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Matt’ s the


spirit


If you don’t play all year you


aren’t giving yourself the best chance


Above: Matt went the whole Hog in 2016


Right: It was an early start for Matt


8 ROYAL LIVERPOOL GOLF CLUB MAGAZINE 2 017


LAST YEAR ROYAL LIVERPOOL’S VERY OWN MATT JORDAN FOLLOWED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SOME OF THE GREATEST NAMES IN GOLF BY WINNING THE HAMPSHIRE HOG AMATEUR TOURNAMENT - AS MARK GORTON REPORTS.


MATT WAS JUST 20 when he claimed the prestigious title with a four shot lead, adding his name to a trophy raised in the past by stars like Justin Rose, Sandy Lyle and Sir Michael Bonallack. He grew up in West Kirby and now


lives in Hoylake, and has been hitting golf


balls ever since he could walk,


hardly surprising given that he belongs to something of a sporting dynasty. His father Andy has been Club


champion at Royal Liverpool on a number of occasions, while his grandfather Tony was once captain of Wallasey Golf Club, the highest ranked badminton player in England and a Commonwealth Games silver medalist. Says Matt:


“I started playing golf


when I was three or four, and became a member here at Royal Liverpool as soon as I was old enough, when I was seven. My handicap was 18 when I was nine, and has kept coming down ever since.” It’s currently +4, though it did drop to


+5 during last season. Matt has been able to throw all his


energies into playing the amateur golf circuit since completing his A levels at Calday Grange Grammar School. “I got an offer from Leeds University to study sports psychology. My dad


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