Matthew Baldwin
Encyclopedia
Matthew Baldwin is an English
professional golf
er who plays on the Challenge Tour
.
Baldwin was captain of the England Boys side before turning professional in 2008. In 2009 he played on the third-tier Alps Tour
and finished 23rd on the Order of Merit, with six top-ten finishes. He made several appearances on the second-tier Challenge Tour
in 2010, and performed well enough to finish 82nd on the final standings and gain full status for 2011. In October 2011, he won for the first time on the Challenge Tour at the Fred Olsen Challenge de España. This sealed his promotion to the main European Tour for 2012.
Baldwin is from Southport, Lancashire - the same home town as fellow professional golfer Tommy Fleetwood
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
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Baldwin was captain of the England Boys side before turning professional in 2008. In 2009 he played on the third-tier Alps Tour
Alps Tour
The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. It is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the...
and finished 23rd on the Order of Merit, with six top-ten finishes. He made several appearances on the second-tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
in 2010, and performed well enough to finish 82nd on the final standings and gain full status for 2011. In October 2011, he won for the first time on the Challenge Tour at the Fred Olsen Challenge de España. This sealed his promotion to the main European Tour for 2012.
Baldwin is from Southport, Lancashire - the same home town as fellow professional golfer Tommy Fleetwood
Tommy Fleetwood
Tommy Fleetwood is an English professional golfer.Fleetwood was born in Southport, Merseyside, near Liverpool. He had a distinguished amateur career with included wins in the 2009 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the 2010 English Amateur, and runner-up finishes in the 2008 Amateur...
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Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Oct 2011 2011 Challenge Tour The 2011 Challenge Tour was a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour... |
Fred Olsen Challenge de España | Playoff |  Julien GuerrierJulien Guerrier Julien Guerrier is a French professional golfer.Guerrier was born in Évreux. He has a successful amateur career, which included winning The Amateur Championship in 2006, and turned professional in 2007 after competing in the Masters Tournament. He finished third on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in... |
External links
- Profile at International Sports Management.