James Morrison (golfer)
| James Morrison | |
|---|---|
 Morrison at the 2011 KLM Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Ian Morrison |
| Born | 24 January 1985 Chertsey, England |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Weybridge, England |
| Career | |
| College | University of South Carolina |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 80 (4 October 2015)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | 77th: 2015 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010, 2018 |
| The Open Championship | T20: 2015 |
James Ian Morrison (born 24 January 1985) is an English professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]Morrison attended Reed's School.[2] He played in the same England youth cricket teams as Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan, with whom he remains friends.
Amateur career
[edit]At the age of 16, he switched to golf and his handicap fell from 18 to scratch in less than a year. He subsequently accepted a scholarship to the University of South Carolina.
Professional career
[edit]Morrison turned professional in 2006 and played initially on the PGA EuroPro Tour.
At the end of 2007, he played all three stages of Qualifying School and finished 44th, earning a regular place on the Challenge Tour. He finished 18th in the 2009 Challenge Tour Rankings to secure his place on the 2010 European Tour.[3]
In April 2010, he claimed his first win on the European Tour, winning the Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal, finishing on 20 under par.[4][5] Three weeks later he finished second at the Open de España, having lost a playoff for the title to Álvaro Quirós.[6]
In May 2015, Morrison won the Open de España by shooting a final-round 69 for his second European Tour victory.[7] Later that year, he finished second at the Alstom Open de France, three shots behind Bernd Wiesberger.[8]
In August 2021, Morrison recorded his best finish on the European Tour since 2015. He carded a final round 63 at the Hero Open to finish one shot behind Grant Forrest. Forrest birdied the final two holes to take the title from Morrison.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Morrison has suffered from the chronic auto-immune condition Crohn's disease since his mid-teens.[10]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]European Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Apr 2010 | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | −20 (67-65-66-70=268) | 1 stroke | Oliver Fisher
|
| 2 | 17 May 2015 | Open de España | −10 (70-71-68-69=278) | 4 strokes |  Édouard España, David Howell, Miguel Ángel Jiménez,  Francesco Molinari
|
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Open de España | Álvaro Quirós
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Playoff record
[edit]Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | SWALEC Wales Challenge |  Rhys Davies
|
Lost to par on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T23 | T20 | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | 77 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T27 |
"T" = Tied
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 40 2015 Ending 4 Oct 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "OR News". The Reeder: 44. 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "James Morrison: Biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Morrison holds on for first tour win". PGA European Tour. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ "George Murray delighted to finish third in Madeira". BBC Sport. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Bisset, Fergus (2 May 2010). "Alvaro Quiros wins Open de España". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "James Morrison of England Wins Spanish Open by 4 Shots". Golf.com. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "French Open: Bernd Wiesberger wins ahead of James Morrison". BBC Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Big finish hands Forrest maiden title in Scotland". European Tour. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Morrison battles Crohn's disease to lead in France". CNN. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- James Morrison at the European Tour official site
- James Morrison at the Official World Golf Ranking official site