Clinton Whitelaw

Clinton Whitelaw
Personal information
Full name	Clinton John Whitelaw
Born	(1970-12-24) 24 December 1970 (age 51) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Edenvale, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1990
Former tour(s)	Sunshine Tour European Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	3
Other	1

Clinton John Whitelaw (born 24 December 1970) is a South African professional golfer.

Whitelaw was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1990 and has competed predominantly on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour since then, where he has won three tournaments, including the Philips South African Open in 1993. He also played on the Canadian Tour during his early career.

Whitelaw played on the European Tour the late 1990s, having won his card at the qualifying school at the end of 1996. He won the Moroccan Open in 1997, and went on to finish 54th on the Order of Merit that season. However he was unable to repeat that performance in the following seasons due to a recurring lumbar spine injury.

Whitelaw effectively retired from tournament golf in 2000, playing only a few events on the Sunshine Tour each year through 2011. He is now an instructor and works as a head teaching professional in Sarasota, Florida.

Amateur wins[]

• Transvaal Strokeplay Championship
• Northern Transvaal Strokeplay Championship
• Western Transvaal Strokeplay Championship
• Transvaal Under 23 Strokeplay Championships

Professional wins(5)[]

European Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	9 Mar 1997	Moroccan Open	−11 (68-71-69-69=277)	2 strokes	Roger Chapman, , Wayne Riley

Sunshine Tour wins (3)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	14 Feb 1993	Philips South African Open	−9 (68-71-68-72=279)	2 strokes	Retief Goosen
2	5 Oct 1996	at Western Cape	−7 (73-68-68=209)	2 strokes	, , Ashley Roestoff, , Des Terblanche
3	12 Oct 1996	(2) at Free State	−16 (66-67-67=200)	5 strokes	Chris Williams

Other wins (1)[]

• 1993 California State Open

External links[]

• Clinton Whitelaw at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Clinton Whitelaw at the European Tour official site
• Clinton Whitelaw at the Official World Golf Ranking official site