Matt Every

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1983)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Matt Every | image = Matt Every Profile.jpg | image_size =  | alt = | caption = | fullname = Matthew King Every | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|4|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Daytona Beach, Florida]], U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | weight = {{convert|190|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = [[Jacksonville Beach, Florida]], U.S. | spouse = Danielle Every | children = 2 | college = [[Florida Gators men's golf|University of Florida]] | yearpro = 2006 | retired =  | tour = [[PGA Tour]] (past champion status) | extour = [[Nationwide Tour]] | prowins = 3 | pgawins = 2 | eurowins =  | japwins =  | asiawins =  | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins = 1 | chalwins =  | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins =  | majorwins =  | masters = CUT: 2014, 2015 | usopen = T28: 2005 | open = 71st: 2014 | pga = 71st: 2012 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =[[Ben Hogan Award]] | year1 =2006 | awardssection =  | module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes | signature = Matt_Every_signature.jpg }} }} '''Matthew King Every''' (born December 4, 1983) is an American [[professional golfer]] who has won on both the [[PGA Tour]] and [[Nationwide Tour]].

==Early life==

In 1983, Every was born in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]].<ref name=ufprofile>{{cite web |website=GatorZone.com |title=Men's Golf History, 2006 Roster – Matt Every profile |url=http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/bios.php?year=2005&bio=every.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035155/http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/bios.php?year=2005&bio=every.html |archive-date=2012-04-02 |accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref> He attended [[Mainland High School]] in Daytona Beach, where he played for the Mainland Buccaneers men's golf team. He was recognized as the [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]] Golfer of the Year for four consecutive years, and was an all-state selection after his junior and senior seasons.<ref name=ufprofile/>

==Amateur career== Every accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Florida]] in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach [[Buddy Alexander]]'s [[Florida Gators men's golf]] team in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=ufmediasupplement>{{cite web |url=http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf |title=Florida Men's Golf 2011 Media Supplement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402035020/http://web.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2010/supplement.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-02 |publisher=University Athletic Association |location=[[Gainesville, Florida]] |pages=4, 28, 34, 39, 41 |year=2010 |accessdate=July 13, 2011}}</ref>

During his career as a Gator golfer, he was a three-time first-team All-[[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) selection (2004, 2005, 2006), and a four-time [[All-American]] (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).<ref name=ufprofile/><ref name=ufmediasupplement/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf |title=2008-09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide |publisher=University Athletic Association |location=Gainesville, Florida |page=36 |year=2008 |accessdate=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043140/http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As an amateur, he played in the [[2005 U.S. Open (golf)|2005 U.S. Open]] at [[Pinehurst Resort|Pinehurst]] in [[North Carolina]] and finished in a tie for 28th place.<ref name=ufprofile/> He was the recipient of the [[Ben Hogan Award]], recognizing the best college golfer in the United States in 2006.<ref name=ufprofile/>

==Professional career== In 2006, Every turned professional after completing his NCAA eligibility. Before he found success on any major golf tour after turning professional, he competed on [[The Golf Channel]]'s original series ''[[The Big Break]]'', in Mesquite, Nevada. Every played in a select few PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour events between 2006 and 2007. Then at Q-School in December 2007, he missed a place on the PGA Tour by just two strokes,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/20071203mcdaniel |title=Final Round Q School Hits and Misses |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Pete |last=McDaniel |date=December 2, 2007}}</ref> but was rewarded with a place on the Nationwide Tour in 2008. In his second start in 2008, he finished runner-up in the [[Mexico Open (golf)|Mexico Open]]. He finished the season with four top-10 finishes and made $180,000 in earnings, just outside the top 25 in earnings.<ref name=ufprofile/><ref name="PGATour"/>

In his 2009 sophomore year on the Nationwide Tour, Every was ranked forty-ninth on the money list going into the [[Nationwide Tour Championship]], needing a third-place finish or better to obtain his PGA Tour card for 2010. He had made fifteen of twenty-five cuts and had three top-10 finishes entering the season's final event. He shot a second-round 63 to take the 36-hole lead, a lead he did not relinquish. He won the event by three shots over Nationwide Tour money leader [[Michael Sim]]. The win vaulted him to tenth on the money list, and qualifying him as a PGA Tour rookie for 2010.<ref name="PGATour">{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.28307.matt-every.html |title=Matt Every |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

However, in 2010 Every finished 140th and dropped back to the Nationwide Tour for 2011. He finished 2011 in 18th place and returned to the PGA Tour, where he has remained through 2015.

