James Lebbie

James Lebbie is a professional golfer born in Sierra Leone.

James Lebbie
Personal information
Full nameJames Lebbie
Born1957/1958 (age 61–62)
British Sierra Leone
Nationality Sierra Leone
Career
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Lebbie is a touring and teaching professional and a member of the Sierra Leone PGA. He is Sierra Leone's most successful professional golfer. He played in many tournaments on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour, mainly those held in Africa, recording a solitary victory in the 1992 Nigerian Open. He has also won the Sierra Leone Open many times.

Lebbie began playing golf at Freetown Golf Club in the beachside Freetown village of Lumley, and worked as the Head Professional there until the 1991 when the outbreak of the Sierra Leone Civil War caused Sierra Leone’s military to take over the golf course as a training base.[1]

He has since moved to the United States to take up a position as a teaching professional at The Capital City Golf School, in Washington, DC. As of 2016, Lebbie was working as a caddie at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.[1]

Professional wins (8)
This list may be incomplete

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 15 Dec 1992 Nigerian Open −14 (67-66-66-71=270) 4 strokes Paul Eales

Other wins (7)
  • 1980 Ghana Open[1]
  • 1985 Sierra Leone Open
  • 1987 Sierra Leone Open
  • 1988 Sierra Leone Open
  • 1989 Sierra Leone Open
  • 1990 Sierra Leone Open
  • 2007 Bill Bishop tournament
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References
  1. Dave Sheinin (27 November 2016). "The 'Tiger Woods of West Africa' now caddies at Congressional Country Club". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 January 2017.


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