Matt Hendrix

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title: "Matt Hendrix" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-male-golfers", "clemson-tigers-men's-golfers", "pga-tour-golfers", "golfers-from-south-carolina", "sportspeople-from-aiken,-south-carolina", "sportspeople-from-greenville,-south-carolina", "1981-births", "living-people"] description: "American golfer" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hendrix" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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fullname	James Matthew Hendrix
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birth_place	Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
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weight	200 lb
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residence	Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
college	Clemson University
yearpro	2004
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extour	PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
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Amateur career

Hendrix was born in Aiken, South Carolina. He qualified for the 1997 U.S. Junior Amateur, was the top rated junior golfer in South Carolina, and won the 2003 Sunnehanna Amateur. He played on the 2003 Walker Cup team. He played college golf at Clemson University and was a member of the team that won the 2003 NCAA Championship and Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.

Professional career

Hendrix turned professional in 2004. He finished T29 at the 2006 Q School, earning his PGA Tour card for the 2007 season. He did not finish high enough on the money list to retain his PGA Tour card past the 2007 season.

Hendrix spent the 2006, 2011, and 2012 seasons on the Nationwide Tour.

Hendrix has two wins on the NGA Pro Golf Tour.

Professional wins (3)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Feb 17, 2013 | Palmetto Hall Championship | −15 (68-67-67-71=273) | 5 strokes | USA Derek Rende | ::

Other wins (2)

• 2011 Brunswick Plantation, Legends Parkland (NGA/Hooters Tour Carolina Winter Series)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 2003

References

References

1. "Clemson Tigers profile".
2. "2003 Walker Cup profile".
3. (August 11, 2003). "Eight Of 10 Members Of 2003 U.S.A. Walker Cup Match Team Named". The Wire.
4. Zeh, Chris. (January 27, 2011). "Matt Hendrix Grabs Back-To-Back Wins". ngatour.com.
5. "Matt Hendrix NGA Tour results". ngatour.com.

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