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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2006 Frys.com Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2005 Virginia Beach Open Presented by ACS Sys & Eng.,
Mark Christopher Charity Classic Presented by Adelphia.
BEST 2007 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—AT&T Classic, John Deere Classic; T9—Deutsche
Bank Championship.
2007 SEASON:
Collected more than $1 million thanks to three top-10 finishes,
including two T3s...Made his first career start in the
Masters Tournament, but missed the cut...The former
Georgia Tech All-America finished T3 at the AT&T Classic at
TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA., on the strength of a secondround
8-under 64. Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads
with Ryuji Imada but fell from contention with a final-round
73....Birdied the final two holes Sunday to finish T3 at the
John Deere Classic...Played in three of the four PGA TOUR
Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished in the top-10
at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Closed with a 1-under
70 at the TPC Boston to finish T9. Placed 48th in the
FedExCup standings.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006: After an unremarkable start to rookie campaign,
ended with five consecutive top-10s, including a victory at
the Frys.com Open. One of four rookies to win in 2006 (J.B.
Holmes, Trevor Immelman, Eric Axley). Nominated for PGA
TOUR Rookie of the Year...Recorded his first TOUR victory in
his 33rd professional TOUR start at the Frys.com Open.
Troy Matteson
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/
Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank
2003 3 2 18,135
2006 32 18 1 1 5 7 1,778,597/36
2007 26 17 2 3 7 92,817/48 1,282,421/73
Total 61 37 1 1 2 8 14 3,079,154
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank
2003 4 3 1 7,628/211
2004 28 18 1 1 6 114,451/52
2005 27 24 2 3 1 12 17 495,009/1
Total 59 45 2 4 1 13 24 617,087
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
EXEMPT STATUS: 2006 tournament winner
FAMILY: Wife, Shauna
(through 2008)
EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (2003, Civil Engineering)
FULL NAME: Troy Jason Matteson
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing
HEIGHT: 6-0
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003
WEIGHT: 185
JOINED TOUR: 2006
BIRTHDATE: November 8, 1979
BIRTHPLACE: Rockledge, FL
RESIDENCE: Alpharetta, GA; plays out of GC of Georgia
Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
Became the sixth player and third consecutive to capture his
first TOUR victory in Las Vegas. Four rounds in the 60s,
including middle rounds of 65-64, left him one stroke ahead
of Daniel Chopra and Ben Crane. The 64 matched his careerlow
round on TOUR, which came during the second round of
the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral. Held a one-stroke
lead entering the final round...One week later, held the 54hole
lead at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort.
Overcome by Joe Durant in the final round, finishing T2, four
strokes behind Durant after a final-round 70...Finished in the
top 40 on money list to gain a Masters invite for 2007. 2005:
Two-time winner on the Nationwide Tour, setting the alltime
season earnings record with $495,009, $127 more than
the record Zach Johnson established in 2003...Made the cut
in 24 of 27 starts, including a Tour-leading 12 top-
10s...Claimed his first Tour victory in April at the Virginia
Beach Open with a final-round, 4-under 68...Two weeks
later, took over the top spot on the money list, with back-toback
runner-up finishes at The Rex Hospital Open and the
Rheem Classic...In September, recorded his second win
with a 13-under-par 271 at the Mark Christopher Charity
Classic. 2004: Made the cut in 18 of 28 starts during his
rookie campaign on the Nationwide Tour...Ranked No. 52 on
the final money list, with $114,451...Only top-10 was a solo
second at the Gila River Golf Classic. 2003: Turned pro at
the FBR Capital Open in June, where he tied for 59th in his
initial event on TOUR...Made the cut in three of four starts
on the Nationwide Tour...Co-medalist at Jennings Mill CC,
site for the second stage Qualifying Tournament event.
Amateur: Three-time All-American and All-Atlantic Coast
Conference selection...Byron Nelson Award winner in
2003...Became the first Georgia Tech player to win the
NCAA individual championship (2002). Won six times in his
career at Georgia Tech. Won the 2003 NCAA East Regional
by seven shots. Had 15 top-10 finishes in 43 career starts.
Ranks fourth all-time at Tech, with a 71.91 scoring average,
behind Bryce Molder, David Duval and Matt Kuchar. Carried
a 3.28 grade-point average and was a two-time academic
All-American...Led his Anderson HS (Austin, TX) team to
two 4A state titles while also a two-time state medalist.
PERSONAL:
Started playing golf when he was 7...Got married shortly
after graduating from college...Lists Superman as his hero.
PLAYER STATISTICS
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Year 07
Masters CUT
PGA T66
THE PLAYERS CUT
Bridgestone Invitational T51
Troy MATTESON
2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS
Scoring Average ..........................................70.85 (96)
Driving Distance ..........................................296.3 (41)
Driving Accuracy Percentage ......................60.07% (129)
Greens in Regulation Pct. ............................63.46% (113)
Putting Average............................................1.789 (85)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS
2007 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent AT&T
Classic/2
Career Low Round/Round: 64–6 times, most recent 2007
AT&T Classic/2
Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2006
Frys.com Open/1
Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 FBR
Open/73
PGA TOUR 2008 Guide
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SECTION 2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES