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) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Sep 2010Vivendi Cup−17 (64-67-70-70=271)2 strokes Johan Edfors222 Dec 2024(2025 season)AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1−14 (70-69-71-64=274)2 strokes Christo Lamprecht, Dylan Naidoo 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up111 Oct 2009Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse−21 (66-68-70-63=267)2 strokes José-Filipe Lima217 Mar 2024Delhi Challenge1−20 (66-69-68-65=268)1 stroke Joshua Grenville-Wood, Chris Paisley, Jack Senior323 Jun 2024Blot Open de Bretagne−18 (64-67-63-68=262)Playoff Per Längfors422 Sep 2024Italian Challenge Open−18 (66-67-65-68=266)1 stroke Justin Walters 1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12024Blot Open de Bretagne Per LängforsWon with par on first extra hole
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up125 Sep 2008Ladbrokescasino.com Masters−12 (67-65=132)2 strokes Matt Ford218 Jun 2021Cumberwell Park Championship−15 (64-67-67=198)3 strokes Sam Broadhurst, Joe Brooks, Tom Sloman
Results in major championships Tournament201320142015201620172018U.S. OpenT28T72The Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026PGA ChampionshipCUTT70U.S. OpenT11The Open ChampionshipNTT62T16T28 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
See also 2009 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2022 Challenge Tour graduates 2024 Challenge Tour graduates 2025 Race to Dubai dual card winners List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
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