Anton Haig
{{short description|South African professional golfer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nelspruit, South Africa
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| nationality = {{ZAF}}
| residence = Johannesburg, South Africa
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| yearpro = 2004
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Anton Jason Haig (born 8 May 1986) is a South African professional golfer.
Golf career
Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker Classic in March 2007. This victory earned him full European Tour membership and propelled Haig into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/NEWS/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=408545&itype=421 Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100], Official World Golf Rankings website, 5 March 2007
After a poor 2009 season, Haig had to regain his European Tour card at qualifying school. Haig fared no better in 2010 and lost his card at the end of the season. Haig announced his retirement from professional golf in November 2011 due to back injuries.[http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/tours-and-news/tournews/529411/anton-haig-retires-from-golf.html Anton Haig retires from golf] In March 2012, Haig announced he would be returning to professional golf{{Cite web |url=http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20121122482629762562 |title=Haig Prepares For Climb Back |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121213123113/http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20121122482629762562 |url-status=live }} and finished T-18 at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.
Amateur wins
- 2001 Vodacom Champions (South Africa)
- 2003 South African Amateur, South African Boys Championship
Professional wins (11)
=European Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|4 Mar 2007 |−13 (71-64-70-70=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne, {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2007 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne, {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
=Asian Tour wins (2)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|3 Sep 2006 |Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters |−22 (63-66-69-68=266) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SCO}} Barry Hume |
| align=center|2
|align=right|4 Mar 2007 |−13 (71-64-70-70=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne, {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2007 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne, {{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
=Sunshine Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|1 Oct 2005 |−12 (70-66-68=204) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Nic Henning |
| align=center|2
|align=right|21 Oct 2006 |−17 (62-69-65=196) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Aiken |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2005 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Nic Henning |Won with par on first extra hole |
=Big Easy Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|7 Jun 2013 |Irene CC |−10 (64-70=134) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Michael Downes, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Kevin Stone |
=eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|14 Sep 2012 |The Championship at Star Fort |−17 (68-66-65=199) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Fricke |
=IGT Pro Tour wins (5)=
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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|20 Apr 2016 |ERPM Challenge |−21 (64-69-62=195) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Carrie Park |
| align=center|2
|align=right|11 May 2016 |Houghton Challenge |−10 (74-63-69=206) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Leján Lewthwaite |
| align=center|3
|align=right|18 May 2016 |Ruimsig Challenge |−17 (67-65-67=199) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Damian Naicker, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ryan Wingrove |
| align=center|4
|align=right|26 Apr 2017 |Killarney Challenge |−4 (65-72-69=206) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Arno Pretorius (a) |
| align=center|5
|align=right|10 May 2017 |State Mines Challenge |−16 (71-64-65=200) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Breyten Meyer |
Results in World Golf Championships
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!Tournament!!2007!!2008 |
| align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align="left"|Championship
|T32 |T65 |
| align="left"|Invitational
|T77 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
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"T" = Tied
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{SunshineTour player|HAI003}}
- {{EuroTour player|33157}}
- {{OWGR|8429}}
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Category:South African male golfers
Category:Sunshine Tour golfers
Category:European Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Mbombela
Category:White South African people
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
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