Sam Horsfield

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Sam Horsfield
Personal information
Full nameSam Horsfield
Born (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 25)
Manchester, England
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceManchester, England
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking79 (25 April 2021)[1]
(as of 6 March 2022)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT49: 2021
U.S. OpenCUT: 2015, 2016, 2019
The Open ChampionshipT67: 2021

Sam Horsfield (born 8 October 1996) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Amateur career[]

Horsfield has lived in the United States since he was five years old. He was selected for the 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club but withdrew two weeks before the event.[2] It was later reported that he thought he may not have had the correct visa and was worried he would not be allowed to return to the United States after the event.[3] He was runner-up at the 2016 Western Amateur.[4] Horsfield turned professional in May 2017.

Professional career[]

Horsfield was the medalist at the 2017 European Tour Qualifying School to earn a place on the European Tour for 2018.[5] He had a useful start to 2018, with a 4th place in the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth and finishing second at the Tshwane Open, two strokes behind George Coetzee.[6] Later in the season he was tied for 5th place in the Sky Sports British Masters and finished 52nd in the Order of Merit.

In early August 2020, Horsfield had his breakthrough win on the European Tour when he won the Hero Open by one shot over Thomas Detry.[7] Two weeks later, Horsfield won his second European Tour event at the Celtic Classic in Wales, two strokes ahead of Detry, who finished as runner-up again.[8]

Professional wins (2)[]

European Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 2 Aug 2020 Hero Open −18 (68-63-71-68=270) 1 stroke Belgium Thomas Detry
2 16 Aug 2020 Celtic Classic −18 (67-64-68-67=266) 2 strokes Belgium Thomas Detry

Results in major championships[]

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T49
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT T67
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances[]

Amateur

  • Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Week 17 2021 Ending 25 Apr 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sam Horsfield withdraws from Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team". R&A. 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Sam Horsfield Thought Immigration Would Kick Him Out of USA if He Played Walker Cup for GB&I".
  4. ^ Stainbrook, Michael (6 August 2016). "Strong putting helps Dylan Meyer capture Western Amateur title". Chicago Tribune.
  5. ^ Romine, Brentley (16 November 2017). "Sam Horsfield earns European Tour card after dominating Q-School performance". Golfweek.
  6. ^ "George Coetzee retains Tshwane Open lead as Sam Horsfield charges". Sky Sports. 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Horsfield claims maiden win on home soil". European Tour. 2 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Sam Horsfield wins Celtic Classic for second title in three weeks". Golf Channel. Associated Press. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

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