Anton Jason Haig (born 8 May 1986) is a South African professional golfer.

Golf career

Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the

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. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned

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in March 2007. This victory earned him full

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...

membership and propelled Haig into the top 100 of the

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. After a poor 2009 season, Haig had to regain his European Tour card at qualifying school. Haig fared no better in 2010 and lost his card at the end of the season. Haig announced his retirement from professional golf in November 2011 due to back injuries. In March 2012, Haig announced he would be returning to professional golf and finished T-18 at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.

Amateur wins

*2001 Vodacom Champions (South Africa) *2003 South African Amateur, South African Boys Championship

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

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European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asian Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

IGT Pro Tour wins (5)

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

* * * South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers European Tour golfers People from Mbombela White South African people 1986 births Living people 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-golf-bio-stub