James Nitties

James Nitties
Personal information
Full nameJames Evangelo Nitties
Born (1982-10-23) 23 October 1982 (age 42)
Melbourne, Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceNewcastle, NSW, Australia
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2009
The Open ChampionshipDNP

James Evangelo Nitties (born 23 October 1982) is an Australian professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Amateur career

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Nitties was born in Melbourne, Australia. He suffered from juvenile arthritis as a child and young adult, which restricted his flexibility. This caused him to have to take pain killers to restrict the pain from his back. In 2003, he won the New Zealand Amateur and finished second at the Western Amateur to Ryan Moore in 19 holes. He turned professional in 2004.

Professional career

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In 2004, Nitties joined the NGA Hooters Tour where he played for three years, winning once. While he played the Hooters Tour, he played a select few of events on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Nitties took part on the Golf Channel's series The Big Break: Mesquite where he was eliminated during the 7th episode.

Nitties qualified for the PGA Tour in 2009 by finishing in a tie for second at Q-school with Derek Fathauer, behind Harrison Frazar. He had success in his rookie season on the PGA Tour in 2009, with two top ten finishes early at the FBR Open, where he held the first round lead and the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. He also shared the opening round lead at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. He retained his tour card, finishing 96th on the money list.

Nitties won the 2011 Midwest Classic on the Nationwide Tour. He finished 26th on the Nationwide Tour's money list, one spot short of a promotion to the PGA Tour.

On 8 February 2019, Nitties matched the world record of nine consecutive birdies in the ISPS Handa Vic Open. His birdie run from the 15th to the fifth in the first round set a European Tour record and matched Mark Calcavecchia's feat in the 2009 Canadian Open.[1]

Professional wins (5)

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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 16 Jan 2011 Victorian PGA Championship −18 (63-66-69=198) 1 stroke Australia Peter O'Malley
2 3 Oct 2015 South Pacific Open Championship −16 (65-67-67-69=268) 6 strokes Australia Matthew Millar

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 21 Aug 2011 Midwest Classic −26 (65-63-65-65=258) 5 strokes Sweden Jonas Blixt, Australia Nick Flanagan

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 18 Jun 2006 Base Camp Realty/Chesdin Landing Open −16 (71-68-65-68=272) 2 strokes United States John Kimbell, Australia Aron Price

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 24 Oct 2008 Aspen Group WA Open Championship −9 (67-68=135) 2 strokes Australia Michael Dennis (a)

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2009
U.S. Open CUT

Note: Nitties only played in the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "James Nitties equals world record with nine consecutive birdies". BBC Sport. 8 February 2019.
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