Matt Haines

{{Short description|English golfer (born 1989)}}

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Matthew Haines (born 1 December 1989) is an English professional golfer.

Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career,{{cite news |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/sport/2010/may/13/matt_haines.aspx |title=Chatham golfer Matt Haines decides to turn professional |newspaper=Medway Messenger |first=Kevin |last=Redsull |date=13 May 2010 |accessdate=2010-11-06}}{{cite web |url=http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/may/05/englands-matt-haines-turning-pro/ |title=England’s Matt Haines leaving amateur ranks |work=golfweek.com |first=Alistair |last=Tait |date=5 May 2010 |accessdate=2010-11-06}} during which he became the youngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/65/Matthew39s-finale.4809398.jp |title=Matthew's finale |newspaper=Blackpool Gazette |first=Steve |last=Simpson |date=19 December 2008 |accessdate=2010-11-06}} and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup as well as England in the European Amateur Team Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship |title=European Amateur Team Championship |publisher=European Golf Association |accessdate=2020-11-06}}

Haines began playing on the 2010 Challenge Tour and won the season's final event, the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. He finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his European Tour card for 2011.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9144499.stm |title=Chatham golfer Matt Haines to play on European Tour |work=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2010 |accessdate=2010-11-06}} Haines only made the cut in 8 of his 35 starts and dropped down to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He played on the Challenge Tour from 2012 to 2014.

Haines attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent