James Kingston
The main tournament wins for James Kingston are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Sergio Melpignano
Played as the Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (Oct 26-28). Second-placed Peter Baker (Eng) and Adilson da Silva (Brazil) finished 1 shot behind James Kingston (RSA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [San Domenico Golf, Savelletri, Puglia, Italy].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Seniors Open (July 8-10). Second-placed David Shacklady (Eng) and Phillip Price (Wales) finished 3 shots behind James Kingston (RSA), who recorded his second official European Senior (Legends) Tour win. [GC Bad Ragaz, St Gallen canton, Switzerland].
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
57-year-old James Kingston (RSA) won the 2022 European Senior (Legends) Tour Order of Merit and associated John Jacobs Trophy and €25,000 winner's bonus. Kingston had a season-long tally of 2,844 points. Adilson da Silva (Brazil) was second with 2,253 pts; Phillip Price (Wales) was third with 1,937 pts.
Europe
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Played as the Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open (Nov 3-5). Second-placed Joakim Haeggman (Swe) finished 1 shot behind 55-year-old James Kingston (RSA), who recorded his first European Senior (Legends) Tour win in his 65th start on the Tour. [San Domenico Golf, Savelletri, Puglia, Italy].
Europe
WinstonGolf
Played as the WinstonGolf Senior Open Invitational (Jul 15/16; 36-hole invitational event for 20 professionals; official event but not counting towards Order of Merit points). Second-placed Paul Streeter (Eng) finished 4 shots behind 55-year-old James Kingston (RSA), who recorded his first European Senior (Legends) Tour win in his 57th start on the Tour. [Links course, WinstonGolf, Vorbeck, nr Schwerin, Germany].
Europe
Mercedes-Benz
Played as the Mercedes-Benz Championship (Sept 10-13). Kingston (RSA) beat Anders Hansen (Den) with a par at the first playoff hole, to claim his second European Tour win and first on European soil. [GC Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, nr Cologne, Germany].
Africa
SA Airways
Played as the South African Airways Open (Dec 13-16; Sunshine/Eurpn Trs event; Eurpn Tr 2008 season). Second-placed Oliver Wilson (Eng) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Tour winner Kingston (RSA). [Pearl Valley G&CE, Paarl, Western Cape, RSA].
Awards
Sunshine Tr
2007 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit (and associated Sid Brews Trophy). Won by Kingston (RSA) won with season earnings of R1,980,688. Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) was second with R1,596,845; Andrew McLardy (RSA) was third with R1,387,474.
Asia
Ericsson
Played as the Ericsson Classic (May 25-28; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Andrew Pitts (USA) finished 5 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Kingston (RSA). [Sunrise G&CC, Taoyuan, Taiwan].
Asia
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Played as the London Myanmar Open (Feb 24-27; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Craig Kamps (RSA) finished 10 shots behind Kingston (RSA). [Yangon GC, Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma)].
Asia
Daks
Played as the Maekyung Daks Open (April 29-May 2; Asian/Korean Trs event). Kingston (RSA) beat Kyi Hla Han (Myan) in a playoff. [Lakeside CC, nr Yongin, Gyeonggi, S Korea].
Asia
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Played as the Thailand Open (Asian Tr event). Kingston (RSA) beat Jeev Milkha Singh (India) at the first playoff hole. [Thana City G&SC, nr Bangkok, Thailand].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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