John Bickerton

John Edward Bickerton (born 23 December 1969) is an English professional golfer. He made over 400 appearances on the European Tour, winning three times, including the 2006 Open de France.

Early life and amateur career Bickerton was born in Redditch, England. He won the 1990 Midland Open Amateur Championship and turned professional in 1991.

Professional career Bickerton joined the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier professional golf tour, in 1993. He won the 1994 Gore-Tex Challenge after a playoff, and was runner-up in the Dutch Challenge Open, on his way to 6th on the season-ending money list, which gave him automatic promotion to the European Tour for 1995.

After his two second-place finishes in 1999, Bickerton has further runner-up finishes in the 2001 Madeira Island Open, the 2002 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and in the 2002 BMW International Open. In April 2006 he was runner-up to Niclas Fasth in the Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano, losing in a playoff. After this win, Bickerton entered the top 100 in the world rankings and received invitations to the 2006 Open Championship and the 2006 PGA Championship. He finished tied for the 48th place in the Open, his best result in a major championship, but missed the cut in the PGA Championship. Bickerton had his third European Tour win in December 2007, at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, winning by a stroke from Ernie Els and Lee Slattery. After leaving the European Tour, Bickerton became the resident professional at Minehead and West Somerset Golf Club in Somerset.

Amateur wins 1990 Midland Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (4) European Tour wins (3) 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

Challenge Tour wins (2) 1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships Note: Bickerton never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances Professional Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000