Jamie Spence

For the racing driver, see Jamie Spence (racing driver).

Jamie Spence
Personal information
Full nameJames Stephen Spence
Born (1963-05-26) 26 May 1963 (age 61)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceTunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Career
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Champions Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking57 (6 September 1992)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT12: 1992

James Stephen Spence (born 26 May 1963) is an English professional golfer.

Career

Spence was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He turned professional in 1985 and has finished in the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit more than a dozen times, with a best placing of tenth in 1992. His two European Tour wins came at the 1992 Canon European Masters and the 2000 Moroccan Open.

In 2003 he succeeded Mark James as the Chairman of The European Tour's Tournament Committee.[2]

Spence also appeared on the Sky TV scientific programme Brainiac: Science Abuse where he took part in "Brainiac Golf", in which a Brainiac went head to head against Spence. Every time a ball was putted it set off a fuse which ignited a caravan filled with a unique chemical compound, e.g. lead nitrate, which coloured the explosive flame.

Spence also has a radio show named in his honour, 'The Jamie Spence Show' on Bolton FM.

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 6 Sep 1992 Canon European Masters −17 (67-71-73-60=271) Playoff Sweden Anders Forsbrand
2 23 Apr 2000 Moroccan Open Méditel −22 (66-68-68-64=266) 4 strokes France Sébastien Delagrange, France Thomas Levet,
England Ian Poulter

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1992 Canon European Masters Sweden Anders Forsbrand Won with birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

  • 1989 Open della Pinetina

Results in major championships

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Open Championship T22 T44 T12 T63 CUT T62 CUT CUT

Note: Spence only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 36 1992 Ending 6 Sep 1992" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Spence wants Europeans to get rub of green". The Scotsman. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2009.


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