Matthew Jordan

Matthew Jordan (born 18 January 1996) is an English professional golfer. He plays on the European Tour where has one win, the 2019 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil.

For the American soccer player, see Matt Jordan.
Matthew Jordan
Personal information
Born (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996
Wirral Peninsula, England[1]
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Amateur career

Jordan had a successful amateur career. He won the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2017 and in 2018 he won the Lytham Trophy by 9 strokes.[2] He represented Great Britain and Ireland in the 2017 Walker Cup, while in 2018 he played in the Bonallack Trophy, the European Amateur Team Championship, the St Andrews Trophy and the Eisenhower Trophy.

Professional career

Jordan turned professional in September 2018, after the Eisenhower Trophy.[3] He finished in a tie for 7th place in the Turkish Airlines Challenge, the opening event of the 2019 Challenge Tour season. In May, Jordan led the Betfred British Masters after a first round of 63.[4] He eventually finished in a tie for 15th place. At the end of June he won the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil beating Lorenzo Scalise at the first playoff hole.

Amateur wins

Source:[5]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 30 Jun 2019 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil −17 (69-67-69-66=271) Playoff Lorenzo Scalise

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil Lorenzo Scalise Won with par on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[5]

See also

References
  1. "Who is British Masters record-breaker Matthew Jordan?". National Club Golfer. 9 May 2019.
  2. "Matthew Jordan dominates, wins Lytham Trophy". Amateurgolf.com. 6 May 2018.
  3. "Matthew Jordan Turns Pro". WalkerCup.co.uk. 10 September 2018.
  4. "British Masters: Matthew Jordan sets course record to take lead in Southport". BBC Sport. 9 May 2019.
  5. "Matthew Jordan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 May 2019.


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