Garrick Porteous

Garrick Porteous
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990
Colchester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Nationality  England
Career
College University of Tennessee
Turned professional 2014
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
European Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2014
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2013
PGA Championship DNP

Garrick 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]

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 Strokeplay 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.

Team appearances

Amateur

References

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