| Intro | Professional golfer |
| Is |
Athlete Golfer |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 30 November 1965, Ottosdal, Tswaing Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West |
| Age: | 54 years |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
James Hubert Kingston (born 30 November 1965) is a South African professional golfer.
Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He turned professional in 1988, and is currently a member of the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has also competed on the Asian Tour, 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 Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.
Kingston secured his first win of 2009 with a playoff triumph against Anders Hansen at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne.
Professional wins (16)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Dec 2007 (2008 season) |
South African Airways Open (co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour) |
−4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | Oliver Wilson |
| 2 | 13 Sep 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | −13 (67-69-70-69=275) | Playoff | Anders Hansen |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Qatar Masters | Darren Fichardt | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Anders Hansen | Won with par on first extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Sep 1992 | Lombard Tyres TVL Classic | −12 (64-67-73=204) | 4 strokes | John Fourie |
| 2 | 29 Jun 1995 | FNB Pro Series: Royal Swazi | −8 (70-68-70=208) | 1 stroke | Kevin Stone |
| 3 | 8 Nov 1995 | FNB Pro Series: Namibia Open | −11 (64-70-68=202) | 1 stroke | Michael du Toit |
| 4 | 6 Jul 1996 | Bosveld Classic | −7 (69-64-76=209) | 2 strokes | Paul Friedlander, Mark Murless |
| 5 | 28 Sep 2001 | Randfontein Classic | −11 (67-72-66=205) | Playoff | André Cruse, Sean Ludgater |
| 6 | 12 Oct 2001 | Atlantic Beach Classic | −3 (72-69-72=213) | 7 strokes | Wallie Coetsee, Justin Hobday |
| 7 | 19 May 2002 | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | −12 (70-70-64=204) | 1 stroke | Keith Horne, Bobby Lincoln |
| 8 | 16 Dec 2007 | South African Airways Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour) |
−4 (73-69-71-71=284) | 1 stroke | Oliver Wilson |
| 9 | 17 Feb 2008 | Vodacom Championship | −17 (71-67-68-65=271) | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva |
| 10 | 20 Aug 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Selbourne) | −13 (66-65-72=203) | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva |
| 11 | 5 May 2013 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 45 pts (10-9-17-9=45) | Playoff | Ruan de Smidt |
Asian Tour wins (4)
- 1998 Thailand Open
- 1999 Maekyung Daks Open
- 2000 London Myanmar Open, Ericsson Classic
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | T57 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T27 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 | DNP |
Note: Kinston never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
“T” = tied
Yellow background for top-10.