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]
^ abcDave Sheinin (27 November 2016). "The 'Tiger Woods of West Africa' now caddies at Congressional Country Club". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
james, lebbie, professional, golfer, born, sierra, leone, personal, informationfull, nameborn1957, 1958, british, sierra, leonesporting, nationality, sierra, leonecareerformer, tour, challenge, tourprofessional, wins8number, wins, tourchallenge, tour1, lebbie,. James Lebbie is a professional golfer born in Sierra Leone James LebbiePersonal informationFull nameJames LebbieBorn1957 or 1958 age 65 66 British Sierra LeoneSporting nationality Sierra LeoneCareerFormer tour s Challenge TourProfessional wins8Number of wins by tourChallenge 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 D C As of 2016 Lebbie was working as a caddie at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Maryland 1 Contents 1 Professional wins 8 1 1 Challenge Tour wins 1 1 2 Other wins 7 2 References 3 External linksProfessional wins 8 editChallenge Tour wins 1 edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner up 1 15 Dec 1991 1992 season Nigerian Open 14 67 66 66 71 270 4 strokes nbsp Paul Eales Other wins 7 edit 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 tournamentReferences edit a b c Dave Sheinin 27 November 2016 The Tiger Woods of West Africa now caddies at Congressional Country Club The Washington Post Retrieved 19 January 2017 External links editJames Lebbie at the European Tour official site James Lebbie in the Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to sport in Sierra Leone is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to golf in Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Lebbie amp oldid 1159478880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
