Matthew NeSmith

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Matthew NeSmith
Personal information
Born (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 28)
North Augusta, South Carolina
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of South Carolina
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2015
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Matthew NeSmith (born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career[]

NeSmith won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015 Players Amateur.[1]

Korn Ferry Tour[]

On the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, NeSmith won the Albertsons Boise Open to secure his PGA Tour card.[2]

PGA Tour[]

After the first round, NeSmith held the lead at the 2021 Phoenix Open.[3] NeSmith ended the tournament tied in seventh.

Amateur wins[]

  • 2011 Polo Junior Classic, Jones Cup Junior Invitational
  • 2012 Azalea Invitational, FJ Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • 2015 Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, SEC Championship, Players Amateur
  • 2016 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invite, General Hackler Championship

Source:[4]

Professional wins (1)[]

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)[]

Legend
Korn Ferry Tour Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Aug 25, 2019 Albertsons Boise Open −19 (70-64-67-64=265) 1 stroke United States Brandon Hagy, Norway Viktor Hovland

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in The Players Championship[]

Tournament 2021
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Schupak, Adam (June 18, 2020). "Matthew NeSmith shoots 66 at Harbour Town, where he proposed to his wife". Golfweek.
  2. ^ Shedloski, Dave (August 25, 2019). "Matthew NeSmith rallies to win Albertsons Boise Open, Viktor Hovland ties for second; both earn PGA Tour cards". Golf Digest.
  3. ^ "2021 Phoenix Open leaderboard: Matthew NeSmith, Mark Hubbard lead, but stars not far behind after Round 1". CBS Sports.
  4. ^ "Matthew NeSmith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

External links[]

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