Reinier Saxton

Reinier Saxton
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1988-02-10) 10 February 1988
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Nationality  Netherlands
Residence Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional 2009
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s) Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins 5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2009
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2008
PGA Championship DNP

Reinier Saxton (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Saxton was born in Amstelveen, the son of Jonas Saxton, who used to play on the Challenge Tour and who is now a coach at the Dutch Federation and one of the founders of The Dutch golf course.[1]

Career

Amateur

Saxton had a successful amateur career, At the age of 15, he won the National Championship Matchplay for the first of five times. He won The Amateur Championship at Turnberry in 2008, the second Dutchman to do so after Rolf Muntz in 1990 at Muirfield.[2] He played the next Open Championship and the Masters Tournament, and won the Spanish Amateur in Sevilla in 2009.

Professional

Saxton turned professional in July 2009 and was allowed to play six tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He cashed his first prize money at the Scottish Hydro Challenge, finishing 21st. He also played a few events on the NGA Hooters Tour and went to the European Tour qualifying School.

In 2011, Saxton played the third-tier Pro Golf Tour, then known as the EPD Tour. He won three tournaments and got promoted to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He then earned a European Tour card at qualifying school.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Pro Golf Tour wins (5)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1 24 Feb 2011 Al Maaden Classic −13 (65–67–71=203) 2 strokes Germany Bernd Ritthammer
2 15 Apr 2011 Auto Hall Open −9 (67–67–70=204) 2 strokes Czech Republic Marek Novy, Switzerland Nicolas Sulzer
3 30 Jun 2011 Haus Bey Classic −8 (66–68–71=205) 1 stroke Germany Marcel Haremza
4 15 Jan 2015 Red Sea Egyptian Classic −10 (67–71–68=206) 3 strokes Scotland Ross Cameron, Switzerland Benjamin Rusch
5 8 Jun 2015 St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour −14 (65–65–69=199) 1 stroke Germany Philipp Mejow

Results in major championships

Tournament 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

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