| Matthew Zions | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 December 1978 Gosford, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st) |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Colorado |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2007 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Matthew Zions (born 27 December 1978) is an Australian professional golfer.[1]
Zions was born in Gosford, Australia. He grew up on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He played out of the Kempsey Golf Club. He moved to the United States and played college golf at the University of Colorado. He turned professional in 2003.
Zions played on the European Tour (earning his tour card through Q-School) in 2007, the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Challenge Tour in 2008, and the Challenge Tour in 2009 and 2010.[2][3] In 2010, he re-earned his European Tour card by finishing 15th on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.[2]
Zions played in the 2007 Open Championship, missing the cut.[4]
Zions won the 2011 Saint-Omer Open, which gives him an exemption until the end of the 2012 European Tour season.[5]
Contents |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jun 2011 | Saint-Omer Open* | -8 (68–72–67–69=276) | 7 strokes | Daniel Denison, Peter Gustafsson |
*Co-sanction by the Challenge Tour
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jun 2011 | Saint-Omer Open* | -8 (68–72–67–69=276) | 7 strokes | Daniel Denison, Peter Gustafsson |
*Co-sanction by the European Tour
| Tournament | 2007 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.