Brandon Matthews
| Brandon Matthews | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Brandon Michael Matthews |
| Born |
July 27, 1994 Dupont, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College | Temple University |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Professional wins | 3 |
Brandon Michael Matthews (born July 27, 1994) is an American professional golfer from Dupont, Pennsylvania. In March 2017, Matthews won the Molino Cañuelas Championship on the 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
Amateur career
Matthews started playing golf at one or two years of age using plastic clubs and got his first set of "real clubs" at age 4 and really started getting out at Emanon C.C. Growing up he also played basketball and competitive baseball. When Matthews was 12 or 13, he played on five or six baseball teams but gave up baseball to focus on golf.
Matthews attended Pittston Area High School and played on their golf team. He was the 2010 PIAA Boys' Golf State champion. In 2011 Matthews was the Golf Association of Philadelphia Junior Boys champion.[1]
Matthews played college golf at Temple University beginning in 2012.[2] He tied the school record for career tournament titles, matching Geoffrey Sisk's mark of eight set back in 1986.
In 2014 Matthews was the Dixie Amateur champion.
Professional career
Matthews turned professional in October 2016. He finished tied for 9th place in the Mexican qualifying for the 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, earning his card for the 2017 season.[3] Matthews had a successful start to his professional career, finishing tied for 9th place in his first professional tournament, the Avianca Colombia Open, and winning his second event, the Molino Cañuelas Championship.[3][4]
Amateur wins
- 2011 Philadelphia Junior Championship
- 2012 Silver Cross Award, Hartford Hawk Invitational, Philadelphia Big 5 Invitational
- 2013 Princeton Invitational, Silver Cross Award, Barnabas Health Intercollegiate
- 2014 Temple Invitational, Dixie Amateur
- 2015 Furman Intercollegiate, Princeton Invitational
- 2016 Cornell Spring South Florida Invitational
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 12, 2017 | Molino Cañuelas Championship | −13 (68-70-65-72=275) | 1 stroke |  Matias Simaski, Jared Wolfe |
Other wins
- 2013 Philadelphia Open Championship (as an amateur)
- 2015 Philadelphia Open Championship (as an amateur)
References
- 1 2 "Brandon Matthews". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- 1 2 "Temple Men's Golf 2016" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- 1 2 "Brandon Matthews – Achievements". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Brandon Matthews seals first win at the Cañuelas Championship". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ "2015–16 Temple University Golf Individual Results". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
External links
- Brandon Matthews at the PGA Tour official site
- Brandon Matthews at the Official World Golf Ranking official site