Bill Porter (golfer)

Bill Porter
Personal information
Full name Bill G. Porter
Born (1959-09-18) September 18, 1959
Moses Lake, Washington
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Nationality  United States
Spouse Liz Porter
Children 4
Career
College University of Oregon
Turned professional 1980
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins 9
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 1
Other 8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T36: 1995
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship WD: 2002

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]

Professional wins

Nationwide Tour wins

Other wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
U.S. Open T36 T60 CUT
PGA Championship WD

Note: Porter never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Q&A spotlight: Bill Porter, veteran club and tour pro
  2. ↑ Quincy native Bill Porter defends his Washington Open title this week


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