Justin Harding
Justin Adam Harding (born 9 February 1986) is a South African professional golfer.
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Personal information | |
Full name | Justin Adam Harding |
Born | Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa | 9 February 1986
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Cape Town, South Africa |
Career | |
College | Lamar University |
Turned professional | 2010 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour Asian Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Highest ranking | 42 (12 May 2019)[1] (as of 16 August 2020) |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Asian Tour | 2 |
Sunshine Tour | 7 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T12: 2019 |
PGA Championship | T54: 2019 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2019 |
The Open Championship | T41: 2019 |
Amateur career
Harding played college golf at Lamar University in Texas and represented his country as an amateur golfer.[2][3]
Professional career
Having graduated, he earned a place on the Sunshine Tour at the first attempt, finishing third at the 2009 qualifying school while still an amateur. He won a tournament in each of his first three seasons on the tour, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He won again in 2015 and 2016 and then twice in two weeks in 2018.
In July 2018 Harding made a rare appearance outside Africa and won the Bank BRI Indonesia Open on the Asian Tour by a stroke from Scott Vincent. Two weeks later he won the Royal Cup in Thailand by 6 strokes, his fourth win in three months.
Alan Burns has caddied full time for Harding since October 2018.[4]
In March 2019, Harding got his first European Tour victory by winning the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters by two strokes over nine runners-up. He was a joint runner-up in the Kenya Open the following week, a result that lifted him into the world top 50 and gave him an entry into the 2019 Masters Tournament. He finished in a share of 12th place to earn his place at the 2020 Masters Tournament.
Amateur wins
- 2005 Sanlam Cape Province Open, Western Province Strokeplay Open, Vodacom North West Open
- 2006 Pilsner Urquell Southern Cape Open Champion
Professional wins (10)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 10 Mar 2019 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | −13 (68-68-73-66=275) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 15 Jul 2018 | Bank BRI Indonesia Open | −18 (67-66-66-71=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 29 Jul 2018 | Royal Cup | −14 (64-64-71-67=266) | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sunshine Tour wins (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 15 Oct 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | −7 (68-70-71=209) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 5 Jun 2011 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −14 (64-68-70=202) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 17 Jun 2012 | Zambia Open | −12 (71-72-69-68=280) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 6 Jun 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Langebaan |
−8 (72-68-68=208) | Playoff | ![]() |
5 | 1 Oct 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Simola |
−14 (68-64-70=202) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | 12 May 2018 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 47 pts (10-6-13-18=47) | 1 point | ![]() |
7 | 20 May 2018 | Lombard Insurance Classic (2) | −20 (66-64-66=196) | Playoff | ![]() |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2012 | Lombard Insurance Classic | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan |
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Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2017 | Lombard Insurance Classic | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
4 | 2018 | Lombard Insurance Classic | ![]() |
Won with birdie on sixth extra hole |
Results in major championships
![](../I/m/Justin_Harding_and_Allan_Burns_ISPS_Handa_Vic_Open_13th_Beach_GC%2C_Geelong%2C_Victoria%2C_Australia_Feb_2019.jpg)
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 |
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Masters Tournament | T12 |
PGA Championship | T54 |
U.S. Open | CUT |
The Open Championship | T41 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Championship | T29 | ||
Match Play | T17 | NT1 | |
Invitational | T43 | ||
Champions | T46 | T53 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
References
- "Week 19 2019 Ending 12 May 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Justin Harding - 2007-08 Men's Golf - Lamar University". Lamar Cardinals. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Rookie Focus: Justin Harding
- "Player caddie pairings for the 2019 Open Championship". The Caddie Network. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
- Justin Harding at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Justin Harding at the Asian Tour official site
- Justin Harding at the European Tour official site
- Justin Harding at the PGA Tour official site
- Justin Harding at the Official World Golf Ranking official site