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Haydn Porteous
South African professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haydn Porteous (born 8 July 1994) is a South African professional golfer.
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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]
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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
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Professional wins (5)
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European Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Sunshine Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
IGT Pro Tour wins (1)
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Results in major championships
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012
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