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UNITED STATES
Height:
6 ft, 0 in
Weight:
185 lbs
Birthday:
11/08/1979
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES | (2) |
| 2006 Frys.com Open. 2009 Frys.com Open. | |
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (2) |
| 2005 Virginia Beach Open Pres'd by ACS Sys & Eng., Mark Christopher Charity Classic Pres by Adelphia. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (170) |
| $117,785 | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 65 at Round 2, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| 1-- Frys.com Open, Frys.com Open. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Virginia Beach Open Pres'd by ACS Sys & Eng., Mark Christopher Charity Classic Pres by Adelphia. | |
| 2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| P2-- Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com. T9-- Farmers Insurance Open. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--28; in money--16; Top 10 finishes--2 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Made 16 of 28 cuts to go with a pair of top-10 finishes, including a playoff loss at the Puerto Rico Open. Finished T9 at the Farmers Insurance Open, his first top 10 at the event in six career starts. Finish at Torrey Pines was his first top 10 since August 2010. Lost to Michael Bradley on the first playoff hole (No. 18) with a bogey-6 at the Puerto Rico Open, missing a 4-foot putt that would have extended the playoff. Dropped to 1-1 in playoffs on TOUR. Held a share of the second-round lead and had a three-shot lead after the third-round. Led the field in Greens in Regulation (61 of 72, 84.7 percent). Finished T31 in his only other Puerto Rico Open start (2009). Opened the Deutsche Bank Championship with the first-round lead after a 6-under 65. Rounds of 71-77-78 the rest of the way left him T77. 2010: Finished outside of the 125 on the money list for the first time in his five-year TOUR career. Played his first 16 events of the season without a top-10 finish before doing so in back-to back starts. Carded three eagles over the course of the first three rounds of the John Deere Classic, highlighted by an ace at the 226-yard, par-3 seventh hole in the second round en route to T10 honors. Posted all four rounds in the 60s for the first time since the 2007 John Deere Classic, when he finished T3. In his next start, also posted all four rounds in the 60s en route to a T9 finish at The Greenbrier Classic. 2009: Won for the second time in his career and finished 56th on the PGA TOUR money list. Was last player into the FedExCup Playoffs at No. 125 and played first two events before finishing No. 78. Rallied to win the Frys.com Open in a playoff during the Fall Series in October for his second career victory. Had a chance to win the tournament in regulation but bogeyed the 17th and 18th holes. Recovered in a three-way playoff to birdie the second extra hole to beat Jamie Lovemark and Rickie Fowler at Grayhawk GC. After all three players parred the first playoff hole, Matteson hit his approach close on the 464-yard, par-4 17th hole and sank the putt for the win. That capped an incredible three-day stretch after he opened with a 2-over 72. Came back with consecutive 61s on Friday and Saturday—a PGA TOUR record for lowest score in consecutive rounds—and he took a three-stroke lead into the final round. The 122 total broke Steve Stricker's 123 from rounds three and four earlier in 2009 at the 50th Bob Hope Classic. It was the second time he has won the Frys.com Open. However, the first win in 2006 came in Las Vegas and is now titled the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. 2008: Turned in seven top-10 finishes for the third straight season on TOUR. 2007: The former Georgia Tech All-American finished T3 at the AT&T Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA. on the strength of a second-round 8-under 64. Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads with Ryuji Imada, but fell from contention with a final-round 73. Birdied the final two holes on Sunday to finish T3 at the John Deere Classic. Played in three of the four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished in the top-10 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Closed with a 1-under 70 at TPC Boston to finish T9. Placed 48th place in the FedExCup standings. 2006: After an unremarkable start to rookie campaign, ended with five consecutive top-10s, including a victory at the Frys.com Open. One of four rookies to win in 2006 (J.B. Holmes, Trevor Immelman, Eric Axley). Nominated for PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Recorded his first TOUR victory in his 33rd professional TOUR start at the Frys.com Open. Became the sixth player and third consecutive to capture his first TOUR victory in Las Vegas. Four rounds in the 60s, including middle rounds of 65-64, left him one stroke ahead of Daniel Chopra and Ben Crane. The 64 matched his career-low round on TOUR, which came during the second round of the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral. Held a one-stroke lead entering the final round. One week later, held the 54-hole lead at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Overcome by Joe Durant in the final round, finishing T2, four strokes behind Durant after a final-round 70. Finished in the top 40 on money list to gain a Masters invite for 2007. 2005: Two-time winner on the Nationwide Tour, breaking the season earnings record with $495,009, $127 more than the record Zach Johnson established in 2003. Made the cut in 24 of 27 starts, including a Tour-leading 12 top-10s. Claimed his first Tour victory in April at the Virginia Beach Open with a final-round, 4-under 68. Two weeks later, took over the top spot on the money list, with back-to-back runner-up finishes at The Rex Hospital Open and the Rheem Classic. In September, recorded his second win with a 13-under-par 271 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. 2004: Made the cut in 18 of 28 starts during his rookie campaign on the Nationwide Tour. Ranked No. 52 on the final money list, with $114,451. Only top-10 was a solo second at the Gila River Golf Classic. 2003: Turned pro at the FBR Capital Open in June, where he tied for 59th in his initial event on TOUR. Made the cut in three of four starts on the Nationwide Tour. Co-medalist at Jennings Mill CC, site for the second stage of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Three-time All-American and All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. Byron Nelson Award winner in 2003. Became the first Georgia Tech player to win the NCAA individual championship (2002). Won six times in his career at Georgia Tech. Won the 2003 NCAA East Regional by seven shots. Had 15 top-10 finishes in 43 career starts. Ranks fourth all-time at Tech, with a 71.91 scoring average, behind Bryce Molder, David Duval and Matt Kuchar. Carried a 3.28 grade-point average and was a two-time academic All-American. Led his Anderson High (Austin, TX) team to two 4A state titles while also a two-time state medalist. |
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| Personal | |
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Started playing golf when he was 7. Got married shortly after graduating from college. Lists Superman as his hero. Says his real-life heroes are his parents, Steve Matteson and Lucy and John Steele, for introducing him to golf, hunting and fishing at an early age. |
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