Anton Jason Haig (born 8 May 1986) is a South African professional golfer.

Anton Haig
Personal information
Full nameAnton Jason Haig
Born (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 38)
Nelspruit, South Africa
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Big Easy Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins11
Highest ranking81 (1 April 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other7

Golf career

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Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker Classic in March 2007. This victory earned him full European Tour membership and propelled Haig into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[2]

After a poor 2009 season, Haig had to regain his European Tour card at qualifying school. Haig fared no better in 2010 and lost his card at the end of the season. Haig announced his retirement from professional golf in November 2011 due to back injuries.[3] In March 2012, Haig announced he would be returning to professional golf[4] and finished T-18 at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (11)

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European Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 4 Mar 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic1 −13 (71-64-70-70=275) Playoff   Richard Sterne,   Oliver Wilson

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic   Richard Sterne,   Oliver Wilson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 3 Sep 2006 Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters −22 (63-66-69-68=266) 1 stroke   Barry Hume
2 4 Mar 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic1 −13 (71-64-70-70=275) Playoff   Richard Sterne,   Oliver Wilson

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2007 Johnnie Walker Classic   Richard Sterne,   Oliver Wilson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 1 Oct 2005 Seekers Travel Pro-Am −12 (70-66-68=204) Playoff   Nic Henning
2 21 Oct 2006 MTC Namibia PGA Championship −17 (62-69-65=196) 1 stroke   Thomas Aiken

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2005 Seekers Travel Pro-Am   Nic Henning Won with par on first extra hole

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 7 Jun 2013 Irene CC −10 (64-70=134) 4 strokes   Michael Downes,   Kevin Stone

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 14 Sep 2012 The Championship at Star Fort −17 (68-66-65=199) 2 strokes   Jonathan Fricke

IGT Pro Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 20 Apr 2016 ERPM Challenge −21 (64-69-62=195) 4 strokes   Carrie Park
2 11 May 2016 Houghton Challenge −10 (74-63-69=206) 3 strokes   Leján Lewthwaite
3 18 May 2016 Ruimsig Challenge −17 (67-65-67=199) 7 strokes   Damian Naicker,   Ryan Wingrove
4 26 Apr 2017 Killarney Challenge −4 (65-72-69=206) 3 strokes   Arno Pretorius (a)
5 10 May 2017 State Mines Challenge −16 (71-64-65=200) 4 strokes   Breyten Meyer

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2007 2008
Match Play
Championship T32 T65
Invitational T77
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 13 2007 Ending 1 Apr 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ Week 9 - Mark Wilson Wins the Honda Classic and Breaks into the World Top 100, Official World Golf Rankings website, 5 March 2007
  3. ^ Anton Haig retires from golf
  4. ^ "Haig Prepares For Climb Back". Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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