Matthew Jordan

Finishing in the top ten at The Open guarantees a return the following season - and Matthew Jordan has now done it two years in a row.

That was despite being ranked 329th in the world on the first occasion and then 198th during The 152nd Open at Royal Troon.

He was as one of the stories of The 151st Open after coming through final qualifying to compete on his home course Royal Liverpool. He was given the honour of hitting the opening shot and, to huge ovations throughout the week, battled his way to a brilliant share of 10th place,

Then at Royal Troon he shot 71 in each round to repeat his 10th place finish.

As an amateur he won the St Andrews Links Trophy and Lytham Trophy, and played in the Walker Cup against an American side containing Collin Morikawa and Will Zalatoris.

His best finish on the DP World Tour was a tie for second at December’s Nedbank Challenge in South Africa, finishing just a stroke behind American Johannes Veerman.

Jordan's career also includes a course record 63 in the opening round of the 2019 Betfred British Masters at Hillside.