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Garrick Porteous
Personal information
Full name	Garrick Rennie Porteous
Born	(1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 34) Colchester, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Spouse	Maisie Porteous
Career
College	University of Tennessee
Turned professional	2014
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2014
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2013, 2019

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.^[1] In 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour.

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 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.^[3] 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Jul 2017	Prague Golf Challenge	−24 (66-67-64-67=264)	5 strokes	Julien Guerrier, Christopher Mivis, Bradley Neil
2	21 Apr 2024	Abu Dhabi Challenge	−24 (66-63-64-63=256)	1 stroke	Alexander Lévy