When Haydn Porteousbecome a European Tour member this season, he was touted as one of South Africa's next big stars. Armed withendless poweroff the tee and adeft toucharound the greens, Porteous has now notchedthree top tensand awinin his first seven starts as a full member. The 21 year old also owns thelongest single drivethus far on The European Tour so far in 2015.
During the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek CC, Porteous crushed his tee shot an amazing399 yards. That's more than athird of a kilometre!
Porteous is one ofnine playerson Tour that averagesmore than 310 yardsoff the tee this season. The 35 tee shots of his that we've measured stretch out to a combined10,869 yards.
The Joburg Open champion isn't all about the ball though. He is one of three players that ranks inside the top 30 on Tour in both Driving Distance and Putts per GIR, alongside fellow South AfricansCharl SchwartzelandBranden Grace.
Where did Porteous come from?
This Challenge Tour video tells the story of the 21 year old's journey to the European Tour:
