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Matt Bettencourt

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Nationality
  
United States

Web.com Tour
  
2

Height
  
1.8 m

Turned professional
  
2001

Other
  
3

Weight
  
77 kg


Former tour(s)
  
Web.com Tour

Name
  
Matt Bettencourt

Education
  
Modesto Junior College

Professional wins
  
6

Role
  
Golfer

Current tours
  
PGA TOUR

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Born
  
April 12, 1975 (age 48) Alameda, California, U.S. (
1975-04-12
)

Residence
  
Duncan, South Carolina, United States

Similar People
  
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Matt Bettencourt (born April 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

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Born in Alameda, California, Bettencourt turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College.

In 2008, Bettencourt won twice on the Nationwide Tour, at the Oregon Classic in September and a month and a half later at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch. The second win took him from 12th to 1st in the money list, therefore earning him his 2009 PGA Tour card. He finished 111th on the PGA Tour money list in 2009 to retain his card for 2010. In 2010, he gained his first PGA Tour win at the Reno-Tahoe Open, one shot ahead of Bob Heintz after Heintz missed a 3.5 feet (1.1 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole. This win ensures PGA Tour exemption for Bettencourt until the end of the 2012 season in a tough season that saw Bettencourt make 14 cuts in 32 appearances.

Bettencourt split time in 2013 between the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour. He finished 16th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2014, he made only 4 cuts in 14 events and finished 211th on the FedEx Cup points list, therefore he lost his PGA Tour card and also missed the Web.com Tour Finals. The finish demoted Bettencourt to the past champions category for the 2014-15 season and forced him to Web.com Tour Qualifying School.

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Other wins (3)

  • 2002 Northern California Open
  • 2003 Northern California Open
  • 2007 Northern California Open
  • Results in major championships

    DNP = did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied for place
    Yellow background for top-10.

    Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2009 U.S. Open – 2010 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1
  • References

    Matt Bettencourt Wikipedia