James Heath
Residence: Worcester Park, England
DOB: 17/03/1983
James Heath turned professional in 2004 following a very successful amateur career which saw him win both the English Amateur Championship and the Lytham Trophy in 2004. A protégé of Nick Faldo, Heath won the prestigious Faldo Series for juniors in 2002. In 2005, a 12th spot in the second-tier Challenge Tour – helped by his first professional victory in the ECCO Tour Championship in Denmark – won him playing privileges on the full European Tour.
James struggled to get going during his rookie season on The European Tour. His best finish was a tie for 8th at the Russian Open. At the end of the year he had to go back to Q-School in order to regain his playing rights. Things improved slightly in 2007 on Tour with top-10 finishes being recorded at the Indonesian Open and The TCL Classic. He finished 152nd on the Order of Merit so it was back to Q-School again.
But after 2 years on the European Tour James lost his card for the 2008 season after not gaining a place through Q-School and had to revert back to the Challenge Tour. His best finish of the season was a 3rd place at the 77 Abierto VISA del Centro in only his second start of the season. This did not act as a spark for the rest of the season with James only making a further 5 cuts after this. He finished the season in 95th place on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
James Heath Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by James Heath throughout his career
James Heath Tournament History
2007 Barclays Scottish Open |
12-15 July - The Barclays Scottish Open - Loch Lomond. As the curtain raiser to the Open Championship the following week at Carnoustie, the Barclays Scottish Open attracted some of the biggest names in the world – Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Luke Donald and others all made the trip. It wasn’t, however, one of the big names who walked away with the £50,000 first prize – but a virtually unknown Frenchman - Gregory Havret - who holed a tricky 5-footer on the first extra hole to beat world no 3 Phil Mickelson in a play-off. The title also earned Havret the last remaining spot at the Open. |
In James Heath's bag...In James Heath's bag at Loch Lomond, Titleist 695 MB irons, a Titleist 906 F2 fairway wood and the new Titleist 907 D2 driver.
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