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James Lepp

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James Lepp
Lepp in 2017
Personal information
Born (1983-11-19) November 19, 1983 (age 40)
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceAbbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Career
CollegeUniversity of Illinois
University of Washington
Turned professional2006
Former tour(s)Canadian Tour
Professional wins2

James Lepp (born November 19, 1983) is a Canadian professional golfer and entrepreneur.

Lepp was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia and attended high school at the Mennonite Educational Institute. He began his collegiate golf career at the University of Illinois. In 2005, he won the NCAA Division I Championship while playing for the University of Washington, the first Canadian male to do so. He turned professional in 2006 and joined the Canadian Tour in 2007, winning one event.

In the movie Sideways, Lepp is shown briefly while Myles and Jack are watching golf on TV.[1]

Lepp stopped competing on professional tours in 2010 as he launched Kikkor Golf, a sneaker-inspired golf shoe brand. In 2016, he transitioned Kikkor Golf into a new limited edition sneaker brand called Six Hundred Four. The Six Hundred Four flagship store, called a "Sneaker Gallery", is located in the Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (2)

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Canadian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Aug 3, 2003 Greater Vancouver Classic
(as an amateur)
−19 (66-70-66-67=269) 5 strokes United States Nathan Fritz, United States Mark Johnson
2 Jun 24, 2007 Greater Vancouver Charity Classic (2) −14 (69-66-71-68=274) 4 strokes United States Anthony Rodriguez, United States Eugene Smith

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ "James Lepp next to play. Chance for a birdie and a five-shot lead".
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