Reinier Saxton

Reinier Saxton (born 10 February 1988) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Saxton was born in Amstelveen, the son of Jonas Saxton, who used to play on the Challenge Tour and who is now a coach at the Dutch Federation and one of the founders of The Dutch golf course.

Amateur

Saxton had a successful amateur career, At the age of 15, he won the National Championship Matchplay for the first of five times. He won The Amateur Championship at Turnberry in 2008, the second Dutchman to do so after Rolf Muntz in 1990 at Muirfield. He played the next Open Championship and the Masters Tournament, and won the Spanish Amateur in Sevilla in 2009.

Professional

Saxton turned professional in July 2009 and was allowed to play six tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He cashed his first prize money at the Scottish Hydro Challenge, finishing 21st. He also played a few events on the NGA Hooters Tour and went to the European Tour qualifying School.

In 2011, Saxton played the third-tier Pro Golf Tour, then known as the EPD Tour. He won three tournaments and got promoted to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He then earned a European Tour card at qualifying school.

• 2008 Amateur Championship
• 2009 Spanish Amateur

Pro Golf Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	24 Feb 2011	Al Maaden Classic	−13 (65-67-71=203)	2 strokes	Bernd Ritthammer
2	15 Apr 2011	Auto Hall Open	−9 (67-67-70=204)	2 strokes	Marek Novy, Nicolas Sulzer
3	30 Jun 2011	Haus Bey Classic	−8 (66-68-71=205)	1 stroke	Marcel Haremza
4	15 Jan 2015	Red Sea Egyptian Classic	−10 (67-71-68=206)	3 strokes	Ross Cameron, Benjamin Rusch
5	8 Jun 2015	St. Pölten Pro Golf Tour	−14 (65-65-69=199)	1 stroke	Philipp Mejow

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2008