Matt Bettencourt

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Matt Bettencourt
Personal information
Born (1975-04-12) April 12, 1975 (age 46)
Alameda, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDuncan, South Carolina
Career
CollegeModesto Junior College
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2010
U.S. OpenT10: 2009
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Nationwide Tour
leading money winner		2008

Matt Bettencourt (born April 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

Born in Alameda, California, Bettencourt turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College.

In 2008, Bettencourt won twice on the Nationwide Tour, at the Oregon Classic in September and a month and a half later at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch. The second win took him from 12th to 1st in the money list, therefore earning him his 2009 PGA Tour card. He finished 111th on the PGA Tour money list in 2009 to retain his card for 2010. In 2010, he gained his first PGA Tour win at the Reno-Tahoe Open, one shot ahead of Bob Heintz after Heintz missed a 3.5 feet (1.1 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole. This win ensures PGA Tour exemption for Bettencourt until the end of the 2012 season in a tough season that saw Bettencourt make 14 cuts in 32 appearances.

Bettencourt split time in 2013 between the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour. He finished 16th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2014, he made only 4 cuts in 14 events and finished 211th on the FedEx Cup points list, therefore he lost his PGA Tour card and also missed the Web.com Tour Finals. The finish demoted Bettencourt to the past champions category for the 2014-15 season and forced him to Web.com Tour Qualifying School.

Professional wins (6)[]

PGA Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jul 18, 2010 Reno–Tahoe Open −11 (66-68-75-68=277) 1 stroke United States Bob Heintz

Web.com Tour wins (2)[]

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Web.com Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 21, 2008 Oregon Classic −19 (65-70-65-69=269) 2 strokes United States Bubba Dickerson
2 Nov 9, 2008 Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch −17 (68-67-63-69=267) 1 stroke United States Jeff Klauk

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2008 Miccosukee Championship United States D. A. Points Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2013 Cox Classic Australia Bronson La'Cassie Lost to par on third extra hole

Other wins (3)[]

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T10 T70 CUT T53
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Summary[]

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2009 U.S. Open – 2010 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship[]

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

See also[]

External links[]

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