John Catlin (golfer)

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John Catlin
Personal information
Born (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Asian Development Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking 76 (May 2, 2021) [1]
(as of October 20, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour6
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2021
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T16: 2024
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year 		2018

John Catlin (born November 15, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, Asian Tour and as a reserve on LIV. He has won three times on the European Tour and has also won six times on the Asian Tour.

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Amateur career

Catlin was born and grew up in Sacramento, California, United States. He picked up the game from an early age and found a lot of success as an amateur, winning consecutive NCGA State Match Play Championships in 2010 and 2011, and Memorial Amateur Championships in 2011 and 2012. Catlin then went on to play for the University of New Mexico where he was an Academic All-American and an honorable mention NCAA All-American in 2012. In the same year he also won the Arizona Intercollegiate and was named UNM Student-Athlete of the year. [2]

Professional career

Catlin turned professional in 2013, he started his first season as a professional playing on PGA Tour Canada. He then went on to play on the Asian Development Tour full-time, capturing two wins between 2016 and 2017.

Catlin's biggest success to date, came in the 2018 Asian Tour season where he won three times. [3] This success awarded him the Asian Tour's player of the year honors. Furthermore, this success also gave him European Tour status for the 2019 season. Catlin won the 2019 Thailand Open in a three-man playoff to claim his fourth victory on the Asian Tour. [4]

In August 2020, Catlin became the first player to be withdrawn from a tournament on the European Tour due to violating the tour's COVID-19 safety protocols, after he and his caddie went to a restaurant in the days leading up to the English Championship. [5] A month later, Catlin won his first European Tour event at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, completing a wire-to-wire victory when Martin Kaymer made a bogey on the final hole to fall into second place. [6] Three weeks after his first European Tour win, Catlin won again at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, shooting a final-round 64 to beat Aaron Rai by two strokes. [7]

In April 2021, Catlin claimed his third victory on the European Tour at the Austrian Golf Open. He defeated Maximilian Kieffer in a five-hole playoff. [8]

In March 2024, Catlin shot a round of 59 at the International Series Macau; the first sub-60 round in Asian Tour history. [9] He went on to win the tournament, beating David Puig in a sudden-death playoff. [10]

In June 2024, Catlin made his debut in the LIV Golf League, substituting for injured Charles Howell III on Crushers GC at the LIV Golf Houston event. [11]

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 6, 2020 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters +2 (69-70-72-75=286)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer
2Sep 27, 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open −10 (67-70-69-64=270)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Aaron Rai
3Apr 18, 2021 Austrian Golf Open −14 (68-70-71-65=274)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Kieffer

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2021 Austrian Golf Open Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Kieffer Won with bogey on fifth extra hole

Asian Tour wins (6)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1May 20, 2018 Asia-Pacific Classic 1−16 (68-66-69-69=272)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Blyth, Flag of Thailand.svg Natipong Srithong
2Jul 7, 2018 Sarawak Championship −22 (67-65-68-66=266)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Danthai Boonma, Flag of Thailand.svg Jazz Janewattananond,
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Peterson
3Oct 7, 2018 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship −15 (70-68-70-65=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sihwan Kim
4Nov 10, 2019 Thailand Open −11 (67-70-69-67=273)Playoff Flag of India.svg Shiv Kapur, Flag of Thailand.svg Pavit Tangkamolprasert
5Mar 17, 2024 International Series Macau −23 (67-66-59-65=257)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg David Puig
6Apr 20, 2024 Saudi Open −24 (65-67-62-66=260)7 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby

1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2019 Thailand Open Flag of India.svg Shiv Kapur, Flag of Thailand.svg Pavit Tangkamolprasert Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2024 International Series Macau Flag of Spain.svg David Puig Won with birdie on second extra hole
32024 International Series Morocco Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Campbell Lost to birdie on first extra hole
42024 Black Mountain Championship Flag of the United States.svg M. J. Maguire Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Nov 26, 2016 Combiphar Golf Invitational1−16 (70-64-67-67=268)3 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Lascuña, Flag of the United States.svg Micah Lauren Shin
2Nov 11, 2017 EurAsia Perak Championship2−16 (68-70-67-67=272)7 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Dive

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia
2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 2, 2018 Singha Chiang Mai Open−25 (66-62-63-68=259)7 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Udorn Duangdecha

Gateway Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2021202220232024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUTT16
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T54

"T" = Tied

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  2. ↑ "Bio". John Catlin. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Catlin scores hat-trick with another win at Yeangder Tournament Players Championship". Asian Tour. October 7, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Courageous Catlin claims play-off win at the Thailand Open". Asian Tour. November 10, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Coronavirus: European Tour withdraws John Caitlin from English Championship after bubble breach". Sky Sports. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Catlin goes wire-to-wire to win Andalucia Masters". Reuters. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Grandstand finish hands Catlin Galgorm glory". European Tour. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Catlin claims third win after play-off drama in Austria". European Tour. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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