Matthew Nixon, Assistant Professional
Matt joined the Sandiway team in June 2022. Matt was a top amateur golfer nationwide from an early age; he won the Boys Amateur Championship in 2006 at the age of 17, and played in the Jacques Léglise Trophy that year. He played for the national side from 2006 onwards, and was ranked as high as 14th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. In the USA, he was ranked 7th in the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking. He broke the course record at Pannal Golf Club in 2005, shooting 63, 9-under-par at age 16. He reached the semi-finals of The Amateur Championship in 2010, losing to the eventual winner Jin Jeong of South Korea.
Matt turned Pro in 2010 entered the qualifying school for the European Tour, and came through all three stages to earn his playing rights for 2011.
He also secured his European Tour card at Qualifying School in 2012, 2016 and 2017.
In 2018, Matt had his best year on Tour finishing 13th at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, tied for 18th at the BMW International Open, ninth at the Porsche European Open and eighth at the AndalucÃa Valderrama Masters.
