Sam Hutsby

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| fullname = Samuel Michael Thomas Hutsby

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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| residence = Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England

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| yearpro = 2009

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Samuel Michael Thomas Hutsby (born 29 October 1988) is an English professional golfer.

Amateur career

Hutsby had a successful amateur career, working under the tutelage of golf coach Sam Torrance until they broke up in June 2008. In 2009 he lost the finals of The Amateur Championship at Formby Golf Club to Matteo Manassero, the youngest winner ever. He won the Spanish Amateur in 2006, which allowed him to play in the Spanish Open, and lost the Spanish finals to Reinier Saxton in 2009.

In April 2009, Hutsby was 6th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, the highest ranked English player at that time.

Hutsby was selected to play in the 2009 Walker Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/hutsby-secures-place-in-walker-cup-team-162360 |title=Hutsby secures place in Walker Cup team |newspaper=Farnham Herald |date=5 August 2009 |access-date=11 June 2023}} He lost his first singles, winning the Sunday foursomes with Wallace Booth and the Sunday singles, becoming the team's joint leading points scorer.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/golf_scores_walker_cup |title=Walker Cup |magazine=Golf Digest |date=12 September 2009 |access-date=11 June 2023}}

Professional career

Hutsby turned professional immediately after the 2009 Walker Cup and made his first appearance as a professional in October 2009 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. At the 2009 European Tour qualifying school, Hutsby finished 2nd behind Simon Khan, to earn a place on the European Tour for 2010.{{cite web |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2009/12/03/euro-q-school-hutsby-earns-card-easy/ |title=Euro Q-School: Hutsby earns card easily |magazine=Golfweek |first=Alistair |last=Tait |date=3 December 2009 |access-date=11 June 2023}} At the end of his rookie season he lost his playing rights and played on the Challenge Tour in 2011, where he finished 48th in the rankings.

Hutsby returned to the European Tour qualifying school in December 2011, finishing second once again behind David Dixon to secure status for the 2012 European Tour season.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/7379694 |title=Dixon wins Qualifying School |work=Sky Sports |date=15 December 2011 |access-date=11 June 2023}}

In September 2014, Hutsby won the Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour, beating Andrew Johnston by two shots.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/sam-s-the-man-in-kazakhstan/ |title=Sam's the man in Kazakhstan |publisher=European Tour |date=21 September 2014 |access-date=11 June 2023}}

In June 2023, Hutsby won his second tournament on the Challenge Tour at the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz in Spain. He was victorious in a six-man playoff.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/news/articles/detail/hutsby-secures-victory-in-cadiz-after-dramatic-play-off/ |title=Hutsby secures victory in Cádiz after dramatic play-off |publisher=European Tour |date=11 June 2023 |access-date=11 June 2023}}

Amateur wins

2004 Douglas Johns Trophy
2006 Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (3)

=Challenge Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|21 Sep 2014

|Kazakhstan Open

|−19 (68-63-71-67=269)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Johnston

align=center|2

|align=right|11 Jun 2023

|Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz

|−15 (63-67-72-71=273)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Berardo, {{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Celli,
{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolai Kristensen, {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Sale,
{{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Svensson

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|2023

|Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Berardo, {{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Celli,
{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolai Kristensen, {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Sale,
{{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Svensson

|Won with par on third extra hole
Berardo, Celli, Kristensen and Svensson eliminated by birdie on first hole

=Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|27 Sep 2022

|Stoneham Classic

|−7 (65)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JOR}} Shergo Al Kurdi, {{flagicon|ENG}} Lewis Scott

Results in major championships

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!2024

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

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2006{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006
European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2008, 2009
St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2008 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2008
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2009