Table of Biography
Sam Horsfield is a professional golfer from England. Sam Horsfield competes on the European Tour. He is well-known for his victories in two European Tour events.
Early life
Sam Horsfield was born on 8 October 1996, in Manchester, England. His age is 26 years old now. His zodiac sign is Leo. Since he was five years old, he has resided in the United States. He received his education at the University of Florida.
Tony Horsfield and Sue Horsfield are his father and mother. Throughout their son’s childhood, the two devoted parents were extremely supportive of him.
Likewise, Tony taught his kid to play golf when he was only five years old. At the age of five, Sam Horsfield played his first round of golf and shot a 167 from the men’s tees.
Moreover, when they were 14, they played together and Sam defeated him over nine holes. Later, Ian Poulter has been his mentor. As he was growing up he became a supporter of Manchester United.
Sam Horsfield – Net Worth 2023
Since turning professional, Sam Horsfield has earned a total of at least $357,109. His net worth is believed to be $1.8 million. He has two professional victories and a long list of amateur victories. Hence, He seems to be earning a good sum of money throughout his career.
Rumors
Sam Horsfield yelled at a cameraman on the 18th tee during his swing on day three of the Portugal Masters in November 2021. On-course photographers are permitted to take photographs both before and after a golfer addresses his ball.
However, it is a well-known rule that they must not click away at impact or close to impact to throw a player off their strike. Horsfield ripped into his drive down the 18th, and one cameraman at Dom Pedro on Saturday got carried away.
When the ball went down the right side of the hole, the Englishman, who was once coached by Ian Poulter, spun around to face the photographer.
The snap irritated Horsfield’s caddie as well. Horsfield’s stare lasted around ten seconds before he walked away from the tee box. “It even flashed as well,” he continued. Horsfield’s choice of words forced the Sky Sports Golf commentary crew to apologize.
Body measurement
He is a handsome golf player. He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Career
Sam Horsfield made his mark on the amateur scene as a 16-year-old in 2013, when he won the youngest-ever champion of the Florida State Amateur.
The 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club would have been Horsefield’s maiden golf experience. However, he withdrew two weeks before the tournament. The English golfer did this in part due to concerns about his immigration status.
In 2016, he made a name for himself by coming second in the Western Amateur. After that, he went to college and won four times, including the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in 2016.
He defeated a field that featured European Tour pros, Jon Rahm and Sean Crocker. Later, He made it to the final 16 of the US Amateur in 2016 with Mundy on the bag.
Caption: Sam while playing golf
Source: (Instagram)
Moreover, Horsfield qualified for the European tour qualifying School for the first time since becoming a professional in 2017. There, he won for the first time in his European Tour career in the Hero Open.
He was competing in his 65th event. Likewise, he won fourth at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth and second in the Tshwane Open, two strokes behind George Coetzee, in 2018.
Later in the season, he finished tied for fifth place in the Sky Sports British Masters and was ranked 52nd on the Order of Merit.
In early August 2020, Horsefield made his breakthrough by winning the Hero Open by one shot over Thomas Detry. Two weeks later, he won his second European Tour tournament, the Celtic Classic in Wales, by two strokes over Detry, who finished second.
Personal Life
Horsfield is presently dating Katelin Lawson, a fellow professional golfer. Since the fall of 2017, the couple has been spotted together. It hasn’t been revealed if they started dating in that year.
Lawson originally revealed her connection with Horsefield on her official Instagram account on January 5, 2018. As of now, Sam Horsfield does not have any children. Aside from that, there isn’t much known about his personal life.
Sam Horsfield – Social media
He uses Instagram and Twitter, among other social media channels. On Instagram, he is active as @ samhorsfield96 with 13.5K followers. On Twitter, he is active as @hr59sam with 7669 followers.