Haydn Porteous

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

Haydn Porteous
Porteous at the 2018 Nordea Masters
Personal information
Born	(1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 31)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	2013
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	2
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T30: 2016
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year 2014

Amateur career

Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He represented his country, together with Zander Lombard and Brandon Stone, at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in Antalya, Turkey.^[1]

He was the top-ranked South African amateur player when he turned professional in 2013.^[2][3]

Professional career

Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour.^[2][3]

In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory on home soil at the Joburg Open.^[4] 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.

In January 2018, Porteous reached a career best 166th in the Official World Golf Ranking.^[5]

Amateur wins

• 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:^[6]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Barclays Kenya Open	Brandon Stone	Won with eagle on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Jul 2013	Winter Challenge Houghton GC (as an amateur)	−5 (67-70-74=211)	8 strokes	Coert Groenewald

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

Tournament	2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T38

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012