Clinton Whitelaw

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Clinton Whitelaw
Personal information
Full nameClinton John Whitelaw
Born (1970-12-24) 24 December 1970 (age 54)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s) Sunshine Tour
European Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour3
Other1

Clinton John Whitelaw (born 24 December 1970) is a South African professional golfer.

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Career

Whitelaw was born in Johannesburg. In 1990, he turned professional. Whitelaw has competed predominantly on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour since then, where he has won three tournaments, including the 1993 Philips South African Open. He also played on the Canadian Tour during his early career.

Whitelaw played on the European Tour the late 1990s, having won his card at the qualifying school at the end of 1996. He won the 1997 Moroccan Open, and went on to finish 54th on the Order of Merit that season. However he was unable to repeat that performance in the following seasons due to a recurring lumbar spine injury.

In 2000, Whitelaw effectively retired from tournament golf, playing only a few events on the Sunshine Tour each year through 2011. He is now an instructor and works as a head teaching professional in Sarasota, Florida.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
19 Mar 1997 Moroccan Open −11 (68-71-69-69=277)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cole,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
114 Feb 1993 Philips South African Open −9 (68-71-68-72=279)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Retief Goosen
25 Oct 1996 FNB Pro Series (Western Cape)−7 (73-68-68=209)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Alex Baillie, Flag of England.svg Chris Davison,
Flag of South Africa.svg Ashley Roestoff, Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Stone,
Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche
312 Oct 1996 FNB Pro Series (2) (Free State)−16 (66-67-67=200)5 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams

Other wins (1)