John Bickerton

John Edward Bickerton (born 23 December 1969) is an English professional golfer.

For the baseball manager of the same name, see John Bickerton (baseball).

John Bickerton
Personal information
Full nameJohn Edward Bickerton
Born (1969-12-23) 23 December 1969
Redditch, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceLuxborough, England
SpouseAnnette
ChildrenGeorge Edward
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking89 (2 July 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2006
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT48: 2006

Bickerton was born in Redditch, England. He turned professional in 1991.

Bickerton joined the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier professional golf tour, in 1993. He won the 1994 Gore-Tex Challenge on his way to 6th on the season ending money list, which gave him automatic promotion to the European Tour for 1995. He initially struggled to establish himself at Europe's top level, returning to the Challenge Tour in 1997. In 1998, he again finished 6th in the rankings to gain his European Tour card, which he has kept ever since.

Bickerton's best finish on the European Order of Merit is 20th in both 1999 and 2006. After 287 events and five second-place finishes, he won on the European Tour for the first time at the Abama Open de Canarias in October 2005. Nine months later he claimed his second tour title at one of the European Tour's richest events, the Open de France.

Bickerton was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland team at the 2000 Seve Trophy.

Bickerton is now resident golf professional at Minehead and West Somerset Golf Club in Somerset.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 9 Oct 2005 Abama Open de Canarias1 −10 (69-68-69-68=274) 5 strokes Michael Kirk, Stuart Little
2 2 Jul 2006 Open de France Alstom −11 (63-70-71-69=273) 1 stroke Pádraig Harrington
3 9 Dec 2007
(2008 season)		 Alfred Dunhill Championship2 −13 (70-69-68-68=275) 1 stroke Ernie Els, Lee Slattery

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Algarve Portuguese Open Van Phillips Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2006 Andalucía Open de España Valle Romano Niclas Fasth Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 26 Aug 1994 Gore-Tex Challenge −12 (70-70-67-73=280) Playoff Lee Vannet
2 9 Oct 2005 Abama Open de Canarias1 −10 (69-68-69-68=274) 5 strokes Michael Kirk, Stuart Little

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Results in major championships
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T60 T48 CUT
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Bickerton never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20062007
Match Play
Championship T45 T50
Invitational T66
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "Week 26 2006 Ending 2 Jul 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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