Troy Matteson - Media Guide

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 the TPC Boston to finish T9. Placed 48th place in the FedExCup standings.

first career top-10 on TOUR in 28th start with a T8 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic...Posted back-to-back top-10s on TOUR for the first time in his career after bogeying the final two holes to drop to a T6 finish at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro...Recorded his first TOUR victory in his 33rd professional TOUR start at the Frys.com Open. Became the fourth rookie to win on TOUR in 2006 and the win was his third consecutive top-10 finish. 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, seeking to become the first player since fellow Georgia Tech alum David Duval (1997) to win first two events back-to-back, held the 54-hole lead at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort after opening 67-65-65. Overcome by Joe Durant in the final round, finishing T2, four strokes behind Durant after a final-round 70...One week later, finished T9 at the Chrysler Championship, aided by a third-round 64. With five consecutive top-10s, jumped from No. 172 to No. 36 on season-ending money list with $1,778,597, winning $1,502,450 in final five starts. Finished in the top 40 on money list to gain a Masters invite for 2007.

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, setting the all-time 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 Qualifying Tournament event. 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 HS (Austin, TX) team to two 4A state titles while also a two-time state medalist.