Cassie Porter (born 14 September 2002) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Epson Tour. She won the 2024 FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship.
| Cassie Porter | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 September 2002 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour(s) | WPGA Tour of Australasia (joined 2022) Epson Tour (joined 2023) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
Early life and amateur career
editPorter was born in Sydney in New South Wales and grew up in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. She had a successful amateur career and won the Northern Territory Women's Amateur twice. In 2020, she was runner-up at the Australian Master of the Amateurs following a playoff, and in 2021 she won the Keperra Bowl and finished 10th at the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific.[1] She represented Australia internationally at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and the Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Texas.[2]
Professional career
editPorter turned professional in 2021 and joined the WPGA Tour of Australasia in 2022. In her rookie season, she finished second lowest female at the TPS Hunter Valley and TPS Sydney, and tied for 4th at the Women's NSW Open, a Ladies European Tour co-sanctioned event. She secured her maiden professional title at the WPGA Melbourne International in 2023, beating her friend Kelsey Bennett on the fourth hole of a playoff, with Momoka Kobori and Karis Davidson a stroke behind in tied third.[3]
Porter joined the Epson Tour in 2023, where her best finish in her rookie season was a tie for 4th at the Champions Fore Change Invitational. In 2024, she finished 3rd at the Florida's Natural Charity Classic before winning her maiden Epson Tour victory at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship in Battle Creek, Michigan.[4][5]
Amateur wins
edit- 2016 The Invincibles IGA Sunshine Junior Masters Championship
- 2017 Katherine Kirk Classic, The Invincibles IGA Sunshine Junior Masters Championship
- 2018 Northern Territory Women's Amateur
- 2019 Northern Territory Women's Amateur, Junior Golf World Cup (individual), Jack Newton International Junior Classic, Greg Norman Junior Masters, Victorian Junior Open
- 2021 Keperra Bowl
Source:[2]
Professional wins (2)
editEpson Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jun 2024 | FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship | 73-68-69=210 | −6 | 1 stroke |  Amelia Garvey Hung Jo-Hua Brooke Matthews Anita Uwadia
|
WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Jan 2023 | WPGA Melbourne International | 70-70=140 | −4 | Playoff | Kelsey Bennett
|
WPGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | WPGA Melbourne International | Kelsey Bennett
|
Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Australian Girl's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 2017, 2018, 2019
- Australian Women's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 2018, 2019
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Australia): 2019
- Spirit International (representing Australia): 2019
References
edit- ^ "2020 Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Holes Gross Scores" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Cassie Porter". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (22 January 2023). "Porter prevails over best mate in epic WPGA playoff". Australian Golf Media. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (10 June 2024). "Aussies on Tour: Porter earns maiden US win". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Aussie Cassie Porter Wins". Women's Golf Magazine. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
External links
edit- Cassie Porter at the WPGA Tour Australasia official site
- Cassie Porter at the LPGA Tour official site
- Cassie Porter at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site