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. In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour.
Amateur career Porteous played on the golf team at the University of Tennessee where he earned all-conference and all-region honors.
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. 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. 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 2013 Amateur Championship, Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up19 Jul 2017Prague Golf Challenge−24 (66-67-64-67=264)5 strokes Julien Guerrier, Christopher Mivis, Bradley Neil221 Apr 2024Abu Dhabi Challenge−24 (66-63-64-63=256)1 stroke Alexander Lévy
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up113 Jun 2014FSC Invitational−10 (66-68-66=200)Playoff Darryn Lloyd, James Maw
Results in major championships Tournament2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship Tournament2019Masters TournamentPGA Championship U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2012 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2013 (winners) Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
See also 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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