Matthew NeSmith
| Matthew NeSmith | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 29, 1993 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality | Error creating thumbnail: United States |
| Residence | Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | Abigail NeSmith |
| Career | |
| College | University of South Carolina |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Former tours | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 89 (October 16, 2022)[1] (as of December 14, 2025) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T23: 2023 |
| U.S. Open | T37: 2022 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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Matthew NeSmith (born September 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
[edit | edit source]In 1993, NeSmith was born in North Augusta, South Carolina. He won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015 Players Amateur.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]On the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, NeSmith won the Albertsons Boise Open to secure his PGA Tour card.[3]
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.
In July 2024, NeSmith was in second place after the 3M Open third round but finished T9.
Amateur wins
[edit | edit source]- 2011 Polo Junior Classic, Jones Cup Junior Invitational
- 2012 Azalea Invitational, FJ Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions
- 2015 Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, SEC Championship, Players Amateur
- 2016 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invite, General Hackler Championship
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Professional wins (1)
[edit | edit source]Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| Legend |
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| Finals events (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 25, 2019 | Albertsons Boise Open | −19 (70-64-67-64=265) | 1 stroke | United States Brandon Hagy, Norway Viktor Hovland |
Playoff record
[edit | edit source]PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | ISCO Championship | United States Zac Blair, United States Pierceson Coody, England Harry Hall, Philippines Rico Hoey |
Hall won with birdie on third extra hole Blair and Hoey eliminated by par on first hole |
Results in major championships
[edit | edit source]Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| PGA Championship | T23 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T37 | ||||
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T26 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Matthew NeSmith at the PGA Tour official site
- Matthew NeSmith at the Official World Golf Ranking official site