Matthew NeSmith

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Matthew NeSmith
Personal information
Born (1993-09-29) September 29, 1993 (age 30)
North Augusta, South Carolina
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAiken, South Carolina
SpouseAbigail NeSmith
Career
CollegeUniversity of South Carolina
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins1
Highest ranking89 (October 16, 2022)[1]
(as of March 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT23: 2023
U.S. OpenT37: 2022
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Matthew NeSmith (born September 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career[edit]

NeSmith won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015 Players Amateur.[2]

Korn Ferry Tour[edit]

On the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, NeSmith won the Albertsons Boise Open to secure his PGA Tour card.[3]

PGA Tour[edit]

After the first round, NeSmith held the lead at the 2021 Phoenix Open.[4] NeSmith ended the tournament tied in seventh.

In March 2022, NeSmith recorded his best PGA Tour finish, with a T3 at the Valspar Championship, one shot outside of the playoff between Sam Burns, and Davis Riley.

Amateur wins[edit]

Source:[5]

Professional wins (1)[edit]

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)[edit]

Legend
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[edit]

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T23
U.S. Open T37
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship[edit]

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT T26

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Week 42 2022 Ending 16 Oct 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Schupak, Adam (June 18, 2020). "Matthew NeSmith shoots 66 at Harbour Town, where he proposed to his wife". Golfweek.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2021 Phoenix Open leaderboard: Matthew NeSmith, Mark Hubbard lead, but stars not far behind after Round 1". CBS Sports.
  5. ^ "Matthew NeSmith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

External links[edit]