Len Mattiace

Leonard Earl Mattiace (born October 15, 1967) is an American professional golfer, formerly of the PGA Tour and now playing on the PGA Tour Champions.

Len Mattiace
Personal information
Full nameLeonard Earl Mattiace
Born (1967-10-15) October 15, 1967
Mineola, New York
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceJacksonville, Florida
SpouseKristen
ChildrenGracee, Noelle
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking24 (May 11, 2003)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament2nd: 2003
PGA ChampionshipT48: 2002
U.S. OpenT24: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT30: 1999

Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida. He 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. He turned pro later in 1990.

Mattiace 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 (his 220th PGA Tour start) 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 ranked as high as 24th in the Official World Golf Ranking, but was not fully exempt on the PGA Tour after 2005. He made his PGA Tour Champions debut in March 2018 at the Cologuard Classic. He currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Mattiace is naturally left-handed but plays right-handed.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Feb 17, 2002 Nissan Open −15 (69-65-67-68=269) 1 stroke Brad Faxon, Rory Sabbatini,
Scott McCarron
2 Jun 30, 2002 FedEx St. Jude Classic −18 (69-68-65-64=266) 1 stroke Tim Petrovic

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1996 Buick Challenge Michael Bradley, Fred Funk,
Davis Love III, John Maginnes		 Bradley won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2003 Masters Tournament Mike Weir Lost to bogey on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
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
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Masters Tournament 2 CUT
U.S. Open T68 T57 CUT
The Open Championship T69 T65
PGA Championship CUT T48 T51
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament01011131
U.S. Open00000154
The Open Championship00000033
PGA Championship00000052
Totals0101121610
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2002 U.S. Open – 2003 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
The Players Championship T24 T5 CUT T9 CUT T69 CUT T33 T71
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20022003
Match Play R64
Championship T46 T54
Invitational T36 T30
  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 19 2003 Ending 11 May 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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