James Heath (golfer)

James Joseph Heath (born 17 March 1983) is an English professional golfer.

James Heath
Personal information
Full nameJames Joseph Heath
Born (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983
London, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality England
ResidenceWorcester Park, London
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2016

Heath was born in London. He started playing golf with his father at the age of ten.[1] Having played in the Faldo Junior Series, he went on to a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the English Amateur and Lytham Trophy, where he broke the previous scoring record by 10 strokes, in 2004. He turned professional at the end of that year.[2]

Having played in three tournaments on the European tour as an amateur in 2004, Heath joined the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005, and was moderately successful in his first season, finishing 23rd on the end of season rankings. Having failed to come through qualifying school at the end of the year, he was again playing on the second tier in 2006. He enjoyed even more success, winning his first professional title at the ECCO Tour Championship in Denmark on his way to 14th in the Challenge Tour Rankings and graduation to the European Tour for 2007.

Heath's rookie season on the European Tour was largely unsuccessful, although he did manage two top ten finishes in minor events, and he was back on the Challenge Tour in 2008.

Amateur wins (6)

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 27 Aug 2006 ECCO Tour Championship −19 (65-67-67-62=261) 3 strokes Thomas Nørret
2 26 Jun 2016 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge −21 (68-62-65-68=263) 2 strokes Ryan Fox

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 2 Oct 2010 Aphrodite Hills - Tour Championship −7 (68-68-67=203) Playoff Lawrence Dodd, Kevin Harper

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. Farrell, Andy (20 January 2002). "Faldo's fledgling leaves the nest". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  2. Magowan, Alistair (4 August 2005). "Stepping out of Faldo's shadow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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