James Driscoll
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | October 9, 1977 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2001 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 (Nationwide Tour: 1) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | CUT: 2001 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2005 |
| British Open | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
James Driscoll (born October 9, 1977) is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.
Driscoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts outside of Boston. He started golf at a young age and won the Massachusetts Amateur Championship in 1996 at the age of 19 and then again in 1998.[1]
Driscoll attended The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut,[2] and went on to the University of Virginia where he was named to the Virginia first-team All-State golf team his senior year.[3] He lost to Jeff Quinney in the finals of the U.S. Amateur which gave him an invitation to the 2001 Masters Tournament. He was member the 2001 Walker Cup team.
Driscoll turned professional in 2001 . He won his first and only professional event at the 2004 Nationwide Tour event the Virginia Beach Open. He has been on and off the PGA Tour for a couple years, but his top 25 finish on the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list has given him PGA Tour membership for 2008.
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[edit] Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1995 New England Amateur
- 1996 Massachusetts Amateur
- 1998 Massachusetts Amateur, Golf Digest Invitational
- 1999 North and South Amateur
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] Nationwide Tour
- 2004 Virginia Beach Open
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
