Matthew NeSmith is an American professional golfer who turned pro in 2016. He is currently ranked 89th in the PGA World Rankings.
Currently, Matthew is competing at the 2024 Valspar Championship. The competition is set to be played from 21 to 24 March 2024 with the winner bagging a cash prize of $8,400,000.
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Starting his golf career at a young age, Matthew NeSmith won the 2011 Junior Heritage. After that, he came out victorious at the 2015 Players Amateur.
Matthew NeSmith then went on to bag a win at the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019. He won the Albertsons Boise Open and secured his PGA Tour card.
Matthew then finished seventh in the 2021 PGA Tour event, Phoenix Open. He then recorded his best PGA Tour finish, with a T3 at the Valspar Championship in March 2022.
Now, let’s learn about Matthew NeSmith wiki, age, married, wife, parents, height, ethnicity, net worth, bio, and other interesting facts.
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Matthew NeSmith Wiki: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Height
Matthew Christian NeSmith was born in 1993 in North Augusta, South Carolina, United States. He is 30 years of age and he blows out his birthday candles on the 29th of September every year.
Talking about his family, Matthew was raised by his parents, Darren NeSmith and Beth NeSmith. He also has a brother who is a photojournalist in New York City.
Matthew was raised by his father Darren (Source: Matthew’s Instagram)
Matthew studied Sociology at the University of South Carolina. He graduated from there in 2016 and later he became the first Gamecock in program history to earn PING First All-America honors.
With American nationality, Matthew has white ethnicity. He stands tall at a height of 6 feet (1.83 meters).
Matthew NeSmith Net Worth and Earnings
Matthew enjoys an estimated net worth of $2 million from his professional career. So far, he has managed career earnings of $6,374,067 from his PGA Tour games.
As an amateur, Matthew got hands to a number of accolades. He won the 2011 Polo Junior Classic, the Jones Cup Junior Invitational.
Matthew has managed a commanding net worth from his professional golf wins (Source: Matthew’s Instagram)
After that, Matthew won the 2012 Azalea Invitational, Rolex Tournament of Champions. He also won the 2015 SEC Championship and the 2016 General Hackler Championship.
Matthew was named 2010 Male Athlete of the Year by the Greater Augusta Area Sports Council.
Who Is Matthew NeSmith Wife?
Matthew has been happily married to his wife, Abigail Pait NeSmith for more than four years now. The couple exchanged their wedding vows on 1 November 2019 at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Augusta.
Matthew married his wife Abigail in 2019 (Source: Matthew’s Instagram)
Following their first wedding anniversary, Matthew took his Instagram on 1 November 2020 to share his feelings for his beloved wife. He wrote,
Wow, a year has flown by since I married my best friend, she is silly, loving, thoughtful, gracious, grateful, spontaneous, and every adjective under the sun! I can’t imagine life without you! One year down a lifetime to go!
Happy Anniversary Gail
Initially, Matthew proposed to Abigail on the 18th green of Harbour Town Golf Links in March 2018. As Abigail was on the equestrian team in South Carolina, they probably met each other during their college days.
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Matthew’s wife, Abigail has worked at Curing Kids Cancer, a non-profit based out of Atlanta.
