Full name James Ian Morrison U.S. Open CUT: 2010 Weight 81 kg Nationality England Name James Morrison | Professional wins 2 Role Golfer Masters Tournament DNP Height 1.80 m Turned professional 2006 | |
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Player profile james morrison
James Ian Morrison (born 24 January 1985) is an English professional golfer.
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- Player profile james morrison
- 2016 bmw pga championship james morrison wins bmw i8
- European Tour wins 2
- Results in major championships
- References

Morrison played in the same England youth cricket teams as Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan, with whom he remains friends. 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. On his return to the UK, Morrison played initially on the PGA EuroPro Tour, having turned professional in 2006.
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.
In April 2010, he claimed his first win on the European Tour, winning the Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal, finishing on 20 under par. Three weeks later he finished second at the Open de España, having lost a playoff for the title at to Álvaro Quirós.
Morrison has suffered from the chronic auto-immune condition Crohn's disease since his mid-teens.
2016 bmw pga championship james morrison wins bmw i8
European Tour wins (2)
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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