James Morrison

Who is James Morrison?

James Ian Morrison is an English professional golfer.

Morrison played in the same England youth cricket teams as Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara and Tim Bresnan, with whom he remains friends. At the age of 16, he switched to golf and his handicap fell from 18 to scratch in less than a year. He subsequently accepted a scholarship to the University of South Carolina. On his return to the UK, Morrison played on the PGA EuroPro Tour and then the Challenge Tour, having turned professional in 2006. He finished 18th in the 2009 Challenge Tour Rankings to secure his place on the 2010 European Tour.

In April 2010, he claimed his first win on the European Tour, winning the Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal, finishing on 20 under par. Three weeks later he finished second at the Open de España, having lost a playoff for the title at to Álvaro Quirós.

Morrison has suffered from the chronic auto-immune condition Crohn's disease since his mid-teens.