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MATT EVERY
UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
190 lbs
Birthday:
12/04/1983
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PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (1) |
| 2009 Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | (34) |
| $1,150,447 | |
| Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T2-- Valero Texas Open. T3-- Mayakoba Golf Classic. T6-- Sony Open in Hawaii. T8-- RBC Heritage. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 63 at Round 1, Valero Texas Open. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights | |
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After a 4-under 66 to start the Sony Open in Hawaii, carded back-to-back rounds of 64 and 68 to take the second- and third-round lead (shared 54-hole lead with Jeff Maggert). Struggled out of the gate during the final round and was 4-over through six holes but rallied with birdies on Nos. 9, 10 and 18 to finish T6. At the Mayakoba Golf Classic, he opened with a 4-under 67, stumbled to an even-par 71 then was 7-under on the weekend (including a 5-under 66 Sunday) to finish a career-high T3, two strokes out of the John Huh-Robert Allenby playoff. A closing 4-under 67 (low round of the day) led to his third top-10 finish of the season, a T8 at the RBC Heritage. A week later, tied his career-low round of 63 in the first round of the Valero Texas Open, a TPC San Antonio course record. His 9-under was followed by rounds of 74-73-71, earning him T2 honors with rookie John Huh. Had a birdie putt on the 72nd hole to potentially force sudden-death but had to settle for par. Poised to deliver the couple's first child in May, his wife, Danielle, followed her husband all 72 holes and was the first to greet him after completion of play. |
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| Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights | |
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Finished second at the weather-shortened Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open. Posted scores of 67-67 and was runner-up to winner Brenden Pappas. Was consistent through much of the season with plenty of cuts made but did not have another top-10 until late September when he was T6 at the Soboba Golf Classic. Was two shots off the lead after 54 holes and posted a 2-under 69 on the final day. Followed with a solo fourth two weeks later at the Children's Hospital Classic in Chattanooga, where he finished 19-under par and was 13-under on the par-5s for the week. |
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| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T2-- Valero Texas Open. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 2-- Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open Presented by Samsung. T3-- Miccosukee Championship. 4-- Children's Hospital Classic. T6-- Soboba Golf Classic. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--5; in money--3; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--20; in money--17; Top 10 finishes--4 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Made five PGA TOUR starts, highlighted by a pair of top-30 finishes. Played in 20 Nationwide Tour events, capturing second- and third-place finishes and placed No. 18 on the official money list. First top-10 finish of the year came at the weather-shortened Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open. Scores of 67-67 left him runner-up to Brenden Pappas. Was consistent through much of the season with plenty of cuts made but did not have another top-10 until late September when he was T6 at the Soboba Golf Classic. Was two shots off the lead after 54 holes and posted a 2-under 69 on the final day. Followed with a solo fourth two weeks later at the Children's Hospital Classic in Chattanooga, where he finished 19-under par and was 13-under on the par-5s for the week. The following week, added his fourth and final top-10 finish of the season at the Miccosukee Championship. Posted eight birdies in round two for a 7-under 64 en route to T3 honors. 2010: Played on a Minor Medical Extension in 2011. Coupled with 2010 earnings of $456,847 had five events to earn $330,130, equaling No. 125 from 2010. Made 12 of 18 cuts on the PGA TOUR, with one top 10 in his rookie PGA TOUR season. Earned his TOUR card with a No. 10 finish on the 2009 Nationwide Tour money list. Only top-10 of the year came with a T8 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, thanks to a first-round, 8-under 63. The round was highlighted by six consecutive birdies (Nos. 17-4). 2009: Collected his first career win, at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship, after holding the second- and third-round leads at Daniel Island, SC. Held off leading money winner Michael Sim of Australia on the weekend with rounds of 67-67 to win by three. First-place check of $180,000 vaulted him from No. 49 to No. 10 on the money list. No player below No. 32 on the money list prior to the Tour Championship had ever earned a card until Every's big finish. Victory was one of only four top-10 finishes in 26 starts. Earned his first top-10 finish with a T4 at the Stonebrae Classic. Posted rounds of 69-63 to take the 36-hole lead but managed even-par 71s on Saturday and Sunday. At the Hayward, CA, tournament, made his second career Nationwide Tour hole-in-one, a year after his first ace—at the 2008 Mexico Open. T5 at the Cox Classic in Omaha, where he fired a 9-under 62 in the opening round at Champions Run. His first-day scorecard included a 6-under 29 on the front nine. Added a T7 at the Mexico Open. 2008: Enjoyed a solid rookie season on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, making the cut in 12 of 26 starts. Switched to a belly putter just before the season-opening Panama Movistar Championship and went on to finish 12th. Birdied the final hole Sunday to finish solo second at the Mexico Open the next week, five shots behind winner Jarrod Lyle. Second-round 65 featured two eagles, including his first hole-in-one at any level. Second top-10 finish came with a T7 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. A third-round 8-under 63 at The Rex Hospital Open moved him into a share of the lead with Fran Quinn, before a 3-over 74 on the final day left him T4 and four strokes behind champion Scott Gutschewski. T5 at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. 2007: Played in five Tour events, making two cuts and posting a career-best T30 at the 2007 Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Amateur: Finished as the low amateur with a T28 finish at the 2005 U.S. Open. Turned down a scholarship to the University of North Florida and decided to walk on at the University of Florida. Went on to earn first-team All-American honors three times and win four tournaments. Collegiate career highlighted by being named the winner of the 2006 Ben Hogan Award, presented annually to the top men's NCAA Division I player. Was the first player in school history to earn the honor. Played on winning U.S. Walker and Palmer Cup teams. Winner of the 2001 International Junior Masters. Other made cuts resulted in a T46 at the 2006 B.C. Open and T64 at the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. |
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| Personal | |
| Favorite band is Oasis. Says his dream foursome would include Oasis band members Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher and "some sort of counselor so we could get the best band in the world back together." Lists earning back his PGA TOUR playing privileges as his biggest achievement. | |
| National Teams | |
| Walker Cup (1), 2005. | |
