Matthew Wolff

Matthew Wolff

Matthew Wolff (born April 14, 1999) is an American professional golfer. He was an NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State University. He won the 2019 NCAA Division I individual championship.

Amateur career

Wolff was born in Simi Valley, California to Bill and Shari Wolff. He grew up in Agoura Hills, California, started playing junior golf at the Lake Lindero Country Club's Lindero Kids Summer Sports Camp and attended Westlake High School. He finished runner-up at the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship.[2] After initially committing to play college golf for the University of Southern California, Wolff withdrew his commitment to attend Oklahoma State.[3] In his first year, he earned four runners-up, first-team All-American honors, and the Phil Mickelson Award as the nation's top freshman. He also made the putt to clinch the 2018 NCAA Division I Championship for Oklahoma State.[2]

Wolff began his sophomore season with back-to-back stroke play titles at the Carmel Cup and the OFCC Fighting Illini Invitational, which he followed up by sharing medalist honors at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate.[4] The three consecutive wins brought Wolff to the top of the college rankings.[2] He made his PGA Tour debut at the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open after receiving a sponsor's exemption.[5]

In addition to his results, Wolff's unorthodox golf swing has drawn attention.[6][7][8][9] To get more rotation, he employs a left leg kick that he picked up from playing baseball, and uses the ground to create power.