Len Mattiace

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Len Mattiace (born October 15, 1967 in Mineola, New York) is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. His two wins on tour are the 2002 Nissan Open and the 2002 FedEx St. Jude Classic. In 2003, he shot a 65 on the final round of The Masters, which put him into a playoff with Mike Weir. Mattiace lost to Weir on the first playoff hole. Mattiace's approach shot on the first playoff hole was left of the fairway, landing behind a tree. He pitched out and ended up with a double bogey. Weir made an eight- foot bogey putt to win the playoff. Mattiace tied the record for the lowest Sunday round at the Masters ever. He attended Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and received the Arnold Palmer golf scholarship to Wake Forest.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He has a wife, and two daughters. He currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida.