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John Parry

b. 1986

English golfer

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Born 1986. John Parry is a British golfer.

John Anthony Parry (born 17 November 1986) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won twice.

Career Parry was born in Harrogate. He won several high-profile amateur tournaments including the Danish and Spanish Amateur Championships, and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup before turning professional at the end of 2007.

Parry won the 2009 Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse on the Challenge Tour. He ended that season in 14th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level European Tour for 2010. During his rookie season he won the Vivendi Cup to secure a one-year exemption on the tour. Parry was unable to follow up his win and in 2021, he was playing on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour. He won the Cumberwell Park Championship in June 2021 and finished fifth on the Order of Merit, securing status to play on the 2022 Challenge Tour.

In 2024, Parry won three times on the 2024 Challenge Tour season, securing automatic promotion to the European Tour. In December, he won the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open for his second European Tour win and first in over 14 years.

Amateur wins 2004 Peter McEvoy Trophy 2005 Danish Amateur Championship 2007 Spanish International Amateur Championship, Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (8) European Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour wins (4) 1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships Note: Parry never played in the Masters Tournament

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2004 (winners) Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2004 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2007 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2007

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Who is John Parry?

English golfer

When was John Parry born?

John Parry was born on 17 November 1986 in Harrogate.

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John Parry is a golfer.

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John Parry is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Parry

· Wikidata: Q13639726

· DBpedia: John Parry (golfer)

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