Matthew Arthur T. Southgate (born 3 October 1988) is an English

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who plays on the

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Amateur career

Southgate's biggest success as an amateur was winning the 2010 St Andrews Links Trophy. His last round of 67 on the Old Course gave him victory by 5 shots.

Professional career

After turning professional, Southgate played on the

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in 2011, finishing second to

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in the

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. From 2012 to 2015 he had little success but finished 6th in the 6-round 2015 European Tour Qualifying School final stage at PGA Catalunya Resort to gain his

card for 2016. His big breakthrough came in the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open where he finished fourth behind

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, earning him 200,000 euros. He continued his run of good form by qualifying for the

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by winning the final qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports, finishing tied for 11th in the

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and then tying for 12th place in the Open. Southgate had a disappointing start to 2017 but hit form again in the same events as he had in 2016. He qualified again for the

through final qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports, was a joint runner-up in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, behind

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, and tied for 6th place in the Open. In September 2017, in his bid to secure a PGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour Finals, Southgate was handed a four-stroke penalty in the DAP Championship after a leaf deflected the path of his golf ball mid-putt. Because he didn't replay the putt, he was handed a two-stroke penalty and another two strokes for signing an incorrect scorecard.

Personal

Southgate had testicular cancer in 2015. The cancer was diagnosed after he had played in the Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour in early July. He returned to competitive golf in September, in time to compete in the first stage of the European Tour qualifying.

Amateur wins

*2010 St Andrews Links Trophy Source:

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

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