Haydn Porteous

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Haydn Porteous
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Porteous at the 2018 Nordea Masters
Personal information
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T30: 2016
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Rookie of the Year
2014

Haydn Porteous (born 8 July 1994) is a South African professional golfer.

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Amateur career

Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He represented his country, together with Zander Lombard and Brandon Stone, at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in Antalya, Turkey. [1]

He was the top-ranked South African amateur player when he turned professional in 2013. [2] [3]

Professional career

Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour. [2] [3]

In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory on home soil at the Joburg Open. [4] This was a co-sanctioned event with the Sunshine Tour. Following Brandon Stone's win the previous week, Porteous' win was the second consecutive European Tour win by a South African first-time winner.

In January 2018, Porteous reached a career best 166th in the Official World Golf Ranking. [5]

Amateur wins

Source: [6]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
117 Jan 2016 Joburg Open 1−18 (66-66-68-69=269)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Zander Lombard
23 Sep 2017 D+D Real Czech Masters −13 (70-69-67-69=275)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Lee Slattery

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
117 Jan 2016 Joburg Open 1−18 (66-66-68-69=269)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Zander Lombard
212 Mar 2016 Investec Cup −12 (69-68-68-71=276)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers, Flag of South Africa.svg Louis de Jager de Jager won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
112 Apr 2015 Barclays Kenya Open −17 (66-65-72-68=271)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Barclays Kenya Open Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone Won with eagle on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Jul 2013Winter Challenge Houghton GC
(as an amateur)
−5 (67-70-74=211)8 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Coert Groenewald

Results in major championships

Tournament2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T30
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T38
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

References

  1. "Team/Player Leaderboard". Golfstat. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Kenya Open win opens doors for Porteous". Sport24. 16 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Eagle sends Porteous soaring to maiden title in Kenya". PGA European Tour. 12 April 2015.
  4. "Haydn Porteous claims maiden European Tour win at Joburg Open". ESPN. 17 January 2016.
  5. "Haydn Porteous, Player profile". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. "Haydn Porteous". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 May 2015.