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Matthew Picanso
Matthew Picanso

Matthew Picanso

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6  ft, 1  in
185 cm
Height
200 lbs
90 kg
Weight
39
AGE
2013
Turned Pro
Bakersfield College
College
Phoenix, Arizona
Birthplace
6  ft, 1  in
185 cm
Height
200 lbs
90 kg
Weight
39
AGE
2013
Turned Pro
Bakersfield College
College
Phoenix, Arizona
Birthplace
169
The 25 Rank
66
Official Points
Top 10 Finishes--
Top 10 Finishes
71.38
Scoring Average

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Matthew Picanso

Full Name

6  ft, 1  in

185 cm

Height

200 lbs

90 kg

Weight

November 07, 1982

Birthday

39

AGE

Phoenix, Arizona

Birthplace

Irvine, California

Residence

Fiancee, Sasha

Family

Bakersfield College

College

2013

Turned Pro

$47,438

Career Earnings

Irvine, CA, United States

City Plays From

Exempt status

  • Korn Ferry Tour: Finishers 4-5 on 2021 Forme Tour Order of Merit or 2020-21 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Order of Merit / Finishers 76-100 in 2020-21 Regular Season Standings / Additional Qualifying Tournament Finishers (thru 2022)

JOINED TOUR

  • PGA TOUR Canada: 2017
  • PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2018
  • Korn Ferry Tour: 2022

Personal

  • Picked up golf his senior year of high school, took four and a half years off in his 20s following a personal tragedy (his godfather's suicide) and did not return to golf until age 26. He did not turn professional until age 30.
  • Graduated from Stockdale High School in 2000 and headed to Cal Poly to play baseball, but eventually dropped out and enrolled at Bakersfield College, which competes in the California Community College Athletic Association.
  • Lived in Australia when he was young, and had a horse race named after him there (Matty's Girl).
  • Plays with persimmon golf clubs monthly at Goat Hill Park in Oceanside, California.
  • Worked "almost every manual labor job there is" in Bakersfield as a young adult, citing construction, farm fields, and oil fields.

Special Interests

  • Surfing, barbecuing, cooking, hiking, camping, fishing

Career Highlights

2017 Season

Finished 34th on the Order of Merit and qualified for the season-ending Freedom 55 Financial Championship in his first Mackenzie Tour season, posting three top-25s.

  • National Capital Open to Support Our Troops: Finished T12 at the National Capital Open.
  • Mackenzie Investments Open presented by Jaguar Laval: Eagled the 72nd hole to finish T14 at the Mackenzie Investments Open.
  • Players Cup: Posted a T3 at the Players Cup. Was the leader after 18-holes, shooting a 6-under-par 65 on day one and following it up with a 3-under-par 68 to lead by two strokes after two rounds. Concluded the event with rounds of 71-71 to finish six shots back of winner Kramer Hickok.
  • Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-Santee, CA: Earned status with a T2 finish at the USA West #1 Q-School.

Amateur Highlights

  • Played two seasons at Bakersfield College, where he walked on to the golf team and went from the sixth man as a freshman to team MVP and an all-conference selection as a sophomore.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

  • PGA TOUR Canada: 2017
  • PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2018
  • Korn Ferry Tour: 2021