Garrick Porteous
{{short description|English professional golfer}}
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| birth_place = Colchester, England
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| nationality = {{ENG}}
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| college = University of Tennessee
| yearpro = 2014
| tour = Challenge Tour
| extour = European Tour
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Garrick Rennie Porteous (born 17 January 1990) is an English professional golfer who won The Amateur Championship in 2013 where he defeated Toni Hakula 6 and 5.{{cite web |url=http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/jun/22/former-ut-golfer-garrick-porteous-wins-british/ |title=Former UT golfer Garrick Porteous wins British Amateur, assured spot in three majors |date=22 June 2013 |accessdate=26 June 2013}} In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour.
College career
Porteous played on the golf team at the University of Tennessee where he earned all-conference and all-region honors.{{cite web |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/garrick_porteous_404631.html |title=Garrick Porteous profile |publisher=UT Sports |accessdate=26 June 2013}}
Amateur career
Porteous won the 2013 Amateur Championship where he defeated Toni Hakula, 6 & 5. This win earned him entry into the 2013 Open Championship, 2014 Masters Tournament, and the 2014 U.S. Open provided he maintained his amateur status. He also won the 2013 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and was runner-up in the 2013 Welsh Strokeplay Championship
Professional career
Porteous turned professional after the 2014 Masters, forfeiting his spot in the U.S. Open.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/british-amateur-champion-garrick-porteous-040316945--golf.html |title=British Amateur champion Garrick Porteous turns pro |publisher=Yahoo Sports |date=16 April 2014}} He made his professional debut at the Maybank Malaysian Open.
Since turning professional, Porteous has mainly played on the Challenge Tour. In July 2017, he won the Prague Golf Challenge by 5 strokes. His previous best finish had been joint runner-up in the 2016 Red Sea Egyptian Challenge. He qualified for the main European Tour for 2020 by finishing 14th in qualifying school.
Amateur wins
Professional wins (3)
=Challenge Tour wins (2)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|9 Jul 2017 |−24 (66-67-64-67=264) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Guerrier, {{flagicon|BEL}} Christopher Mivis, |
align=center|2
|align=right|21 Apr 2024 |−24 (66-63-64-63=256) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexander Lévy |
=PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runners-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|13 Jun 2014 |FSC Invitational |−10 (66-68-66=200) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Darryn Lloyd, {{flagicon|ENG}} James Maw |
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
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!Tournament !2019 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
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align=left|PGA Championship
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align=left|U.S. Open
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align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2012
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2013 (winners)
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{EuroTour player|38867}}
- {{OWGR|16400}}
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Category:European Tour golfers
Category:Tennessee Volunteers men's golfers