James Oh (born April 5, 1982) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1982, Oh was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1996, he became the youngest golfer to qualify for the U.S. Amateur at age 14 years, 4 months, 20 days, one month younger than Bobby Jones in 1916.1998 U.S. Junior Amateur His record was broken by Joseph Bramlett in 2002. Oh won the 1998 U.S. Junior Amateur defeating Aaron Baddeley in the finals. Oh and Phil Mickelson are the only multiple winners of the Rolex Tournament of Champions in American Junior Golf Association history.
Oh played college golf at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before turning professional in 2001.
Professional career In 2003, Oh Monday-qualified and went on to win the Mark Christopher Charity Classic on the Nationwide Tour. At age 21 years, 5 months and 27 days, he became the youngest winner on the Nationwide Tour.Oh ousts Duval as youngest winner Jason Day broke Oh's record in 2007. Oh played the Nationwide Tour from 2003 to 2006. He played on the PGA Tour in 2009 after earning his card in Q School. His best finish was T-39 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Oh is currently a golf instructor in his hometown of Lakewood, California. His clientele consists of some of the best juniors and amateurs in the world as well as PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and Korn Ferry Tour professionals.
Amateur wins 1998 U.S. Junior Amateur 1999 Rolex Tournament of Champions 2000 Rolex Tournament of Champions
Professional wins (1) Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 28, 2003Mark Christopher Charity Classic−16 (65-66-66-71=268)Playoff Jess Daley
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12003Mark Christopher Charity Classic Jess DaleyWon with birdie on third extra hole
See also 2008 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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