Matt Bettencourt (born April 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer.
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 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 18, 2010Reno–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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 21, 2008Oregon Classic−19 (65-70-65-69=269)2 strokes Bubba Dickerson2Nov 9, 2008Nationwide Tour Championship−17 (68-67-63-69=267)1 stroke Jeff Klauk
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12008Miccosukee Championship D. A. PointsLost to birdie on first extra hole22013Cox Classic Bronson La'CassieLost 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 2013Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT10T70CUTT53The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals 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 Tournament2009201020112012The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut
See also 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates 2013 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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