Matthew NeSmith (born September 29, 1993) is an American

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Amateur career

NeSmith won the 2011 Junior Heritage and the 2015

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Korn Ferry Tour

On the

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, NeSmith won the

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to secure his

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card.

PGA Tour

After the first round, NeSmith held the lead at the 2021

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. NeSmith ended the tournament tied in seventh. In March 2022, NeSmith recorded his best PGA Tour finish, with a T3 at the

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, one shot outside of the playoff between

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, and

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Amateur wins

*2011 Polo Junior Classic, Jones Cup Junior Invitational *2012

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, FJ Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions *2015 Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, SEC Championship,

*2016 The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invite, General Hackler Championship Source:

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to the

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Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:NeSmith, Matthew American male golfers South Carolina Gamecocks men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from South Carolina People from North Augusta, South Carolina 1993 births Living people