Matt Haines

Matt Haines
Haines at the 2011 KLM Open
Personal information
Born	1 December 1989 (1989-12-01) (age 21)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	England
Career
Turned professional	2010
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	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]

Amateur wins

• 2007 Carris Trophy, McEvoy Trophy
• 2008 Lytham Trophy
• 2010 Spanish Amateur
• 2011 Badman Award

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	30 Oct 2010	Apulia San Domenico Grand Final	-8 (69–72–69–66=276)	1 stroke	Daniel Gaunt

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2009
• Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (cancelled)
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2007 (winners)
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2008 (winners)

See also

• 2010 Challenge Tour graduates

References

1. ^ Redsull, Kevin (13 May 2010). "Chatham golfer Matt Haines decides to turn professional". Medway Messenger. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/sport/2010/may/13/matt_haines.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
2. ^ Tait, Alistair (5 May 2010). "England’s Matt Haines leaving amateur ranks". golfweek.com. http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/may/05/englands-matt-haines-turning-pro/. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
3. ^ Simpson, Steve (19 December 2008). "Matthew's finale". Blackpool Gazette. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/65/Matthew39s-finale.4809398.jp. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
4. ^ "Chatham golfer Matt Haines to play on European Tour". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9144499.stm. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 

External links

• Matt Haines at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Haines, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	1 December 1989
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death