Clinton Whitelaw

Clinton Whitelaw
Personal information
Full name	Clinton John Whitelaw
Born	24 December 1970 (1970-12-24) (age 40) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Nationality	South Africa
Residence	Edenvale, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	3

Clinton John Whitelaw (born 24 December 1970) is a South African professional golfer.

Whitelaw was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1990 and has competed predominantly on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour since then, where he has won three tournaments, including the Philips South African Open in 1993. He also played on the Canadian Tour during his early career.

Whitelaw played on the European Tour the late 1990s, having won his card at the qualifying school at the end of 1996. He won the Moroccan Open in 1997, and went on to finish 54th on the Order of Merit that season. However he was unable to repeat that performance in the following seasons, and lost his place on the European Tour at the end of 1999.

Amateur wins

• Transvaal Strokeplay Championship
• Northern Transvaal Strokeplay Championship
• Western Transvaal Strokeplay Championship

Professional wins

Sunshine Tour (3)

• 1993 Philips South African Open (Feb.)
• 1996 FNB Pro Series: Free State, FNB Pro Series: Western Cape

European Tour wins (1)

• 1997 Moroccan Open

Other wins (1)

• 1993 California State Open

External links

• Clinton Whitelaw at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Clinton Whitelaw at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Whitelaw, Clinton
Alternative names	Whitelaw, Clinton John
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	24 December 1970
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death