James Lebbie
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James Lebbie is a professional golf
er born in Sierra Leone
.
Lebbie is a touring and teaching professional and a member of the Sierra Leone PGA. He is Sierra Leone's most successful professional golfer
. He played in many tournaments on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour
, mainly those held in Africa
, recording a solitary victory in the 1992 Nigerian Open. He has also won the Sierra Leone Open many times.
Lebbie was Head Professional at the Freetown Golf Club in Sierra Leone. He has since moved to the United States
to take up a position as a teaching professional at The Capital City Golf School, in Washington, DC.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er born in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
.
Lebbie is a touring and teaching professional and a member of the Sierra Leone PGA. He is Sierra Leone's most successful professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
. He played in many tournaments on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
, mainly those held in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, recording a solitary victory in the 1992 Nigerian Open. He has also won the Sierra Leone Open many times.
Lebbie was Head Professional at the Freetown Golf Club in Sierra Leone. He has since moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to take up a position as a teaching professional at The Capital City Golf School, in Washington, DC.
Tournament wins
- This list may be incomplete
- 1985 Sierra Leone Open
- 1987 Sierra Leone Open
- 1988 Sierra Leone Open
- 1989 Sierra Leone Open
- 1990 Sierra Leone Open
- 1992 Nigerian Open
- 2007 Bill Bishop tournament