Matt Jones (golfer)

Matt Jones
Matt Jones
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Jones
Born	19 April 1980 (age 44); Sydney, Australia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Spouse	Melissa Weber (m. 2010)
Children	Saber Victoria, Savannah
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour; PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	41 (6 April 2014)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2014
PGA Championship	T21: 2015
U.S. Open	CUT: 2014, 2018, 2019
The Open Championship	T30: 2015

Matthew Jones (born 19 April 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he has won once, in the 2014 Shell Houston Open. Jones has won the Emirates Australian Open twice, in 2015 and 2019.

Amateur career

Jones was born in Sydney. He later moved to the United States to attend Arizona State University where he was a first-team All-American. He turned professional in 2001.

Professional career

Jones joined the Nationwide Tour in 2004, but did not have a break-out year until 2007. After having only a combined 8 top-10 finishes in his first three seasons between 2004 and 2006, he almost matched that in one season. He had 6 top-10s in 2007, finishing second four times and losing in two playoffs. He finished 7th on the money list and qualified to play his rookie season on the PGA Tour in 2008.

In his rookie season on the PGA Tour in 2008, Jones found limited success. His best finish of the season was a tie for 4th at the Honda Classic and the Buick Open. He finished the season with $775,899, but did not finish inside the top 125 on the money list, leaving him with conditional status for the 2009 season. In 2009 Jones had two top-10s, both 5th place finishes at the Buick Invitational and at the John Deere Classic. At the six-round PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in December 2009, where the top 25 finishers obtained their 2010 PGA Tour cards, Jones finished 3rd.

He finished fifth at the 2010 John Deere Classic and seventh at the Quail Hollow Championship. Also, he finished second at the Australian Open. His best result in 2011 was sixth at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Jones improved in the 2013 PGA Tour season. He resulted second at the Greenbrier Classic, fifth at the Wyndham Championship, sixth at the Memorial Tournament, seventh at the John Deere Classic and eighth at the BMW Championship. Later he finished sixth at the Australian Open.

In his 156th PGA Tour start, Jones got his first PGA Tour win at the 2014 Shell Houston Open, beating Matt Kuchar on the first playoff hole when he made a 42-yard chip in for a birdie. He had previously made a 46-foot putt on the 18th hole to take the match to a playoff.^[2] The win also made Jones the last guaranteed entrant to the Masters and moved him to 41st in the Official World Golf Ranking. In May he finished 17th at The Players Championship.

In the 2015 PGA season, Jones finished 11th at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. At the 2015 PGA Championship, Jones led the tournament by two strokes over Jason Day at the 36-hole stage. He shot rounds of 68-65 over the first two days for a total of 11-under-par. He started the third round strongly and extended his lead to three strokes midway through the round, but ended the round poorly, dropping four strokes in his last four holes to finish five behind the 54-hole leader, Jason Day. He would end the tournament T-21.

On 29 November 2015, Jones won his first title on his home PGA Tour of Australasia, with a victory in the Emirates Australian Open, one of the three Australian majors. He held off challenges by the world number one Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott to prevail by one stroke. Jones had led by three going into the final round, but dropped three shots in his opening two holes and also carded a triple bogey on the ninth hole. But he recovered by shooting two under on the back nine for a 73 to claim victory by one stroke. The win qualified Jones for the 2016 Open Championship.

On 8 December 2019, Jones won the Emirates Australian Open for the second time.^[3]

Personal

Jones is married to the former Melissa Weber, who represented Idaho in Miss USA 2009 and has three daughters. His brother Brett is the head club professional of Due Process Stable Golf Club in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Brett played in the 2015 PGA Championship.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Apr 2014	Shell Houston Open	68-68-71-66=273	−15	Playoff	Matt Kuchar

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Shell Houston Open	Matt Kuchar	Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 Nov 2015	Emirates Australian Open	67-68-68-73=276	−8	1 stroke	Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth
2	8 Dec 2019	Emirates Australian Open (2)	67-65-68-69=269	−15	1 stroke	Louis Oosthuizen

Results in major championships

Tournament	2009	2010	2013	2014	2015	2016	2018
Masters Tournament				CUT
U.S. Open	WD			CUT			CUT
The Open Championship				T54	T30	T39	CUT
PGA Championship		CUT	T40	T46	T21	T79

Tournament	2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	0
PGA Championship	1	5	4
U.S. Open	0	4	0
The Open Championship	0	4	3
Totals	1	14	7

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2014 Open – 2016 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016
Cadillac Championship
Dell Match Play		T34	T51
Bridgestone Invitational	T31		T16
HSBC Champions	T53	T40