Reinier Saxton

Reinier Saxton (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Reinier Saxton
Personal information
Born	(1988-02-10) 10 February 1988 (age 37) Amstelveen, Netherlands
Sporting nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2009
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2008
Achievements and awards
EPD Tour Order of Merit winner 2011

Saxton was born in Amstelveen, the son of Jonas Saxton, who used to play on the Challenge Tour and who is now a coach at the Dutch Federation and one of the founders of The Dutch golf course.^[1]

Amateur career

Saxton had a successful amateur career. At the age of 15, he won the National Championship Matchplay for the first of five times. He won The Amateur Championship at Turnberry in 2008, the second Dutchman to do so after Rolf Muntz in 1990 at Muirfield.^[2] He played the next Open Championship and the Masters Tournament, and won the Spanish Amateur in Sevilla in 2009.

Professional career

Saxton turned professional in July 2009 and was allowed to play six tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He cashed his first prize money at the Scottish Hydro Challenge, finishing 21st. He also played a few events on the NGA Hooters Tour and went to the European Tour qualifying School.

In 2011, Saxton played the third-tier Pro Golf Tour, then known as the EPD Tour. He won three tournaments and got promoted to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He then earned a European Tour card at qualifying school.

Amateur wins

• 2008 Amateur Championship
• 2009 Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

Pro Golf Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	24 Feb 2011	Al Maaden Classic	−13 (65-67-71=203)	2 strokes	Bernd Ritthammer
2	15 Apr 2011	Auto Hall Open	−9 (67-67-70=204)	2 strokes	Marek Nový, Nicolas Sulzer
3	30 Jun 2011	Haus Bey Classic	−8 (66-68-71=205)	1 stroke	Marcel Haremza
4	14 Jan 2015	Red Sea Egyptian Classic	−10 (67-71-68=206)	3 strokes	Ross Cameron, Benjamin Rusch
5	7 Jun 2015	St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour	−14 (65-65-69=199)	1 stroke	Philipp Mejow

Results in major championships

Tournament	2008	2009
Masters Tournament		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT

Note: Saxton never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners)
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2008
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2008
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2008, 2009

See also

• 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates