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JAMES DRISCOLL

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

190 lbs

Birthday:

10/09/1977

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College:University of Virginia
Turned Pro:2001
Birthplace:Boston, MA
Residence:Brookline, MA

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Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (1)
2004  Virginia Beach Open. 
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position (83)
$560,078
Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T8-- Shell Houston Open. T9-- Wells Fargo Championship.
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
65 at Round 2, Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights

First top-10 finish since fifth-place honors at the 2011 Travelers Championship came came with a T8 at the Shell Houston Open. It was his sixth start in the event. His second-round 66 was his lowest score of the season.

Finished T9 at the Wells Fargo Championship on the strength of weekend 69s. It was his first top-10 at Quail Hollow Club in six career starts.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
2-- Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Valero Texas Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- Virginia Beach Open.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
5-- Travelers Championship. T8-- HP Byron Nelson Championship.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--24; in money--12; Top 10 finishes--2
Career Highlights

2011: Made 24 PGA TOUR starts, with two top-10 finishes, and an even more important top-15 finish at year's end.

At the Puerto Rico Open, flirted with a first-round 59 (11-under-par through 14 holes), ultimately posting a 63 to tie the Trump International GC record for a two-stroke lead. Also held a share of the second-round lead, but rounds of 74-76 on the weekend dropped him to a T42.

Finished T8 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship for his first top 10 since finishing T9 at the 2010 Valero Texas Open. Closed at Las Colinas with the best round of the day Sunday, with a 4-under 66 compared to the final-round scoring average of 73.162.

Finished fifth at the Travelers Championship, with rounds of 69-64-64-67. It became his first top 10 in Hartford in six careers starts.

Came to the season-ending Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic ranked 125th on the money list. His eagle-birdie-birdie start in round one helped push him to an eventual T12, moving him to No. 114 on the final money list, safely inside the top 125. Became ill Saturday night before the final round, but managed six birdies Sunday en route to a 4-under 68. 2010: The 2009 Valero Texas Open runner-up returned to San Antonio where he finished T9 with Ryan Palmer, Tom Gillis and Spencer Levin. That performance represented his only top-10 finish of the season. 2009: Finished 104th on money list with his only top-10 finish coming in a playoff loss at the Valero Texas Open.

Lost on the first playoff hole at the Valero Texas Open when Zach Johnson made a 10-foot birdie putt. Turned in four straight rounds in the 60s for the first time in one event, concluding with a 62 that brought him from eight strokes back to tie Johnson. It was his first appearance in the Valero Texas Open. 2008: Recorded 15 of 28 made cuts with seven top-25 finishes.

Posted his second career top-10 (80 events) with a T5 finish at the 2008 AT&T Classic, thanks to a closing 5-under 67 at TPC Sugarloaf. It was his first top-10 finish since he lost in a playoff to Tim Petrovic at the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Recorded a hole-in-one on the 204-yard second hole with a 5-iron at Annadale GC in the final round of the Viking Classic. 2007: Made the cut in 13 of 24 events on the Nationwide Tour, with eight top-25 finishes. Finished No. 24 on the money list to earn return trip to the PGA TOUR. Among his four top-10 finishes were runner-up showings at the Melwood Prince George's County Open and the Xerox Classic. Finished just one shot behind Paul Claxton at Melwood and one stroke behind Nick Flanagan in Rochester. Ended the year strong with a T8 finish at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek to help secure his card for 2008. 2006: Made 11 cuts in 29 starts but failed to crack the top 25. 2005: Played his rookie season on TOUR and was one of only three 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates to retain his card for 2006, finishing No. 100 in earnings.

Lost in a sudden-death playoff to Tim Petrovic at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. After opening 68-71, fired 6-under-par 66 and played with 54-hole leader Chris DiMarco in final group Sunday. Missed a 4-foot birdie putt for win on 72nd hole, shooting a final-round 70 for a 13-under-par 275 total. Petrovic took title with a par 5 on first extra hole after Driscoll three-putted.

Missed two months (August-September) due to torn ligament in left thumb, suffered in a pickup basketball game. 2004: Member of the Nationwide Tour. Made the cut in 18 of 24 tournament appearances and finished seventh on the money list to earn maiden PGA TOUR card…Notched his first Tour victory with a 15-under-par 273 at the Virginia Beach Open. Finished four strokes ahead of his nearest challengers, including Nationwide Tour money leader Jimmy Walker. His 16-under 128 equaled the low final 36-hole score of the season. 2003: Made the cut in six of nine events during his rookie Nationwide Tour season. 2002: Received a Sponsor Exemption into the 2002 Greater Richmond Open, where he finished T6 in his first career event on the Nationwide Tour.

A member of the Canadian Tour. Amateur: Three-time All-American at Virginia. Recorded 23 career top-10 finishes for the Cavaliers. Winner of the 1998 Golf Digest Invitational. Runner-up to Jeff Quinney at the U.S. Amateur in 2000. Runner-up finish got him into the field of the 2001 Masters, where rounds of 68-78 led to a missed cut by one shot. His opening-round, 4-under-par 68 included just 23 putts and was the best first-round amateur score since 1983. Member of the United States Walker Cup team in 2001. Won a number of men's amateur events throughout the country, including the New England Amateur and the North and South Amateur before turning pro in 2001.

American Junior Golf Association first-team All-America selection.
Personal
Is the youngest of seven children.
PGA TOURPlayoff Record
0-2
Nationwide TourPlayoff Record
0-1
National Teams
Walker Cup (1), 2001.
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