Matthew James Ford (born 19 April 1978) is an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Ford has played mostly on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

except for two seasons, 2015 and 2016, when he played on the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

Professional career

Ford qualified for the

after finishing fourth in the 2014 European Tour qualifying school. He had a good start to 2015, finishing second in the

Africa Open The Africa Open was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour held in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was first contested in February 2008, over the Gary Player designed championship course at the Fish River Sun Country Club, near Port Alfred. In o ...

in March. He finished the season at 105th in the Order of Merit to retain his card for 2016. However he finished 131st in the Order of Merit in 2016 and returned to the

. Except for his two season on the European Tour, Ford has played on the

since 2010. He has not won the tour but has been runner-up four times. In October 2020 he lost in a playoff for the Italian Challenge Open Eneos Motor Oil after

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made a birdie at the second extra hole. The following week he won the PGA Professional Championship at Trentham Golf Club with a score of 269, 19 under par, winning by 7 strokes.

Personal life

Ford is the son of former professional footballer and manager Andy Ford.

Professional wins (2)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2020 PGA Professional Championship

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Matt English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Swindon 1978 births Living people