Matt Ford (golfer)

Matt Ford
Personal information
Full nameMatthew James Ford
Born (1978-04-19) 19 April 1978 (age 46)
Swindon, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2022

Matthew James Ford (born 19 April 1978) is an English professional golfer. Ford has played mostly on the Challenge Tour except for two seasons, 2015 and 2016, when he played on the European Tour.

Professional career

Ford qualified for the European Tour after finishing fourth in the 2014 European Tour qualifying school.[1][2] He had a good start to 2015, finishing second in the Africa Open in March.[3] He finished the season at 105th in the Order of Merit to retain his card for 2016. However he finished 131st in the Order of Merit in 2016 and returned to the Challenge Tour.

Except for his two season on the European Tour, Ford has played on the Challenge Tour since 2010. He has not won the tour but has been runner-up four times.[1] In October 2020 he lost in a playoff for the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil after Hurly Long made a birdie at the second extra hole.[4] The following week he won the PGA Professional Championship at Trentham Golf Club with a score of 269, 19 under par, winning by 7 strokes.[5]

Personal life

Ford is the son of former professional footballer and manager Andy Ford.[6]

Professional wins (2)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 4 Sep 2008 Brooks Brothers Classic −8 (67-68-70=205) 2 strokes South Africa Jacques Blaauw (a), Republic of Ireland Alan Murray

Other wins (1)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2020 Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil Germany Hurly Long, Germany Marcel Schneider Long won with birdie on second extra hole
Schneider eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Matt Ford Career Record Details". European Tour. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ Tucker, Craig (20 January 2015). "Bearsted golfer Matt Ford getting used to life on the European Tour ahead of Qatar Masters". KentOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Matt Ford hopes Africa Open display will help him keep card". Sky Sports. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil R3". Golf Today. 4 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ford hits top gear in winning the PGA Professional Championship". pga.info. 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Aford Awards golfer Matt Ford to play in Kenyan Open". journalism.co.uk. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2020.