Jason Palmer (golfer)

Jason Palmer
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1984-10-08) 8 October 1984
Melton Mowbray, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Kirby Muxloe, England
Career
College Birmingham University
Turned professional 2009
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Alps Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour 1
Other 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2015
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Jason Palmer (born 8 October 1984) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.[1]

Amateur career

As an amateur whilst at Birmingham University, Palmer won the 2006 Italian Amateur Open.[2] In 2008 he followed this up with a win in the Midlands Open.[3]

His biggest win as an amateur came in 2009 at the South of England Open Amateur Championship at Walton Heath Golf Club.[4]

Professional career

Palmer turned professional in 2009 and initially played on the Alps Tour, his first win on the tour came at the 2010 Uniqa Financelife Open.[5]

Following the 2010 season, Palmer joined the Challenge Tour and played a mixed schedule of Challenge Tour and Alps Tour events. His second win as a professional came in 2013 at the Friuli Venezia Giulia Open,[6] this was followed up with two further Alps Tour wins in 2013 at the Cervino Open[7] and the Citadelle Trophy International.[8] In winning the Citadelle Trophy Palmer set a new tour record for the largest winning margin with a victory of 11 strokes.[8] With these wins, Palmer won the Alps Tour Order of Merit for 2013 securing his full playing rights on the Challenge Tour for 2014.[9]

In October 2014, Palmer achieved his first win on the Challenge Tour at the 2014 Foshan Open in China.[10]

Palmer is also known for his unusual one-handed chipping and bunker play technique.[9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-upRef
1 26 Oct 2014 The Foshan Open −16 (65-69-69-69=272) 1 stroke England Ben Evans [11]

Alps Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef
1 7 Aug 2010 Uniqa Financelife Open −11 (68-65=133) 4 strokes England Daniel Coughlan [12]
2 1 Jun 2013 Friuli Venezia Giulia Open −15 (70-65-66=201) 2 strokes Austria Lukas Nemecz, England Ben Evans, France Raphael Marguery [13]
3 31 Aug 2013 Cervino Open −12 (64-63-65=192) 2 strokes England Michael Bush [14]
4 15 Sep 2013 Citadelle Trophy International - Golf De Preisch −19 (67-67-68-67=269) 11 strokes France Édouard Espana [15]

See also

References

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