Haydn Porteous’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South African golfer
Is Athlete 
Golfer 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 8 July 1994
Age: 26 years
Star sign Cancer

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

Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He was the top-ranked South African player when he turned professional in 2013.

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

In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory at the Joburg Open. 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.

Amateur wins (11)

  • 2010 Free State and Northern Cape Open
  • 2011 Boland Open
  • 2012 South African Stroke Play, Boland Open Amateur, KwaZulu Natal Amateur, Limpopo Open, Harry Oppenheimer Trophy
  • 2013 Prince’s Grant Invitational, South African Stroke Play, Sanlam Cape Province Open, Boland Amateur Open

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Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 17 Jan 2016 Joburg Open −18 (66-66-68-69=269) 2 strokes Zander Lombard
2 3 Sep 2017 D+D Real Czech Masters −13 (70-69-67-69=275) 2 strokes Lee Slattery

Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 17 Jan 2016 Joburg Open −18 (66-66-68-69=269) 2 strokes Zander Lombard
2 12 Mar 2016 Investec Cup −12 (69-68-68-71=276) 1 stroke Brandon Stone

Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Wild Coast 		Jaco Ahlers, Louis de Jager de Jager won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 12 Apr 2015 Barclays Kenya Open −17 (66-65-72-68=271) Playoff Brandon Stone

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2015 Barclays Kenya Open Brandon Stone Won with eagle on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

  • 2013 IGT Winter Challenge Houghton (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2016
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

Tournament 2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T38
  Did not play

“T” = Tied

Team appearances

  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012
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