| Matt Haines | |
|---|---|
 Haines at the 2011 KLM Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 December 1989 Chatham, Kent |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Chatham, Kent |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
Matthew Haines (born 1 December 1989) is an English professional golfer.
Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career,[1][2] during which he became the youngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy[3] and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup as well as England in the European Amateur Team Championship.[4]
Haines began playing on the 2010 Challenge Tour and won the season's final event, the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. He finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his European Tour card for 2011.[5] Haines only made the cut in 8 of his 35 starts and dropped down to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He played on the Challenge Tour from 2012 to 2014.
Haines attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent
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- ^ "Chatham golfer Matt Haines to play on European Tour". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.