Haydn Porteous

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

Amateur career

Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He represented his country, together with Zander Lombard and Brandon Stone, at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in Antalya, Turkey.{{cite web |date=1 November 2018 |title=Team/Player Leaderboard |url=http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=teamPlayer&tid=3863 |publisher=Golfstat |access-date=9 February 2025}}

He was the top-ranked South African amateur player when he turned professional in 2013.

Professional career

Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour.{{cite news |url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/Kenya-Open-win-opens-doors-for-Porteous-20150416 |title=Kenya Open win opens doors for Porteous |work=Sport24 |date=16 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2015/tournamentid=2015728/news/newsid=253216.html |title=Eagle sends Porteous soaring to maiden title in Kenya |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=12 April 2015}}

In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory on home soil at the Joburg Open.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/14588240/haydn-porteous-wins-joburg-open-qualify-open-royal-troon |title=Haydn Porteous claims maiden European Tour win at Joburg Open |work=ESPN |date=17 January 2016}} 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.

In January 2018, Porteous reached a career best 166th in the Official World Golf Ranking.{{cite web |url=https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/15866 |title=Haydn Porteous, Player profile |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=11 February 2025}}

Amateur wins

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

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=3832&ismens=True |title=Haydn Porteous |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=8 May 2015}}