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Matthew Griffin
Matthew Griffin
Personal information
Born	26 July 1983 (age 41)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
College	Monash University
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour; PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	OneAsia Tour; Korean Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	4
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2017, 2022
Achievements and awards
OneAsia Tour; Order of Merit winner
OneAsia Tour; Order of Merit winner	2013
PGA Tour of Australasia; Order of Merit winner	2016

Matthew Griffin (born 26 July 1983) is an Australian professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia where he has won four times. He formerly played on the OneAsia Tour where he won twice and won the Order of Merit in 2013.^[1] On 14 July 2014, Griffin won the Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship on the Korean Tour.^[2]

Professional wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Sep 2011	South Pacific Open	−15 (70-69-67-67=273)	Playoff	Terry Pilkadaris
2	23 Feb 2014	Oates Victorian Open Championship	−7 (74-71-68-68=281)	Playoff	Matt Stieger
3	13 Mar 2016	BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open	−20 (70-65-65-67=267)	1 stroke	Hideto Tanihara
4	14 Jan 2024	Heritage Classic	−24 (61-65-69-69=264)	6 strokes	Jak Carter, Quinnton Croker

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2011	South Pacific Open	Terry Pilkadaris	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	2014	Oates Victorian Open Championship	Matt Stieger	Won with birdie on third extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Sep 2012	Charity High 1 Open¹	−10 (67-70-69-72=278)	1 stroke	Park Sang-hyun, Kang Kyung-nam
2	19 May 2013	SK Telecom Open¹	−13 (64-67-72=203)*	1 stroke	Kang Wook-soon

*Note: The 2013 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Sep 2012	Charity High 1 Open¹	−10 (67-70-69-72=278)	1 stroke	Park Sang-hyun, Kang Kyung-nam
2	19 May 2013	SK Telecom Open¹	−13 (64-67-72=203)*	1 stroke	Kang Wook-soon
3	13 Jul 2014	Yamaha Hankyung KPGA Championship	−20 (69-67-66-66=268)	3 strokes	Moon Kyong-jun

*Note: The 2013 SK Telecom Open was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.
¹Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
The Open Championship	CUT			NT		CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Griffin only played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2008
Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 2008 (winners)
Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 2006, 2007, 2008 (winners)

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