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Justin Harding

Justin Adam Harding (born 9 February 1986) is a South African professional golfer.

Amateur career

Harding attended Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and played college golf at Lamar University in Texas and represented his country as an amateur golfer.[2][3]

Professional career

Having graduated, he earned a place on the Sunshine Tour at the first attempt, finishing third at the 2009 qualifying school while still an amateur. He won a tournament in each of his first three seasons on the tour, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He won again in 2015 and 2016 and then twice in two weeks in 2018.

In July 2018 Harding made a rare appearance outside Africa and won the Bank BRI Indonesia Open on the Asian Tour by a stroke from Scott Vincent. Two weeks later he won the Royal Cup in Thailand by 6 strokes, his fourth win in three months.

Alan Burns has caddied full time for Harding since October 2018.[4]

In March 2019, Harding got his first European Tour victory by winning the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters by two strokes over nine runners-up. He was a joint runner-up in the Kenya Open the following week, a result that lifted him into the world top 50 and gave him an entry into the 2019 Masters Tournament. He finished in a share of 12th place to earn his place at the 2020 Masters Tournament.

In March 2021, Harding shot a final-round 66 to win the Magical Kenya Open by two shots ahead of Kurt Kitayama.[5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Asian Tour wins (2)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

Results in major championships

Harding and caddie Alan Burns at the ISPS Handa Vic Open at 13th Beach GC, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

References

  1. ^ "Week 19 2019 Ending 12 May 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Justin Harding - 2007-08 Men's Golf - Lamar University". Lamar Cardinals. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Rookie Focus: Justin Harding
  4. ^ "Player caddie pairings for the 2019 Open Championship". The Caddie Network. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Flawless Harding takes title in Kenya". European Tour. 21 March 2021.

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