John Catlin (golfer)

John Catlin
Personal information
Born (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Canada
Asian Development Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking76 (May 2, 2021)[1]
(as of November 10, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour6
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2021
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT16: 2024
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year		2018

John Catlin (born November 15, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, Asian Tour and as a reserve on LIV. He has won three times on the European Tour and has also won six times on the Asian Tour.

Amateur career

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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

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Catlin turned professional in 2013, he started his first season as a professional playing on PGA Tour Canada. He then went on to play on the Asian Development Tour full-time, capturing two wins between 2016 and 2017.

Catlin's 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 three-man playoff to claim his fourth victory on the Asian Tour.[4]

In August 2020, Catlin became the first player to be withdrawn from a tournament on the European Tour due to violating the tour's COVID-19 safety protocols, after he and his caddie went to a restaurant in the days leading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] A month later, Catlin won his first European Tour event at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, completing a wire-to-wire victory when Martin Kaymer made a bogey on the final hole to fall into second place.[6] Three weeks after his first European Tour win, Catlin won again at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, shooting a final-round 64 to beat Aaron Rai by two strokes.[7]

In April 2021, Catlin claimed his third victory on the European Tour at the Austrian Golf Open. He defeated Maximilian Kieffer in a five-hole playoff.[8]

In March 2024, Catlin shot a round of 59 at the International Series Macau; the first sub-60 round in Asian Tour history.[9] He went on to win the tournament, beating David Puig in a sudden-death playoff.[10]

In June 2024, Catlin made his debut in the LIV Golf League, substituting for injured Charles Howell III on Crushers GC at the LIV Golf Houston event.[11]

Professional wins (13)

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European Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 6, 2020 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters +2 (69-70-72-75=286) 1 stroke Germany Martin Kaymer
2 Sep 27, 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open −10 (67-70-69-64=270) 2 strokes England Aaron Rai
3 Apr 18, 2021 Austrian Golf Open −14 (68-70-71-65=274) Playoff Germany Maximilian Kieffer

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Austrian Golf Open Germany Maximilian Kieffer Won with bogey on fifth extra hole

Asian Tour wins (6)

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Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (5)
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 Australia Adam Blyth, Thailand Natipong Srithong
2 Jul 7, 2018 Sarawak Championship −22 (67-65-68-66=266) 1 stroke Thailand Danthai Boonma, Thailand Jazz Janewattananond,
United States Paul Peterson
3 Oct 7, 2018 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship −15 (70-68-70-65=273) 2 strokes United States Sihwan Kim
4 Nov 10, 2019 Thailand Open −11 (67-70-69-67=273) Playoff India Shiv Kapur, Thailand Pavit Tangkamolprasert
5 Mar 17, 2024 International Series Macau −23 (67-66-59-65=257) Playoff Spain David Puig
6 Apr 20, 2024 Saudi Open −24 (65-67-62-66=260) 7 strokes Australia Wade Ormsby

1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2019 Thailand Open India Shiv Kapur, Thailand Pavit Tangkamolprasert Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2024 International Series Macau Spain David Puig Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2024 International Series Morocco New Zealand Ben Campbell Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 2024 Black Mountain Championship United States M. J. Maguire Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 26, 2016 Combiphar Golf Invitational1 −16 (70-64-67-67=268) 3 strokes Philippines Antonio Lascuña, United States Micah Lauren Shin
2 Nov 11, 2017 EurAsia Perak Championship2 −16 (68-70-67-67=272) 7 strokes Australia Martin Dive

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Indonesia
2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

All Thailand Golf Tour wins (1)

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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 Thailand Udorn Duangdecha

Gateway Tour wins (1)

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  • 2013 Arizona Fall 5

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT T16
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T54

"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 18 2021 Ending 2 May 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bio". John Catlin. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Catlin scores hat-trick with another win at Yeangder Tournament Players Championship". Asian Tour. October 7, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Courageous Catlin claims play-off win at the Thailand Open". Asian Tour. November 10, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus: European Tour withdraws John Caitlin from English Championship after bubble breach". Sky Sports. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Catlin goes wire-to-wire to win Andalucia Masters". Reuters. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Grandstand finish hands Catlin Galgorm glory". European Tour. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Catlin claims third win after play-off drama in Austria". European Tour. April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Ball, Josh (March 16, 2024). "American John Catlin makes Asian Tour history, shoots 59 at International Series Macau event". South China Morning Post. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Ball, Josh (March 17, 2024). "Asian Tour: Catlin holds off Puig in play-off to win International Series Macau title in dramatic fashion". South China Morning Post. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Marden, Andrew (June 6, 2024). "Sacramento native John Catlin joins Crushers GC at LIV Houston". Fox 40 Sacramento. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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