John Catlin (golfer)

John Catlin (born November 15, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, Asian Tour and as a reserve on LIV. He has won three times on the European Tour and has also won six times on the Asian Tour.

John Catlin
Personal information
Born	(1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 34) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of New Mexico
Turned professional	2013
Current tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Canada Asian Development Tour Gateway Tour
Professional wins	13
Highest ranking	76 (May 2, 2021)[1] (as of August 3, 2025)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Asian Tour	6
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2021, 2025
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T16: 2024
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour Player of the Year 2018, 2024 Asian Tour Order of Merit winner 2024

Amateur career

Catlin was born and grew up in Sacramento, California, United States. He picked up the game from an early age and found a lot of success as an amateur, winning consecutive NCGA State Match Play Championships in 2010 and 2011, and Memorial Amateur Championships in 2011 and 2012. Catlin then went on to play for the University of New Mexico where he was an Academic All-American and an honorable mention NCAA All-American in 2012. In the same year he also won the Arizona Intercollegiate and was named UNM Student-Athlete of the year.^[2]

Professional career

Catlin turned professional in 2013, he started his first season as a professional playing on PGA Tour Canada. He then went on to play on the Asian Development Tour full-time, capturing two wins between 2016 and 2017.

Catlin's biggest success to date, came in the 2018 Asian Tour season where he won three times.^[3] This success awarded him the Asian Tour's player of the year honors. Furthermore, this success also gave him European Tour status for the 2019 season. Catlin won the 2019 Thailand Open in a three-man playoff to claim his fourth victory on the Asian Tour.^[4]

In August 2020, Catlin became the first player to be withdrawn from a tournament on the European Tour due to violating the tour's COVID-19 safety protocols, after he and his caddie went to a restaurant in the days leading up to the English Championship.^[5] A month later, Catlin won his first European Tour event at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, completing a wire-to-wire victory when Martin Kaymer made a bogey on the final hole to fall into second place.^[6] Three weeks after his first European Tour win, Catlin won again at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, shooting a final-round 64 to beat Aaron Rai by two strokes.^[7]

In April 2021, Catlin claimed his third victory on the European Tour at the Austrian Golf Open. He defeated Maximilian Kieffer in a five-hole playoff.^[8]

In March 2024, Catlin shot a round of 59 at the International Series Macau; the first sub-60 round in Asian Tour history.^[9] He went on to win the tournament, beating David Puig in a sudden-death playoff.^[10]

In June 2024, Catlin made his debut in the LIV Golf League, substituting for injured Charles Howell III on Crushers GC at the LIV Golf Houston event.^[11]

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 6, 2020	Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters	[phone]=286)	1 stroke	Martin Kaymer
2	Sep 27, 2020	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open	−10 (67-70-69-64=270)	2 strokes	Aaron Rai
3	Apr 18, 2021	Austrian Golf Open	−14 (68-70-71-65=274)	Playoff	Maximilian Kieffer

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2021	Austrian Golf Open	Maximilian Kieffer	Won with bogey on fifth extra hole

Asian Tour wins (6)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	May 20, 2018	Asia-Pacific Classic1	−16 (68-66-69-69=272)	2 strokes	Adam Blyth, Natipong Srithong
2	Jul 7, 2018	Sarawak Championship	−22 (67-65-68-66=266)	1 stroke	Danthai Boonma, Jazz Janewattananond, Paul Peterson
3	Oct 7, 2018	Yeangder Tournament Players Championship	−15 (70-68-70-65=273)	2 strokes	Sihwan Kim
4	Nov 10, 2019	Thailand Open	−11 (67-70-69-67=273)	Playoff	Shiv Kapur, Pavit Tangkamolprasert
5	Mar 17, 2024	International Series Macau	−23 (67-66-59-65=257)	Playoff	David Puig
6	Apr 20, 2024	Saudi Open	−24 (65-67-62-66=260)	7 strokes	Wade Ormsby

¹Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2019	Thailand Open	Shiv Kapur, Pavit Tangkamolprasert	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2024	International Series Macau	David Puig	Won with birdie on second extra hole
3	2024	International Series Morocco	Ben Campbell	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	2024	Black Mountain Championship	M. J. Maguire	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 26, 2016	Combiphar Golf Invitational1	−16 (70-64-67-67=268)	3 strokes	Antonio Lascuña, Micah Lauren Shin
2	Nov 11, 2017	EurAsia Perak Championship2	−16 (68-70-67-67=272)	7 strokes	Martin Dive

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia
²Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 2, 2018	Singha Chiang Mai Open	−25 (66-62-63-68=259)	7 strokes	Udorn Duangdecha

Gateway Tour wins (1)

• 2013 Arizona Fall 5

Results in major championships

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship	CUT				CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT		T16	CUT

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T54

"T" = Tied

See also

• Lowest rounds of golf
• List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins