Len Mattiace

Len Mattiace
Len Mattiace
Personal information
Full name	Leonard Earl Mattiace
Born	October 15, 1967 (age 57); Mineola, New York
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Jacksonville, Florida
Children	2
Career
College	Wake Forest University
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Web.com Tour
Professional wins	2
Highest ranking	24 (May 11, 2003)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	2nd: 2003
PGA Championship	T48: 2002
U.S. Open	T24: 1997
The Open Championship	T30: 1999

Leonard Earl Mattiace (/məˈtiːs/; born October 15, 1967) is an American professional golfer, formerly of the PGA Tour and now playing on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life

Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

Amateur career

Mattiace graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the team that won the NCAA Division I Golf Championship in 1986.

Professional career

Mattiace turned pro in 1990. He first gained notability when he surged into contention in the final round of the 1998 Players Championship. Trailing by one shot going into the par-3 17th hole, he hit his tee shot into the water, his third shot into a bunker, and his fourth shot into the water. He ended up with a quintuple-bogey 8 on the hole and finished in a tie for fifth, four strokes behind the eventual winner Justin Leonard.

Mattiace's career year was 2002, when he earned wins at the Nissan Open (his 220th PGA Tour start) and the FedEx St. Jude Classic. In 2003, he contended in the Masters Tournament by shooting a 65 in the final round which put him into a playoff with Mike Weir. On the first playoff hole, Mattiace found himself stymied by trees when his approach drifted offline. Weir needed only a bogey to secure the victory and Mattiace finished second, earning $648,000 in prize money. Shortly after the 2003 season, Mattiace's career was threatened by a skiing accident and torn ACLs in both knees.

Mattiace was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour after the 2005 season. He made his PGA Tour Champions debut in March 2018 at the Cologuard Classic.

Personal life

Mattiace is naturally left-handed but plays right-handed.^[2]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1984 FL State High School Champion
1984 Dixie Amateur
1985 Southern Amateur
1989 Dixie Amateur

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 17, 2002	Nissan Open	−15 (69-65-67-68=269)	1 stroke	Brad Faxon, Rory Sabbatini, Scott McCarron
2	Jun 30, 2002	FedEx St. Jude Classic	−18 (69-68-65-64=266)	1 stroke	Tim Petrovic

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Buick Challenge	Michael Bradley, Fred Funk, Davis Love III, John Maginnes	Bradley won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2003	Masters Tournament	Mike Weir	Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T24		T42
The Open Championship			T30
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Masters Tournament			2	CUT
U.S. Open		T68	T57		CUT
The Open Championship		T69	T65
PGA Championship	CUT	T48	T51

Top 10

Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	2nd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	1	1	1	3	1
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	5	4
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	3	3
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	5	2
Totals	1	1	1	2	16	10

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2002 U.S. Open – 2003 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
The Players Championship	T24	T5	CUT	T9	CUT	T69	CUT	T33	T71

Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2002	2003
Match Play		R64
Championship	T46	T54
Invitational	T36	T30