Len Mattiace

Leonard Earl Mattiace is an American professional golfer, formerly of the PGA Tour and now playing on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life and amateur career

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

In 1990, Mattiace turned pro. 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 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.
Mattiace is naturally left-handed but plays right-handed.

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)

PGA Tour playoff record

No.

Year

Tournament

Opponent

Result

1996

Buick Challenge

Results in major championships

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open								T24		T42
The Open Championship										T30
PGA Championship								CUT	CUT

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

Summary

Most consecutive cuts made – 7
Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1987