Matthew Griffin (golfer)

Matthew Griffin
Personal information
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
CollegeMonash University
Turned professional2008
Current toursJapan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former toursOneAsia Tour
Korean Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2017, 2022
Achievements and awards
OneAsia Tour
Order of Merit winner		2013
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner		2016

Matthew Griffin (born 26 July 1983) is an Australian professional golfer.

Career

In 1983, Griffin was born in Melbourne, Australia. He attended Monash University.

In 2008, Griffin turned professional. He plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia where he has won four times. Griffin formerly played on the OneAsia Tour where he won twice and won the Order of Merit in 2013.[1] On 14 July 2014, Griffin won the Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship on the Korean Tour.[2]

Awards and honors

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 17 Sep 2011 South Pacific Open −15 (70-69-67-67=273) Playoff Terry Pilkadaris
2 23 Feb 2014 Oates Victorian Open Championship −7 (74-71-68-68=281) Playoff Matt Stieger
3 13 Mar 2016 BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open −20 (70-65-65-67=267) 1 stroke Hideto Tanihara
4 14 Jan 2024 Heritage Classic −24 (61-65-69-69=264) 6 strokes Jak Carter, Quinnton Croker

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 South Pacific Open Terry Pilkadaris Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2014 Oates Victorian Open Championship Matt Stieger Won with birdie on third extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Sep 2012 Charity High 1 Open1 −10 (67-70-69-72=278) 1 stroke Park Sang-hyun, Kang Kyung-nam
2 19 May 2013 SK Telecom Open1 −13 (64-67-72=203)[a] 1 stroke Kang Wook-soon

1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Korean Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Sep 2012 Charity High 1 Open1 −10 (67-70-69-72=278) 1 stroke Park Sang-hyun, Kang Kyung-nam
2 19 May 2013 SK Telecom Open1 −13 (64-67-72=203)[a] 1 stroke Kang Wook-soon
3 13 Jul 2014 Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship −20 (69-67-66-66=268) 3 strokes Moon Kyong-jun

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
The Open Championship CUT NT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Griffin only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2017
Championship 75
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T67
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes

  1. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ "Order of Merit champ Griffin sets new goals". OneAsia. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ Young, Bruce (14 July 2014). "Matthew Griffin wins Korean PGA". iseekgolf. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.


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