Anton Jason Haig (born 8 May 1986) is a South African

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Golf career

Haig was born in

Nelspruit Mbombela, formerly Nelspruit, is a city in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province. Located on the Crocodile River, the city lies about by road west of the Mozambique border, east of Johannesburg and north of ...

. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the

Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the Southern Africa Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the F ...

and the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf professional golf tours, tour in Asia except for Japan (which has its own Japan Golf Tour). It is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on ...

. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned

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in March 2007. This victory earned him full

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

membership and propelled Haig into the top 100 of the

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. After a poor 2009 season, Haig had to regain his European Tour card at qualifying school. Haig fared no better in 2010 and lost his card at the end of the season. Haig announced his retirement from professional golf in November 2011 due to back injuries. In March 2012, Haig announced he would be returning to professional golf and finished T-18 at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.

Amateur wins

*2001 Vodacom Champions (South Africa) *2003 South African Amateur, South African Boys Championship

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

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European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asian Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

IGT Pro Tour wins (5)

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

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* * * South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Mbombela White South African people 1986 births Living people 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-golf-bio-stub

Golf career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

Asian Tour wins (2)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

IGT Pro Tour wins (5)

Results in World Golf Championships

See also

References

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