Reinier Saxton

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Reinier Saxton
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Personal information
Born (1988-02-10) 10 February 1988 (age 36)
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Sporting nationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2009
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2008
Achievements and awards
EPD Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2011

Reinier Saxton (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch professional golfer.

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Saxton was born in Amstelveen, the son of Jonas Saxton, who used to play on the Challenge Tour and who is now a coach at the Dutch Federation and one of the founders of The Dutch golf course. [1]

Amateur career

Saxton had a successful amateur career, At the age of 15, he won the National Championship Matchplay for the first of five times. He won The Amateur Championship at Turnberry in 2008, the second Dutchman to do so after Rolf Muntz in 1990 at Muirfield. [2] He played the next Open Championship and the Masters Tournament, and won the Spanish Amateur in Sevilla in 2009.

Professional career

Saxton turned professional in July 2009 and was allowed to play six tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He cashed his first prize money at the Scottish Hydro Challenge, finishing 21st. He also played a few events on the NGA Hooters Tour and went to the European Tour qualifying School.

In 2011, Saxton played the third-tier Pro Golf Tour, then known as the EPD Tour. He won three tournaments and got promoted to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He then earned a European Tour card at qualifying school.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Pro Golf Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
124 Feb 2011 Al Maaden Classic−13 (65-67-71=203)2 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Ritthammer
215 Apr 2011Auto Hall Open−9 (67-67-70=204)2 strokes Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Nový, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Sulzer
330 Jun 2011Haus Bey Classic−8 (66-68-71=205)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Haremza
414 Jan 2015 Red Sea Egyptian Classic−10 (67-71-68=206)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Cameron, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benjamin Rusch
57 Jun 2015St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour−14 (65-65-69=199)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Mejow

Results in major championships

Tournament20082009
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Saxton never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances


Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ A slice of the action... from the Dutch Futures - Challenge Tour
  2. ↑ Alexander, Nick (22 June 2008). "Amateur Championship: Reinier Saxton wins". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 2020-10-30.
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