Bill Porter (golfer)

Bill Porter
Bill Porter
Personal information
Full name	Bill G. Porter
Born	September 18, 1959 (age 64); Moses Lake, Washington
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Liz Porter
Children	4
Career
College	University of Oregon
Turned professional	1980
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	8
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	WD: 2002
U.S. Open	T36: 1995
The Open Championship	DNP

Bill G. Porter (born September 18, 1959) is an American professional golfer.

Porter was born in Moses Lake, Washington. He played one year of college golf at the University of Oregon^[1] before turning professional in 1980.

Porter worked as a club pro and played on mini-tours until earning his Ben Hogan Tour card (now Nationwide Tour) in the 1991 Q School.^[1] He played on the Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour from 1992 to 1996. On the Nationwide Tour (1992–94, 1996), he won once at the 1994 Nike Louisiana Open. On the PGA Tour (1995), his best finish was T-11 at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. He also won several events in the Pacific Northwest.

Porter has been the head golf professional at The Links at Moses Pointe in Moses Lake since 2003.^[2]

Professional wins

Nationwide Tour wins

1994 Nike Louisiana Open

Other wins

Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
U.S. Open	T36	T60	CUT
PGA Championship								WD

Note: Porter never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

References

External links

Bill Porter at the PGA Tour official site

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[sea-1] Q&A spotlight: Bill Porter, veteran club and tour pro

[2] Quincy native Bill Porter defends his Washington Open title this week

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