Bill Porter (golfer)

Bill Porter
Personal information
Full nameBill G. Porter
Born (1959-09-18) September 18, 1959 (age 65)
Moses Lake, Washington
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseLiz Porter
Children4
Career
CollegeUniversity of Oregon
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipWD: 2002
U.S. OpenT36: 1995
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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]