Samuel Michael Thomas Hutsby (born 29 October 1988) is an English

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Amateur career

Hutsby had a successful amateur career, working under the tutelage of golf coach

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until they broke up in June 2008. In 2009 he lost the finals of

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, the youngest winner ever. He won the Spanish Amateur in 2006, which allowed him to play in the Spanish Open, and lost the Spanish finals to

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in 2009. In April 2009, Hutsby was 6th on the

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, the highest ranked English player at that time. Hutsby was selected to play in the

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. He lost his first singles, winning the Sunday foursomes with

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and the Sunday singles, becoming the team's joint leading points scorer.

Professional career

Hutsby turned professional immediately after the

and made his first appearance as a professional in October 2009 at the

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. At the 2009

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, Hutsby finished 2nd behind

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, to earn a place on the European Tour for 2010. At the end of his rookie season he lost his playing rights and played on the

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in 2011, where he finished 48th in the rankings. Hutsby returned to the European Tour qualifying school in December 2011, finishing second once again behind David Dixon to secure status for the

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season. In September 2014, Hutsby won the Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour, beating Andrew Johnston by two shots. In June 2023, Hutsby won his second tournament on the Challenge Tour at the

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in Spain. He was victorious in a six-man playoff.

Amateur wins

*2004 Douglas Johns Trophy *2006 Spanish International Amateur Championship

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing England): 2006 *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 *

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(representing England):

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St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 19 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2008 (winners) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

(representing England):

Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland featuring players from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2009

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutsby, Sam English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Portsmouth 1988 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen