Anton Haig
Personal information
Full name	Anton Jason Haig
Born	(1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 38) Nelspruit, South Africa
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	2004
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour Big Easy Tour eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins	11
Highest ranking	81 (1 April 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	2
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Other	7

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

Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker Classic in March 2007. This victory earned him full European Tour membership and propelled Haig into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.^[2]

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.^[3] In March 2012, Haig announced he would be returning to professional golf^[4] and finished T-18 at the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic on the Asian Tour.

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	4 Mar 2007	Johnnie Walker Classic1	−13 (71-64-70-70=275)	Playoff	Richard Sterne, Oliver Wilson

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	Johnnie Walker Classic	Richard Sterne, Oliver Wilson	Won with birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	3 Sep 2006	Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters	−22 (63-66-69-68=266)	1 stroke	Barry Hume
2	4 Mar 2007	Johnnie Walker Classic1	−13 (71-64-70-70=275)	Playoff	Richard Sterne, Oliver Wilson

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	Johnnie Walker Classic	Richard Sterne, Oliver Wilson	Won with birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	1 Oct 2005	Seekers Travel Pro-Am	−12 (70-66-68=204)	Playoff	Nic Henning
2	21 Oct 2006	MTC Namibia PGA Championship	−17 (62-69-65=196)	1 stroke	Thomas Aiken

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	Seekers Travel Pro-Am	Nic Henning	Won with par on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	7 Jun 2013	Irene CC	−10 (64-70=134)	4 strokes	Michael Downes, Kevin Stone

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Sep 2012	The Championship at Star Fort	−17 (68-66-65=199)	2 strokes	Jonathan Fricke

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Apr 2016	ERPM Challenge	−21 (64-69-62=195)	4 strokes	Carrie Park
2	11 May 2016	Houghton Challenge	−10 (74-63-69=206)	3 strokes	Leján Lewthwaite
3	18 May 2016	Ruimsig Challenge	−17 (67-65-67=199)	7 strokes	Damian Naicker, Ryan Wingrove
4	26 Apr 2017	Killarney Challenge	−4 (65-72-69=206)	3 strokes	Arno Pretorius (a)
5	10 May 2017	State Mines Challenge	−16 (71-64-65=200)	4 strokes	Breyten Meyer

"T" = Tied

• 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

• Anton Haig at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Anton Haig at the European Tour official site
• Anton Haig at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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