James Driscoll was born on October 9,1977 and is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.
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James Driscoll was born on October 9,1977 and is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.
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James Driscoll started golf at a young age and won the club championship at his home club of Charles River at age 15.
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James Driscoll then went on to win the Massachusetts State Amateur Championship in 1996 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest-ever winner of the tournament, and again in 1998.
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James Driscoll attended Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts and then attended The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, for a postgraduate year and went on to the University of Virginia where he was a three-time All-American, won the 1998 Golf Digest Invitational, and tied the school record for career top-10 finishes.
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James Driscoll reached the final of the 2000 US Amateur at Baltusrol Golf Club by upsetting Luke Donald in the semifinals.
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At the Masters James Driscoll fired a 68 in the first round, marking the best opening round by an amateur since Ken Venturi's 66 in 1956.
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James Driscoll was a member of the 2001 Walker Cup team.
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James Driscoll won his first professional title at the 2004 Virginia Beach Open on the Nationwide Tour.
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James Driscoll had his second runner-up finish at the 2009 Valero Texas Open, where he lost to Zach Johnson in a playoff.
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James Driscoll retained status through the end of the 2014 season, after which he returned to the second tier, by then known as the Web.
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