Anton Haig

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Anton Haig
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Personal information
Full nameAnton Jason Haig
Born (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 37)
Nelspruit, South Africa
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Big Easy Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking 81 (1 April 2007) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other7

Anton Jason Haig (born 8 May 1986) is a South African professional golfer.

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Golf career

Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker Classic in March 2007. This victory earned him full European Tour membership and propelled Haig into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. [2]

After a poor 2009 season, Haig had to regain his European Tour card at qualifying school. Haig fared no better in 2010 and lost his card at the end of the season. Haig announced his retirement from professional golf in November 2011 due to back injuries. [3] In March 2012, Haig announced he would be returning to professional golf [4] and finished T-18 at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
14 Mar 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic 1−13 (71-64-70-70=275)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne, Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne, Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
13 Sep 2006 Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters −22 (63-66-69-68=266)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Barry Hume
24 Mar 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic 1−13 (71-64-70-70=275)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne, Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne, Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
11 Oct 2005 Seekers Travel Pro-Am −12 (70-66-68=204)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Nic Henning
221 Oct 2006 MTC Namibia PGA Championship −17 (62-69-65=196)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Thomas Aiken

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Seekers Travel Pro-Am Flag of South Africa.svg Nic Henning Won with par on first extra hole

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
17 Jun 2013 Irene CC−10 (64-70=134)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Downes, Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Stone

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Sep 2012 The Championship at Star Fort−17 (68-66-65=199)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Fricke

IGT Pro Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
120 Apr 2016ERPM Challenge−21 (64-69-62=195)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Carrie Park
211 May 2016Houghton Challenge−10 (74-63-69=206)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Leján Lewthwaite
318 May 2016Ruimsig Challenge−17 (67-65-67=199)7 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Damian Naicker, Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan Wingrove
426 Apr 2017Killarney Challenge−4 (65-72-69=206)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Arno Pretorius (a)
510 May 2017State Mines Challenge−16 (71-64-65=200)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Breyten Meyer

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20072008
Match Play
Championship T32T65
Invitational T77
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 13 2007 Ending 1 Apr 2007" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100, Official World Golf Rankings website, 5 March 2007
  3. ↑ Anton Haig retires from golf
  4. ↑ "Haig Prepares For Climb Back". Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.


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