Garrick Porteous

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 & 5.[1] In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour.

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)
Nationality England
Career
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
European Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2014
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2013, 2019

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.

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 9 Jul 2017 Prague Golf Challenge −24 (66-67-64-67=264) 5 strokes Julien Guerrier, Christopher Mivis,
Bradley Neil

Results in major championships
Tournament 201320142015201620172018
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. "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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