John Catlin (golfer)
| John Catlin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 15, 1990 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of New Mexico |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada Asian Development Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 76 (May 2, 2021)[1] (as of November 24, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
John Catlin (born November 15, 1990) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the Asian Tour, where he was won four times.
Amateur career
Catlin was born and grew up in Sacramento, California, United States. He picked up the game from an early age and found a lot of success as an amateur, winning consecutive NCGA State Match Play Championships in 2010 and 2011, and Memorial Amateur Championships in 2011 and 2012. Catlin then went on to play for the University of New Mexico where he was an Academic All-American and an honorable mention NCAA All-American in 2012. In the same year he also won the Arizona Intercollegiate and was named UNM Student-Athlete of the year.[2]
Professional career
Catlin turned professional in 2013, he started his first season as a pro playing on the PGA Tour Canada. He then went on to play on the Asian Development Tour full-time, capturing two wins between 2016 and 2017.
Catlins biggest success to date, came in the 2018 Asian Tour season where he won three times.[3] This success awarded him the Asian Tour's player of the year honors. Furthermore, this success also gave him European Tour status for the 2019 season.
Catlin won the 2019 Thailand Open in a four-man playoff to claim his fourth victory on the Asian Tour.[4]
In 2020, Catlin became the first player to be withdrawn from a tournament on the European Tour due to violating the tour's COVID-19 safety protocols, after he and his caddie went to a restaurant in the days leading up to the English Championship.[5]
Professional wins (7)
Asian Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 20, 2018 | Asia Pacific Classic1 | −16 (68-66-69-69=272) | 2 strokes |  Adam Blyth,  Natipong Srithong
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| 2 | Jul 7, 2018 | Sarawak Championship | −22 (67-65-68-66=266) | 1 stroke | Danthai Boonma, Jazz Janewattananond, Paul Peterson
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| 3 | Oct 7, 2018 | Yeangder Tournament Players Championship | −15 (70-68-70-65=273) | 2 strokes | Sihwan Kim
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| 4 | Nov 10, 2019 | Thailand Open | −11 (67-70-69-67=273) | Playoff |  Shiv Kapur, Pavit Tangkamolprasert
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1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Thailand Open | Shiv Kapur, Pavit Tangkamolprasert
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Development Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 26, 2016 | Combiphar Golf Invitational | −16 (70-64-67-67=268) | 3 strokes |  Antonio Lascuña, Micah Lauren Shin
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| 2 | Nov 11, 2017 | PGM EurAsia Perak Championship | −16 (68-70-67-67=272) | 7 strokes | Martin Dive
|
All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2018 | Singha Chiang Mai Open | −25 (66-62-63-68=259) | 7 strokes | Udorn Duangdecha
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Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T54 |
"T" = Tied
References
- ^ "Week 18 2021 Ending 2 May 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ "John Catlin Bio". John Catlin Official Website. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Catlin scores hat-trick with another win at Yeangder Tournament Players Championship". Asian Tour. October 7, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Courageous Catlin claims play-off win at the Thailand Open". Asian Tour. November 10, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: European Tour withdraws John Caitlin from English Championship after bubble breach". Sky Sports. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- John Catlin at the European Tour official site
- John Catlin at the Asian Tour official site
- John Catlin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site