Garrick Porteous

Garrick Porteous
Personal information
Full nameGarrick Rennie Porteous
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990
Colchester, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Sporting nationality England
SpouseMaisie Porteous
Career
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2014
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013, 2019

Garrick Rennie Porteous (born 17 January 1990) is an English professional golfer who won The Amateur Championship in 2013 where he defeated Toni Hakula 6 and 5.[1] In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour.

College career

Porteous played on the golf team at the University of Tennessee where he earned all-conference and all-region honors.[2]

Amateur career

Porteous won the 2013 Amateur Championship where he defeated Toni Hakula, 6 & 5. This win earned him entry into the 2013 Open Championship, 2014 Masters Tournament, and the 2014 U.S. Open provided he maintained his amateur status.[1] He also won the 2013 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and was runner-up in the 2013 Welsh Strokeplay Championship

Professional career

Porteous turned professional after the 2014 Masters, forfeiting his spot in the U.S. Open.[3] He made his professional debut at the Maybank Malaysian Open.

Since turning professional, Porteous has mainly played on the Challenge Tour. In July 2017, he won the Prague Golf Challenge by 5 strokes. His previous best finish had been joint runner-up in the 2016 Red Sea Egyptian Challenge. He qualified for the main European Tour for 2020 by finishing 14th in qualifying school.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Jul 2017 Prague Golf Challenge −24 (66-67-64-67=264) 5 strokes France Julien Guerrier, Belgium Christopher Mivis,
Scotland Bradley Neil
2 21 Apr 2024 Abu Dhabi Challenge −24 (66-63-64-63=256) 1 stroke France Alexander Lévy

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 13 Jun 2014 FSC Invitational −10 (66-68-66=200) Playoff South Africa Darryn Lloyd, England James Maw

Results in major championships

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Former UT golfer Garrick Porteous wins British Amateur, assured spot in three majors". 22 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Garrick Porteous profile". UT Sports. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ^ "British Amateur champion Garrick Porteous turns pro". Yahoo Sports. 16 April 2014.
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