Matts Open Connection
Matts Finest Radio Moment !
Watch as Matt describes his famous Rory moment live on radio during last years Open championship
Matt finishes T23 .
After the weekend rounds which saw gruelling weather conditions and many high ranked players falling foul Matt finished a very well fought Tied 23 at Level Par shooting a final round 69 , 13 shots behind the eventual Winner Brian Harmon just a few more putts that could of dropped on Saturday and Matt`s position would of been far closer to the leaders . Overall another fantastic performance at Golf`s Biggest and best event!
****Well Played Matthew ****
****Well Played Matthew ****
Matt Qualifies for The Open 2023
21/07/ 2023 Matt having qualified for The Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl is currently -1 for the first two rounds at Hoylake and well within the projected cut line of +2 !
Read Matts latest Interview with the BBC after his chip in eagle at the 18Th to secure his weekend (Photo Link) .
Read Matts latest Interview with the BBC after his chip in eagle at the 18Th to secure his weekend (Photo Link) .
The Fastest Hole
Click here to watch Matt having fun setting a new Guinness World record along with Ian Poulter , Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tyrell Hatton at The Regnum Carya Golf Club Turkey
Matt Southgate Tour Professional
Matt as well as Richie McEvoy also joined Thorpe Hall as a cadet in January 1996 and had a very successful club career. As an amatuer, his biggest success was winning the 2010 St Andrews Links Trophy, his final round of 67 on the Old Course gave him victory by 5 shots.
After turning professional in 2011, Matt played on the Challenge Tour finishing second to Edourd Dubois in the Scottish Hydro Challenge Tour. From 2012 to 2015 he had little success but finished 6th in the 2015 European Tour Qualifying School at PGA Catalunya Resort to gain his European Tour card.His breakthrough came in the 2016 Irish Open where he finished fourth behind Rory McIlroy. He qualified for the Open Championship in 2016 finishing in joint 12th place at Royal Troon before going on to retain his tour card for 2017.
2017 was a brilliant year for Matt with a top ten finish in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale where he finished 6th and a top 50 finish in the Race to Dubai.
2018 was another successful year for Matt, After a hand injury he started his season late but in June he finished 2nd to qualify for The US Open, the first son of Thorpe Hall to do so since amateur Sir Michael Bonallack in 1959. At the end of June he finished 5th at the French Open after recording a brilliant 65 for the final round. In July he played all four rounds in The Open Championship at Carnoustie finishing joint 67th. For the second year running he qualified for the Race To Dubai finishing in 57th place.
After turning professional in 2011, Matt played on the Challenge Tour finishing second to Edourd Dubois in the Scottish Hydro Challenge Tour. From 2012 to 2015 he had little success but finished 6th in the 2015 European Tour Qualifying School at PGA Catalunya Resort to gain his European Tour card.His breakthrough came in the 2016 Irish Open where he finished fourth behind Rory McIlroy. He qualified for the Open Championship in 2016 finishing in joint 12th place at Royal Troon before going on to retain his tour card for 2017.
2017 was a brilliant year for Matt with a top ten finish in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale where he finished 6th and a top 50 finish in the Race to Dubai.
2018 was another successful year for Matt, After a hand injury he started his season late but in June he finished 2nd to qualify for The US Open, the first son of Thorpe Hall to do so since amateur Sir Michael Bonallack in 1959. At the end of June he finished 5th at the French Open after recording a brilliant 65 for the final round. In July he played all four rounds in The Open Championship at Carnoustie finishing joint 67th. For the second year running he qualified for the Race To Dubai finishing in 57th place.