Nationality England Former tour(s) Challenge Tour Height 1.91 m Turned professional 2010 | Current tour(s) European Tour Masters Tournament DNP Weight 95 kg | |
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Full name Matthew Arthur T Southgate Born 3 October 1988 (age 28)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England ( 1988-10-03 ) Residence Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | ||
Matthew Arthur T. Southgate (born 3 October 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
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Career
Southgate's biggest success as an amateur was winning the 2010 St Andrews Links Trophy. His last round of 67 on the Old Course gave him victory by 5 shots.
After turning professional, Southgate played on the Challenge Tour in 2011, finishing second to Édouard Dubois in the Scottish Hydro Challenge. From 2012 to 2015 he had little success but finished 6th in the 6-round 2015 European Tour Qualifying School final stage at PGA Catalunya Resort to gain his European Tour card for 2016.
His big breakthrough came in the 2016 Irish Open where he finished fourth behind Rory McIlroy, earning him 200,000 euros. He then got into the Open Championship by winning the final qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports and finished tied for 11th in the Open de France.
Personal
Southgate had testicular cancer in 2015. The cancer was diagnosed after he had played in the Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour in early July. He returned to competitive golf in September, in time to compete in the first stage of the European Tour qualifying.
Amateur wins
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Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
