John Catlin (born November 15, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour, Challenge Tour and as a reserve on LIV Golf. He has won three times on the European Tour and has also won six times on the Asian Tour.
Amateur career Catlin was born and grew up in Sacramento, California, United States. He picked up the game from an early age and found a lot of success as an amateur, winning consecutive NCGA State Match Play Championships in 2010 and 2011, and Memorial Amateur Championships in 2011 and 2012. Catlin then went on to play for the University of New Mexico where he was an Academic All-American and an honorable mention NCAA All-American in 2012. In the same year he also won the Arizona Intercollegiate and was named UNM Student-Athlete of the year.
Professional career Catlin turned professional in 2013, he started his first season as a professional playing on PGA Tour Canada. He then went on to play on the Asian Development Tour full-time, capturing two wins between 2016 and 2017.
Catlin's biggest success to date, came in the 2018 Asian Tour season where he won three times. This success awarded him the Asian Tour's player of the year honors. Furthermore, this success also gave him European Tour status for the 2019 season. Catlin won the 2019 Thailand Open in a three-man playoff to claim his fourth victory on the Asian Tour.
In August 2020, Catlin became the first player to be withdrawn from a tournament on the European Tour due to violating the tour's COVID-19 safety protocols, after he and his caddie went to a restaurant in the days leading up to the English Championship. A month later, Catlin won his first European Tour event at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, completing a wire-to-wire victory when Martin Kaymer made a bogey on the final hole to fall into second place. Three weeks after his first European Tour win, Catlin won again at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, shooting a final-round 64 to beat Aaron Rai by two strokes.
In April 2021, Catlin claimed his third victory on the European Tour at the Austrian Golf Open. He defeated Maximilian Kieffer in a five-hole playoff.
In March 2024, Catlin shot a round of 59 at the International Series Macau; the first sub-60 round in Asian Tour history. He went on to win the tournament, beating David Puig in a sudden-death playoff.
In June 2024, Catlin made his debut in the LIV Golf League, substituting for injured Charles Howell III on Crushers GC at the LIV Golf Houston event.
Professional wins (15) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 6, 2020Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters +2 (69-70-72-75=286)1 stroke Martin Kaymer2Sep 27, 2020Dubai Duty Free Irish Open−10 (67-70-69-64=270)2 strokes Aaron Rai3Apr 18, 2021Austrian Golf Open−14 (68-70-71-65=274)Playoff Maximilian Kieffer
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12021Austrian Golf Open Maximilian KiefferWon with bogey on fifth extra hole
Asian Tour wins (6) Legend International Series (1) Other Asian Tour (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1May 20, 2018Asia-Pacific Classic1−16 (68-66-69-69=272)2 strokes Adam Blyth, Natipong Srithong2Jul 7, 2018Sarawak Championship−22 (67-65-68-66=266)1 stroke Danthai Boonma, Jazz Janewattananond, Paul Peterson3Oct 7, 2018Yeangder Tournament Players Championship2−15 (70-68-70-65=273)2 strokes Sihwan Kim4Nov 10, 2019Thailand Open−11 (67-70-69-67=273)Playoff Shiv Kapur, Pavit Tangkamolprasert5Mar 17, 2024International Series Macau−23 (67-66-59-65=257)Playoff David Puig6Apr 20, 2024Saudi Open−24 (65-67-62-66=260)7 strokes Wade Ormsby 1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12019Thailand Open Shiv Kapur, Pavit TangkamolprasertWon with birdie on first extra hole22024International Series Macau David PuigWon with birdie on second extra hole32024International Series Morocco Ben CampbellLost to birdie on first extra hole42024Black Mountain Championship M. J. MaguireLost to birdie on second extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 21, 2026English Open−18 (68-66-69-67=270)Playoff Kristian Krogh Johannessen
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12026English Open Kristian Krogh JohannessenWon with birdie on seventh extra hole
Asian Development Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Nov 26, 2016Combiphar Golf Invitational1−16 (70-64-67-67=268)3 strokes Antonio Lascuña, Micah Lauren Shin2Nov 11, 2017EurAsia Perak Championship2−16 (68-70-67-67=272)7 strokes Martin Dive 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia 2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 2, 2018Singha Chiang Mai Open−25 (66-62-63-68=259)7 strokes Udorn Duangdecha
Taiwan PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 10, 2017Golden Eagle Open−21 (64-67-68-68=267)8 strokes Chang Wei-lun, Sam Cyr2Oct 7, 2018Yeangder Tournament Players Championship1−15 (70-68-70-65=273)2 strokes Sihwan Kim 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Gateway Tour wins (1) 2013 Arizona Fall 5
Results in major championships Tournament20212022202320242025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT16CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2018ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalChampionsT54 "T" = Tied
See also Lowest rounds of golf List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
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