Bill Porter
Personal information
Full name	Bill G. Porter
Born	(1959-09-18) September 18, 1959 (age 64) Moses Lake, Washington
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting 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
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	WD: 2002
U.S. Open	T36: 1995
The Open Championship	DNP

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 (9)[edit]

Nike Tour wins (1)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 27, 1994	Nike Louisiana Open	−12 (68-67-71-70=276)	2 strokes	Brad Fabel

Other wins (8)[edit]

• 1997 Oregon Open, Northwest Open
• 1998 Oregon Open, Northwest Open
• 2000 Oregon Open, Northwest Open
• 2001 Pacific Northwest PGA Championship
• 2002 Washington Open

Results in major championships[edit]

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Note: Porter never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

See also[edit]

• 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Bill Porter at the PGA Tour official site