Matt Harmon
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Matt Harmon is an American professional golfer. He is from Grand Rapids, Michigan
. He attended Michigan State University
and was the 2007 Big Ten Conference
"Player of the Year" for men's golf.
He has competed in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 PGA Tour's Buick Invitational
. His best finish came in 2009 where he finished tied for 52nd place.
He has also competed in the PGA's developmental Nationwide Tour
and the NGA Hooters Tour
. He has a total of 4 professional wins on the NGA Hooters Tour.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
. He attended Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
and was the 2007 Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
"Player of the Year" for men's golf.
He has competed in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 PGA Tour's Buick Invitational
Buick Invitational
The Farmers Insurance Open is a PGA Tour professional golf tournament played in the San Diego, California area in the early part of the Tour season, known as the "West Coast Swing." The tournament was noted for having singer-actor Andy Williams as a celebrity host from 1968 to 1988. The tournament...
. His best finish came in 2009 where he finished tied for 52nd place.
He has also competed in the PGA's developmental Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
and the NGA Hooters Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
The National Golf Association Pro Golf Tour is a developmental men's professional golf tour in the United States. It includes approximately twenty 72-hole Pro Series events and three 54-hole Qualifying School Prep Series events each year throughout the US South and Midwest. The NGA Pro Golf Tour...
. He has a total of 4 professional wins on the NGA Hooters Tour.