1965 births Living people White South African people