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 nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Aiken, South Carolina
SpouseAbigail NeSmith
Career
College University of South Carolina
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins1
Highest ranking 89 (October 16, 2022) [1]
(as of March 17, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T23: 2023
U.S. Open T37: 2022
The Open Championship DNP

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

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Amateur career

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

Korn Ferry Tour

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

PGA Tour

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

Source: [5]

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

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

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament20192020202120222023
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

Tournament2021202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTT26

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

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References

  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.