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Tom Whitehouse

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Tom Whitehouse
Whitehouse at the 2008 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1980-03-22) 22 March 1980 (age 44)
Birmingham, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight189 lb (86 kg; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceSolihull, England
Career
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2002, 2010
Achievements and awards
PGA EuroPro Tour
Order of Merit winner
2003

Tom Whitehouse (born 22 March 1980) is an English professional golfer.

Career

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Whitehouse was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2002. He worked his way through the ranks, winning twice on the third tier PGA EuroPro Tour in 2003 as he led the Order of Merit[1] to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2004. He won the Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom that season and finished 24th on the end of season Challenge Tour Rankings. The following year he improved to 17th and at the end of season was medalist at European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage to earn his place at the top level.

In his debit season on the European Tour, Whitehouse finished just inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit having has three top 10 finishes. The following season he had four top 10s but slipped to 100th on the Order of Merit. In 2008 he made just nine cuts and was back on the Challenge Tour in 2009.

Amateur wins

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  • 2001 Spanish Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (4)

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 3 Oct 2004 Estoril Challenge Open Portugal Telecom −10 (69-67-68-70=274) 4 strokes Sweden Kalle Brink

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 23 May 2003 Peugeot International −5 (69-66-73=208) Playoff England Jonathan Herbert, United States Brandon Kearney,
England Phil Worthington
2 3 Oct 2003 Wales National Classic −2 (70-73-74=217) Playoff England Ryan Fenwick

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 23 Aug 2010 The Warwickshire - Kings −6 (70-68=138) 2 strokes England Duncan Elbury

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Whitehouse only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Duckworth, Keith (10 November 2003). "Tour School: Whitehouse on course". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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