Matt Bettencourt

Matt Bettencourt (born April 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

Matt Bettencourt
Personal information
Born	(1975-04-12) April 12, 1975 (age 50) Alameda, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Duncan, South Carolina
Career
College	Modesto Junior College
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Web.com Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2010
U.S. Open	T10: 2009
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Nationwide Tour money list winner 2008

Early life

Bettencourt was born in Alameda, California. He attended Modesto Junior College.

Professional career

In 2001, Bettencourt turned professional. In 2008, Bettencourt won twice on the Nationwide Tour, at the Oregon Classic in September and a month and a half later at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch. The second win took him from 12th to 1st in the money list, therefore earning him his 2009 PGA Tour card.

In 2009, his rookie season on tour, Bettencourt finished 111th on the PGA Tour money list to retain his card for 2010. In 2010, he gained his first PGA Tour win at the Reno-Tahoe Open, one shot ahead of Bob Heintz after Heintz missed a 3.5 feet (1.1 m) birdie putt on the 72nd hole. This win ensures PGA Tour exemption for Bettencourt until the end of the 2012 season in a tough season that saw Bettencourt make 14 cuts in 32 appearances.

Bettencourt split time in 2013 between the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour. He finished 16th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2014, he made only 4 cuts in 14 events and finished 211th on the FedEx Cup points list, therefore he lost his PGA Tour card and also missed the Web.com Tour Finals. The finish demoted Bettencourt to the past champions category for the 2014-15 season and forced him to Web.com Tour Qualifying School.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 18, 2010	Reno–Tahoe Open	−11 (66-68-75-68=277)	1 stroke	Bob Heintz

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Web.com Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 21, 2008	Oregon Classic	−19 (65-70-65-69=269)	2 strokes	Bubba Dickerson
2	Nov 9, 2008	Nationwide Tour Championship	−17 (68-67-63-69=267)	1 stroke	Jeff Klauk

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2008	Miccosukee Championship	D. A. Points	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2013	Cox Classic	Bronson La'Cassie	Lost to par on third extra hole

Other wins (3)

• 2002 Northern California Open
• 2003 Northern California Open
• 2007 Northern California Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	T10	T70		CUT	T53
The Open Championship
PGA Championship		CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Summary

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

• Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2009 U.S. Open – 2010 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

See also

• 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates
• 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates

External links

• Matt Bettencourt at the PGA Tour official site
• Matt Bettencourt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site