James won at the first hole of a sudden death play-off with Anders
Hansen. The Dane lipped out with his par putt from 6 feet and Kingston
calmy rolled in his 4 footer to clinch the title. It represented a
splendid return to form for the South African who had missed his
previous 4 cuts!
2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship (Golf Club Gut Larchenhof)
1. James Kingston RSA -13 67-69-70-69 = 275 E320,000.00
2. Anders Hansen DEN -13 70-68-70-67 = 275 E220,000.00
3. Simon Dyson ENG -12 68-70-68-70 = 276 E101,516.67
Soren Hansen DEN -12 65-71-70-70 = 276 E101,516.67
Peter Hanson SWE -12 70-68-67-71 = 276 E101,516.67
6. Henrik Stenson SWE -10 70-68-69-71 = 278 E64,000.00
Anthony Wall ENG -10 69-70-68-71 = 278 E64,000.00
8. David Drysdale SCO -9 67-70-73-69 = 279 E47,000.00
Lee Westwood ENG -9 70-69-72-68 = 279 E47,000.00
10.Alex Cejka GER -8 70-72-68-70 = 280 E38,400.00
Rodney Pampling AUS -8 71-72-69-68 = 280 E38,400.00
James Kingston pictured during the European PGA Championship in 2008.
Photos George Herringshaw. ©
2007 South African Airways Open (Paarl Valley Golf Estate)
1. James Kingston RSA -4 73-69-71-71 = 284 E158,500.00
2. Oliver Wilson ENG -3 76-69-67-73 = 285 E115,000.00
3. Darren Clarke NIR -1 72-73-74-68 = 287 E48,750.00
Garth Mulroy RSA -1 80-70-64-73 = 287 E48,750.00
Louis Oosthuizen RSA -1 78-72-66-71 = 287 E48,750.00
Kyron Sullivan WAL -1 72-71-73-71 = 287 E48,750.00
7. Nic Henning RSA Par 74-71-70-73 = 288 E23,825.00
Craig Lile RSA Par 73-73-72-70 = 288 E23,825.00
Greg Norman AUS Par 75-70-72-71 = 288 E23,825.00
Robert Rock ENG Par 70-75-71-72 = 288 E23,825.00