Reinier Saxton (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch

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. Saxton was born in

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, the son of Jonas Saxton, who used to play on the

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and who is now a coach at the Dutch Federation and one of the founders of The Dutch golf course.

Amateur career

Saxton had a successful amateur career, At the age of 15, he won the National Championship Matchplay for the first of five times. He won

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at Turnberry in 2008, the second Dutchman to do so after

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in 1990 at

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.Saxton wins Amateur
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and the

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, and won the

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in Sevilla in 2009.

Professional career

Saxton turned professional in July 2009 and was allowed to play six tournaments on the

. He cashed his first prize money at the

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, finishing 21st. He also played a few events on the

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and went to the

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. In 2011, Saxton played the third-tier

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, then known as the EPD Tour. He won three tournaments and got promoted to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He then earned a European Tour card at qualifying school.

Amateur wins

*2008

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*2009 Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

Pro Golf Tour wins (5)

Results in major championships

''Note: Saxton never played in the U.S. Open or the

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the Netherlands): 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing the Netherlands):

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 2008 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing the Netherlands):

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

References

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