Every was one of three men arrested in a hotel in [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] and charged with possession of [[marijuana]] on July 6, 2010. In a statement, he denied possessing the drug but apologized for poor judgment.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2002704,00.html |title=PGA Tour rookie Matt Every denies pot possession |website=Golf.com |date=July 9, 2010 |accessdate=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804014954/http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,2002704,00.html |archive-date=August 4, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was subsequently suspended for 90 days from the Tour.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Maguire |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=6729348&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines |title=Robert Garrigus: Players smoked pot |work=ESPN |date=July 1, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>

Every earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2014 [[Arnold Palmer Invitational]] and would earn his first [[2014 Masters Tournament|Masters]] invitation.<ref name=ufprofile/> He would go on to defend his title at the 2015 event. [[File:Matt Every at 2015 PGA Championship.jpg|thumb|Every at the [[2015 PGA Championship]]]] On October 18, 2019, it was announced that Every had been suspended by the PGA Tour for three months for violating its conduct policy for drugs of abuse.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/27874012/matt-every-gets-3-month-ban-violating-pga-tour-drug-policy |title=Matt Every gets 3-month ban for violating PGA Tour drug policy |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life== Every is a fan of the British group [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. He named his son after [[Liam Gallagher]] and has a tattoo on his right bicep with "Live Forever," which is the title of an Oasis song.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/03/this-is-the-best-picture-we-ca.html |title=This is the best picture we can find of Matt Every's Oasis tattoo |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Luke |last=Kerr-Dineen |date=March 23, 2015}}</ref> His daughter Quinn Palmer is named after the site of his first PGA Tour win.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2014/11/how-matt-every-is-honoring-the.html |title=How Matt Every is honoring the site of his first PGA Tour win |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Dave |last=Shedloski |date=November 8, 2014}}</ref>

== Awards and honors == In 2006, Every earned the [[Ben Hogan Award]], as the best [[College sports|college]] golf player of the year in the United States.<ref name="ufprofile" />

==Professional wins (3)== ===PGA Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |Mar 23, [[2013–14 PGA Tour|2014]] |[[Arnold Palmer Invitational]] |69-70-66-70=275 |align=center|−13 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Keegan Bradley]] |- |align=center|2 |Mar 22, [[2014–15 PGA Tour|2015]] |[[Arnold Palmer Invitational]] (2) |68-66-69-66=269 |align=center|−19 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Stenson]] |}

===Nationwide Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |- style="background:thistle;" | Tour Championships (1) |- | Other Nationwide Tour (0) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of victory !Runner-up |-style="background:thistle;" |align=center|1 |Oct 25, [[2009 Nationwide Tour|2009]] |[[Nationwide Tour Championship]] |70-63-67-67=267 |align=center|−21 |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Sim]] |}

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |T28LA |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |WD |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |71 |CUT |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |71 |CUT |CUT |CUT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place

==Results in The Players Championship== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017 |- |align=left|[[The Players Championship]] |CUT |T26 |CUT |T42 |CUT |CUT |} CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

==Results in World Golf Championships== ''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2014!!2015 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T52 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]] |T47 |74 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]] |T56 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} "T" = Tied

==U.S. national team appearances== '''Amateur''' *[[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]]: [[2004 Palmer Cup|2004]], [[2005 Palmer Cup|2005]] (winners) *[[Walker Cup]]: [[2005 Walker Cup|2005]] (winners)

==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} *[[2009 Nationwide Tour graduates]] *[[2011 Nationwide Tour graduates]] *[[List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.matteverygolf.com}} *{{PGATour player|28307}} *{{OWGR|10185}}

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