Matt Jones
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Age: 42 (April 19, 1980)
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Residence: Scottsdale, Arizona
Family:
Wife, Melissa; Saber Victoria, Savannah, Simone Rose
Education:
Arizona State University (2001)
Special Interests:
Yoga, boating, barbecuing
Turned Professional:
2001
City plays from:
Sydney, Australia
Exempt Status
No exemptions to date
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2014 (1) Shell Houston Open. 2021 (1) The Honda Classic.International Victories (2):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
61 - 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#10 : 2020 A Military Tribute at The GreenbrierCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#41 : 2014 Zurich Classic of New OrleansCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,260,000 : 2021 The Honda Classic (Finished 1)Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 364 | 1139 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 79 | 222 | 138 | 3 | $17,330,501 | ||
| 2022 | 20 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 73 | $1,914,560 | |||
| 2021 | 30 | 102 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 47 | $2,496,677 | ||||
| 2020 | 23 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 95 | $996,369 | ||||
| 2019 | 27 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 91 | $1,024,852 | |||||
| 2018 | 23 | 62 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 151 | $538,681 | ||||||
| 2017 | 20 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 152 | $510,622 | ||||||
| 2016 | 27 | 80 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 126 | $712,723 | ||||||
| 2015 | 25 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 33 | $1,995,553 | ||||
| 2014 | 25 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 67 | $1,928,154 | ||||
| 2013 | 24 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 32 | $1,724,707 | ||||
| 2012 | 19 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 184 | $300,254 | |||||
| 2011 | 25 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 127 | $602,392 | |||||
| 2010 | 27 | 89 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 63 | $1,215,743 | |||||
| 2009 | 17 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 126 | $593,313 | ||||
| 2008 | 31 | 95 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 127 | $775,899 | |||||
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2022 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2021 | T55 | T30 | CUT | CUT | T51 | ||||
| 2020 | CNL | CUT | T59 | ||||||
| 2019 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2018 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2016 | CUT | T79 | T39 | T40 | T51 | T16 | |||
| 2015 | CUT | T21 | T30 | T53 | T34 | ||||
| 2014 | T17 | CUT | T46 | CUT | T54 | T31 | |||
| 2013 | CUT | T40 | |||||||
| 2011 | T19 | ||||||||
| 2010 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2009 | W/D | ||||||||
| 2008 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2021 | CUT | T38 | ||
| 2020 | 69 | |||
| 2019 | T30 | |||
| 2015 | T53 | T4 | T32 | |
| 2014 | CUT | 78 | T53 | |
| 2013 | T33 | CUT | T8 | |
| 2010 | T60 | T33 | T37 | |
| 2008 | CUT | |||
Personal
- Born and raised in Oyster Bay, a small suburb outside of Sydney, Australia.
- At age 6, met fellow Australian Greg Norman who was the No. 1 ranked player in the world at the time, sparking his determination to becoming a professional golfer.
- Learned to play golf with his father and uncle, spending most days on the course with his older brother, Brett, who is now a club professional in New Jersey. Coincidentally, Brett competed in the 2015 PGA Championship where Matt was the 36-hole leader.
- First professional golf lesson was at 15 with Gary Barter, who continues to be his swing coach and mentor.
- Moved to the United States in 1998 to attend Arizona State University where he was a first-team All-American.
- In 2010, married Melissa Weber, who represented Idaho in Miss USA 2009.