Matthew Southgate
Matthew Southgate | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Matthew Arthur T Southgate |
Born |
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | 3 October 1988
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
Nationality | England |
Residence | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2010 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T12: 2016 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Matthew Arthur T. Southgate (born 3 October 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Career
Southgate's biggest success as an amateur was winning the 2010 St Andrews Links Trophy. His last round of 67 on the Old Course gave him victory by 5 shots.
After turning professional, Southgate played on the Challenge Tour in 2011, finishing second to Édouard Dubois in the Scottish Hydro Challenge. From 2012 to 2015 he had little success but finished 6th in the 6-round 2015 European Tour Qualifying School final stage at PGA Catalunya Resort to gain his European Tour card for 2016.
His big breakthrough came in the 2016 Irish Open where he finished fourth behind Rory McIlroy, earning him 200,000 euros. He then got into the Open Championship by winning the final qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports and finished tied for 11th in the Open de France.
Personal
Southgate had testicular cancer in 2015. The cancer was diagnosed after he had played in the Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour in early July. He returned to competitive golf in September, in time to compete in the first stage of the European Tour qualifying.
Amateur wins
Source:[1]
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | T12 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
- 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ↑ "Matthew Southgate". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Matthew Southgate at the European Tour official site
- Matthew Southgate at the Official World Golf Ranking official site