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

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. 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 The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vod ...

and the

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. He won the 2015

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

Joburg Open The Joburg Open is a men's professional golf tournament that is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is an event on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and co-sanctioned by the European Tour, which attracts a larger prize fund and stronger ...

. This was a co-sanctioned event with the Sunshine Tour. Following

Brandon Stone Brandon Stone (born 20 April 1993) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Stone won several amateur tournaments in South ...

'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 Source:

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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(representing South Africa):

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* * * South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Johannesburg Alumni of St Stithians College White South African people 1994 births Living people {{SouthAfrica-golf-bio-stub