Matthew Griffin

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Matthew Griffin
Personal information
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 39)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
College Monash University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Japan Golf Tour
OneAsia Tour
Korean Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2017, 2022
Achievements and awards
OneAsia Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2013
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2016

Matthew Griffin (born 26 July 1983) is an Australian professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia where he has won three times and the OneAsia Tour where he has won twice and won the Order of Merit in 2013. [1] On 14 July 2014, Griffin won the Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship on the Korean Tour. [2]

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Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
117 Sep 2011 South Pacific Open −15 (70-69-67-67=273)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Pilkadaris
223 Feb 2014 Oates Victorian Open Championship −7 (74-71-68-68=281)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stieger
313 Mar 2016 BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open −20 (70-65-65-67=267)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tanihara

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 South Pacific Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Pilkadaris Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2014 Oates Victorian Open Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Stieger Won with birdie on third extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 Sep 2012 Charity High 1 Open 1−10 (67-70-69-72=278)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun, Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam
219 May 2013 SK Telecom Open 1−13 (64-67-72=203)*1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Wook-soon

*Note: The 2013 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Korean Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 Sep 2012 Charity High 1 Open 1−10 (67-70-69-72=278)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sang-hyun, Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Kyung-nam
219 May 2013 SK Telecom Open 1−13 (64-67-72=203)*1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Wook-soon
313 Jul 2014 Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship −20 (69-67-66-66=268)3 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Kyong-jun

*Note: The 2013 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament201720182019202020212022
The Open Championship CUTNTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Griffin only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2017
Championship 75
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T67
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Order of Merit champ Griffin sets new goals". OneAsia. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.iseekgolf.com/news/45943-matthew-griffin-wins-korean-pga


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