Matt Haines

Matthew Haines (born 1 December 1989) is an English professional golfer.

Matt Haines
Haines at the 2011 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989
Chatham, Kent
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceChatham, Kent
Career
Turned professional2010
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career,[1][2] during which he became the youngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy[3] and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup as well as England in the European Amateur Team Championship.[4]

Haines began playing on the 2010 Challenge Tour and won the season's final event, the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. He finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his European Tour card for 2011.[5] Haines only made the cut in 8 of his 35 starts and dropped down to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He played on the Challenge Tour from 2012 to 2014.

Haines attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 30 Oct 2010 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final −8 (69-72-69-66=276) 1 stroke Daniel Gaunt

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. Redsull, Kevin (13 May 2010). "Chatham golfer Matt Haines decides to turn professional". Medway Messenger. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. Tait, Alistair (5 May 2010). "England's Matt Haines leaving amateur ranks". golfweek.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  3. Simpson, Steve (19 December 2008). "Matthew's finale". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  4. "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  5. "Chatham golfer Matt Haines to play on European Tour". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-06.


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