Garrick Porteous

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Garrick Porteous
Personal information
Full nameGarrick Rennie Porteous
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 34)
Colchester, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
SpouseMaisie Porteous
Career
College University of Tennessee
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2014
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2013, 2019

Garrick Rennie Porteous (born 17 January 1990) is an English professional golfer who won The Amateur Championship in 2013 where he defeated Toni Hakula 6 and 5. [1] In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour.

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College career

Porteous played on the golf team at the University of Tennessee where he earned all-conference and all-region honors. [2]

Amateur career

Porteous won the 2013 Amateur Championship where he defeated Toni Hakula, 6 & 5. This win earned him entry into the 2013 Open Championship, 2014 Masters Tournament, and the 2014 U.S. Open provided he maintained his amateur status. [1] He also won the 2013 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and was runner-up in the 2013 Welsh Strokeplay Championship

Professional career

Porteous turned professional after the 2014 Masters, forfeiting his spot in the U.S. Open. [3] He made his professional debut at the Maybank Malaysian Open.

Since turning professional, Porteous has mainly played on the Challenge Tour. In July 2017, he won the Prague Golf Challenge by 5 strokes. His previous best finish had been joint runner-up in the 2016 Red Sea Egyptian Challenge. He qualified for the main European Tour for 2020 by finishing 14th in qualifying school.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 Jul 2017 Prague Golf Challenge −24 (66-67-64-67=264)5 strokes Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Mivis,
Flag of Scotland.svg Bradley Neil
221 Apr 2024 Abu Dhabi Challenge −24 (66-63-64-63=256)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
113 Jun 2014 FSC Invitational−10 (66-68-66=200)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Lloyd, Flag of England.svg James Maw

Results in major championships

Tournament201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former UT golfer Garrick Porteous wins British Amateur, assured spot in three majors". 22 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Garrick Porteous profile". UT Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "British Amateur champion Garrick Porteous turns pro". Yahoo Sports. 16 April 2014.
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