Bill Porter | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Bill G. Porter |
Born | Moses Lake, Washington | September 18, 1959
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Liz Porter |
Children | 4 |
Career | |
College | University of Oregon |
Turned professional | 1980 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 8 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | WD: 2002 |
U.S. Open | T36: 1995 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Bill G. Porter (born September 18, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
Porter was born in Moses Lake, Washington. He played one year of college golf at the University of Oregon[1] before turning professional in 1980.
Porter worked as a club pro and played on mini-tours until earning his Ben Hogan Tour card (now Nationwide Tour) in the 1991 Q School.[1] He played on the Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour from 1992 to 1996. On the Nationwide Tour (1992–94, 1996), he won once at the 1994 Nike Louisiana Open. On the PGA Tour (1995), his best finish was T-11 at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. He also won several events in the Pacific Northwest.
Porter has been the head golf professional at The Links at Moses Pointe in Moses Lake since 2003.[2]