Haydn Porteous
# Haydn Porteous

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

Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He was the top-ranked South African player when he turned professional in 2013.

Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour.

In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory at the Joburg Open. 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.

## 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

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## Professional wins (5)

### European Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 Jan 2016 | Joburg $Open^1$ | −18 (66-66-68-69=269) | 2 strokes | Zander Lombard |
| 2 | 3 Sep 2017 | D+D Real Czech Masters | −13 (70-69-67-69=275) | 2 strokes | Lee Slattery |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the Sunshine Tour

### Sunshine Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 Jan 2016 | Joburg $Open^1$ | −18 (66-66-68-69=269) | 2 strokes | Zander Lombard |
| 2 | 12 Mar 2016 | Investec Cup | −12 (69-68-68-71=276) | 1 stroke | Brandon Stone |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast | Jaco Ahlers, Louis de Jager | de Jager won with par on first extra hole |

### Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 Apr 2015 | Barclays Kenya Open | −17 (66-65-72-68=271) | Playoff | Brandon Stone |

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2015 | Barclays Kenya Open | Brandon Stone | Won with eagle on first extra hole |

### IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 Jul 2013 | Winter Challenge Houghton GC (as an amateur) | −5 (67-70-74=211) | 8 strokes | Coert Groenewald |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2016 |
| - | - |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T30 |
| PGA Championship | |

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2017 |
| - | - |
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T38 |

"T" = Tied

## Team appearances

* Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012
