Garry Houston (born 12 May 1971) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Garry Houston
Personal information
Born (1971-05-12) 12 May 1971 (age 53)
St. Asaph, Wales
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16.8 st)
Sporting nationality Wales
ResidenceWrexham, Wales
Career
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other3
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Rookie of the Year
2004–05

Career

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Houston began his golfing career as a caddie, and won the Welsh Amateur in 1994[1] before turning professional in 1995. He began playing on the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2000, and at the end of that season won promotion to the European Tour via qualifying school. He returned to the Challenge Tour for 2002 however, and played there for the following three seasons. In 2004 he won his first Challenge Tour title at the Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge,[2] and finished the season tenth in the rankings to earn a return to the European Tour. Houston's second spell at that level was more successful, and he played on the Tour for the following four seasons. In 2009 he divided his playing time between the European and Challenge tours, and since then has returned full-time to the Challenge Tour.

Houston's best results on the European Tour to date were two fourth-place finishes, in the 2000 North West of Ireland Open and the 2005 Omega European Masters. His best season was 2006, when he ended 74th in the Order of Merit.

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 27 Jun 2004 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge −17 (72-68-66-65=271) Playoff   Gary Emerson

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2004 Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge   Gary Emerson Won with par on fourth extra hole

Other wins (3)

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Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2017 (winners)

References

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  1. ^ "Golf Management International profile". Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. ^ Houston takes Galeria title after sudden-death shoot-out
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