James Driscoll

James Driscoll (born October 9, 1977) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

Early life Driscoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, outside Boston. He started golf at a young age and won the club championship at his home club of Charles River at age 15. A year later, he won the Massachusetts Junior Championship. He 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. By the summer of 1996 Driscoll was the second-ranked junior in the country, and made the final of the U.S. Junior, losing to Scott Hailes.

Driscoll attended Brookline High School and then attended The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, for a postgraduate year.

Amateur career Driscoll attended 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 (23). He reached the final of the 2000 U.S. Amateur at Baltusrol Golf Club by upsetting Luke Donald in the semifinals. In the final against Jeff Quinney, he came back from three down with three to play to force extra holes, but lost on the 39th hole. His runner-up finish gave him an invitation to the 2001 Masters Tournament. At the Masters, Driscoll fired a 68 in the first round, marking the best opening round by an amateur since Ken Venturi's 66 in 1956. His playing partner Tom Watson said, "This was the best round I've seen here by an amateur." Playing on this exemption for the 2016 season, he won his second career Web.com Tour title at the Nashville Golf Open.

Amateur wins 1993 Massachusetts Junior Amateur 1994 Hornblower Memorial Tournament 1995 New England Amateur, Western Junior 1996 Massachusetts Amateur 1998 Massachusetts Amateur, Golf Digest Invitational 1999 North and South Amateur, Hornblower Memorial Tournament

Professional wins (3) Web.com Tour wins (2)

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12004Northeast Pennsylvania Classic D. A. PointsLost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (1) 2015 New England Open

Playoff record PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 2001