Jim Rhodes is an English

England

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 professional golf

Golf

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er. He turned professional in 1963 and worked as a club professional, making only occasional appearances on the European Tour. In 1987 he won the European Club Professionals Championship in The Netherlands. He joined the European Seniors Tour

European Seniors Tour

The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...

 when he turned fifty and has been one of its most consistent players, winning three tournaments and finishing fifth on the Order of Merit in his best season, which was 1987. As of the 2010 season, he was ninth on the tour's career money list.

European Seniors Tour wins

• 2001 SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship
• 2004 Irvine Whitlock Jersey Seniors Classic
• 2005 Nigel Mansell Sunseeker International Classic

Other wins

• 1987 European Club Professionals Championship
• 2000 PGA Senior Club Professional Championship

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