Sacramento native John Catlin earned his fifth and sixth Asian Tour crowns, going back-to-back recently at the International Series Macau Event in China and the Saudi Open in Saudi Arabia.
At the International Series Macau Event, Catlin, whose previous win had come on the European Tour in 2021, posted an 11-under 59 while competing under preferred lies (lift, clean and place). The 59 is the lowest score in Asian Tour history.
“Yeah, I’m pretty much speechless,” Catlin later said, adding that all of his passwords end with 59. “It’s pretty crazy. It hasn’t totally sunk in yet. Wow. Yeah, the emotions are hitting me for sure. Just everything I’ve been through over the last two years. To be here. It’s pretty special.”
At the Saudi Open, Catlin had a comfy eight-stroke lead following a third-round 62 and never looked back.
Catlin remains the last player to win back-to-back NCGA Amateur titles, achieving the feat in 2010-11.