Haydn Porteous

Haydn Porteous (born 8 July 1994) is a South African professional golfer.

Haydn Porteous
Personal information
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Nationality South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT30: 2016

Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He was the top-ranked South African player when he turned professional in 2013.[1][2]

Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour.[1][2]

In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory at the Joburg Open.[3] This was a co-sanctioned event with the Sunshine Tour. Following Brandon Stone's win the previous week, Porteous' win was the second consecutive European Tour win by a South African first-time winner.

Amateur wins (11)
  • 2010 Free State and Northern Cape Open
  • 2011 Boland Open
  • 2012 South African Stroke Play, Boland Open Amateur, KwaZulu Natal Amateur, Limpopo Open, Harry Oppenheimer Trophy
  • 2013 Prince's Grant Invitational, South African Stroke Play, Sanlam Cape Province Open, Boland Amateur Open

Source:[4]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 17 Jan 2016 Joburg Open1 −18 (66-66-68-69=269) 2 strokes Zander Lombard
2 3 Sep 2017 D+D Real Czech Masters −13 (70-69-67-69=275) 2 strokes Lee Slattery

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 17 Jan 2016 Joburg Open1 −18 (66-66-68-69=269) 2 strokes Zander Lombard
2 12 Mar 2016 Investec Cup −12 (69-68-68-71=276) 1 stroke Brandon Stone

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Wild Coast		 Jaco Ahlers, Louis de Jager de Jager won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Apr 2015 Barclays Kenya Open −17 (66-65-72-68=271) Playoff Brandon Stone

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Barclays Kenya Open Brandon Stone Won with eagle on first extra hole

Other wins (1)
  • 2013 IGT Winter Challenge Houghton (as an amateur)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T30
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T38
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

References
  1. "Kenya Open win opens doors for Porteous". Sport24. 16 April 2015.
  2. "Eagle sends Porteous soaring to maiden title in Kenya". PGA European Tour. 12 April 2015.
  3. "Haydn Porteous claims maiden European Tour win at Joburg Open". ESPN. 17 January 2016.
  4. "Haydn Porteous". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 May 2015.


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