About Haydn Porteous

Haydn Porteous (born 8 July 1994) is a South African professional golfer.
Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He was the top-ranked South African player when he turned professional in 2013.
Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on the Challenge Tour.
In January 2016, Porteous won his maiden European Tour title with a two-stroke victory at the Joburg Open. This was a co-sanctioned event with the Sunshine Tour. Following Brandon Stone's win the previous week, Porteous' win was the second consecutive European Tour win by a South African first-time winner.