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Full name
  
Derek James

Name
  
Derek James

Turned professional
  
January 1984


Nationality
  
South Africa

Height
  
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Role
  
Musician

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Born
  
28 September 1960 (age 63) Durban, South Africa (
1960-09-28
)

Residence
  
Southbroom, South Africa

Former tour(s)
  
Sunshine Tour Canadian Tour

Albums
  
Stray, Take You Out Dancing, I Would

Similar People
  
Bill Hamel, Marie Hines, Starving Trancer

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Derek James (born 28 September 1960) is a South African professional golfer currently playing on the Sunshine Tour.

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James was born in Durban and currently lives in Southbroom with his wife and two children. He was the 1984 South African Strokeplay champion, his biggest amateur win. He turned professional later that year and joined the Sunshine Tour. He won his first title there in 1991, and would add six more wins between then and 1994. He was also runner-up in the South African Open in 1992, and won the Canadian Tournament Players' Championship in 1994, in addition to picking up three minor tournament victories in the United States. He retired from competitive golf in 1997, and is now the head professional at Southbroom Golf Club.

Derek James - “You Got Me” (prod. by MaqOnTheTrack and Khali Khal)


Amateur highlights

  • 1982–84 SA National Team
  • 1984 SA Strokeplay Champion
  • Sunshine Tour wins (7)

  • 1991 (1) River Sun Challenge
  • 1992 (3) Iscor Newcastle Classic, Kalahari Classic, Mercedez Benz Golf Challenge
  • 1993 (2) Lombard Tryes Classic, Momentum Life Classic
  • 1994 (1) Sanlam Cancer Challenge
  • Other wins (4)

  • 1994 Canadian Tournament Players' Championship
  • 3 minor tournaments in the United States
  • Team appearances

    Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1982
  • References

    Derek James Wikipedia