{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1960)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Derek James | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = Derek James | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Durban, South Africa | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}} | weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR {{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} --> | nationality = {{ZAF}} | residence = Southbroom, South Africa | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1984 | tour = | extour = Sunshine Tour<br>Canadian Tour | prowins = 11 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Derek James''' (born 28 September 1960) is a South African professional golfer currently playing on the Sunshine Tour.
== Career == In 1960, James was born in Durban, South Africa. He was the 1984 South African Strokeplay champion, his biggest amateur win.
James 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. He won the Canadian Tournament Players' Championship in 1994, in addition to picking up three minor tournament victories in the United States.
James retired as a touring professional golf. He is now the head professional at Southbroom Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southbroomgolfclub.co.za/golf_pro.htm |title=Derek James golf professional and Golf Director |publisher=Southbroom Golf Club |accessdate=2009-06-01}}</ref>
== Personal life == James lives in Southbroom, South Africa with his wife and two children.
==Amateur wins== *1984 South Africa Strokeplay Champion
==Professional wins (11)== ===Canadian Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|24 Jul 1994 |Infiniti Championship |−13 (69-70-67-65=271) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|CAN}} Ray Stewart |}
===South African 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 (3)=== *1985 Western Massachusetts Open<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aug 24, 1988, page 39 - The Republican at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1060965553/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> *2 other minor tournaments in the United States
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1982 *South African National Team: 1982, 1983, 1984
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{SunshineTour player|JAM001}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Derek}} Category:South African male golfers Category:Sunshine Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Durban Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century South African sportsmen
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