Matthew Haines (born 1 December 1989) is an English professional golfer. Haines turned professional in May 2010 after a successful amateur career, during which he became the youngest ever winner of the Lytham Trophy and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2009 Walker Cup as well as England in the European Amateur Team Championship. Haines began playing on the 2010 Challenge Tour and won the season's final event, the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. He finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his European Tour card for 2011. Haines only made the cut in 8 of his 35 starts and dropped down to the Challenge Tour for 2012. He played on the Challenge Tour from 2012 to 2014. Haines attended The Howard School in Rainham, Kent Amateur wins 2007 Peter McEvoy Trophy, Carris Trophy 2008 Lytham Trophy 2009 Berkhamsted Trophy, Duncan Putter, Hampshire Salver 2010 Spanish International Amateur Championship Professional wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (1) Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2007 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2008, 2009 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2009 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (cancelled) Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2007 (winners) St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2008 (winners) See also 2010 Challenge Tour graduates References External links English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Chatham, Kent 1989 births Living people