Jason Palmer, the European Tour’s one-handed chipper, is looking for a new job

Palmer caught our eye with his unusual chipping technique

Golf can be a cruel mistress sometimes. 

It’s tough at the top, where one mistake can cost you a major championship, but at least those players are fit and well to fight another day. 

31-year-old Jason Palmer is not so fortunate. 

Palmer came to our attention a couple of years ago when he won The Foshan Open and followed it with a second-place finish at the Oman Golf Classic the following week, earning him a spot on the European Tour. The thing that really caught our eye? Palmer’s one-handed chipping technique. 

Palmer adopted the right-hand only technique several years ago, after his short game got so bad he was willing to try anything. 

“It got so bad that people would steer clear of the practice green when I was around, fearing an injury. I could hit anything imaginable – a fat, thin, a double hit – I could even top chips! There was no way I could have carried on as I was, chipping one-handed was the last resort for me and thankfully it’s paid off.”

Palmer deserves great credit for overcoming an issue that could have completely destroyed some players. Unfortunately, another problem soon arose and seems to have cut short Palmer’s dreams of European Tour success. 

“It seems I have bamboozled every doctor with my wrist problem,” tweeted Palmer. 

Palmer’s wrist injury left him struggling for form and even caused him to withdraw from several events last year. Despite surgery intended to fix the problem, Palmer is yet to tee it up on the European Tour in 2016.  

“An extended period of rest away from golf is the only option left,” he added. “I am now actively looking for a new job. If anybody knows of any job vacancies or anyone looking for new recruits then let me know. Thanks.”

We’re absolutely gutted for Palmer. He’s a top bloke who even took three TG readers with chipping problems under his wing last year, and he proved that it doesn’t matter how you get the ball to the hole, just as long as you do. We admired his bravery in sticking to an unusual technique when most people would have been too embarrassed to use it in front of crowds and fellow players. Palmer even did it during the U.S. Open last year. 

Palmer more than deserved a proper shot at succeeding on the European Tour, and we sincerely hope he gets it sooner or later. In the meantime, if you have any opportunities you feel he may be suited for, you can tweet him at @jasonpalmergolf.