Jim Payne (golfer)

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Jim Payne
Personal information
Full name Jim Payne
Born 17 April 1970 (1970-04-17) (age 41)
Louth, Lincolnshire
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality  England
Spouse Jinnie Payne (m. 1998)
Career
Turned professional 1991
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T38: 1991 (low amateur)
PGA Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
1992

Jim Payne (born 17 April 1970) is an English professional golfer.

Payne was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. He had a promising career as a tournament golfer which petered out by his early thirties, partly due to injury problems which had required him to undergo a spinal fusion operation at the age of 24. As an amateur he won the 1991 European Amateur and the British Youths Championships. He played with Jack Nicklaus in the final round of the 1991 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and finished as leading amateur. He turned professional after playing in the Walker Cup later that year.[1]

In 1992 Payne was Rookie of the Year on the European Tour. He won two European Tour events, the 1993 Turespana Iberia Open de Baleares and the 1996 Italian Open. His last season on the European Tour was 2000. In 2003 he took a position as club professional at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, a two time venue of the Ryder Cup.

Contents

Amateur wins

Professional wins

European Tour (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T38 LA CUT DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T55 T48 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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