Samuel John Acer Bairstow (born 12 August 1998) is an English

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who plays on the European Tour. He won the

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on the Challenge Tour.

Early life

Bairstow was born in Sheffield, England, and started playing golf at the age of 12. He plays left-handed and came to represent Hallowes Golf Club, located in Dronfield between Sheffield and

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Amateur career

In 2021, Bairstow won the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy. On June 28, 2022, at St Annes Old Links, Bairstow made it through the final qualifying for The 150th Open Championship at

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, his second Open Championship. He eventually made the 36-hole cut and, after a closing round of 69, finished the championship tied 81st, three strokes behind the low amateur of the tournament. Bairstow reached the final of The 2022 Amateur Championship at

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, losing 3 and 2 in the 36-hole match to South African

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. His merits helped him to be selected to represent England at the

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at Royal St George's Golf Club in his home country and at the

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, at

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in France, as well as being on the winning side for Great Britain and Ireland against the Continental Europe team at the 2022 St Andrews Trophy in Slovakia. In 2022, Bairstow reached a career best of 7th in the

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Professional career

Bairstow turned professional in September 2022, and made his pro debut at the

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on the European Tour. After winning the

at Newmachar Golf Club in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in August 2023, Bairstow finished the

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season 18th on the Order-of-Merit, earning an exemption category for the

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. In March 2024, Bairstow finished third at the Porsche Singapore Classic, after scoring four equal rounds of 68 for a 16-under-par-score of 272, one shot from a playoff with the leaders, earning his biggest prize-check so far with €145,420.

Amateur wins

*2019 North of England Open Amateur Championship, Hampshire Salver *2021 Brabazon Trophy Sources:

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

Team appearances

Amateur * European Amateur Team Championship (representing England):

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* St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2022 (winners) * Eisenhower Trophy (representing England):

Sources:

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bairstow, Sam English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Sheffield Left-handed golfers 1998 births Living people