Matt Haines

Matt Haines
 Golfer 

Haines at the 2011 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989
Chatham, Kent
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Chatham, Kent
Career
Turned professional 2010
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour 1

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

Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career,[1][2] during which he became the yourngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy[3] and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup. He began playing on the 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.[4]

Haines cites Tiger Woods as his sporting hero and aspires to match his achievements both on and off the course. Haines attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 30 Oct 2010 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final 8 (69–72–69–66=276) 1 stroke Australia 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. "Chatham golfer Matt Haines to play on European Tour". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-06.


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