About Matthew Jordan
Matthew Jordan, managing trustee at Indstrl Lgst Prpt Trst, spoke about his past amateur golf career in a September 2020 interview. He described winning the Lytham Trophy in 2018, recalling the weather as "sunshine, no wind" and the final holes as "daunting horrendous" but enjoyable due to his lead. Jordan stated that he did not turn professional immediately after the 2017 Walker Cup because he wanted to "prove myself for another year" and "solidify myself as a top amateur."
Jordan said that after turning professional, he received invitations to play Challenge Tour events, which led to Challenge Tour status and eventually a European Tour card after a top-15 finish. He expressed gratitude for the Lytham Trophy win, saying it "gave me confidence" and that he is "very thankful for that." He also mentioned the Great Ormond event as one he "certainly wants to win as an amateur."
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Matthew Jordan0:06
Hey everyone, I'm Matt Jordan. I was fortunate enough to win the Living Trophy in 2018. My fond memories of that was certainly the weather. It was sunshine, no wind, peculiar from the previous three years I played in it. For example, 2015 last round, I remember hitting a driver into the first and the fifth, which, as you can probably tell for the people who have played it, is ridiculous. It was the worst weather that I've ever played in, probably. Also another memory I had was I was lucky enough to have a big enough lead to enjoy the last three or four holes, which I'm sure plenty of you know are daunting, horrendous, but luckily enough for me they were actually quite enjoyable, apart from my dad really. He was still nervous on the 18th green even though I had seven putts to win it. In terms of what it did for my future, probably that. But I didn't turn pro straight after the Walker Cup in 2017 because I wanted to prove myself for another year. I wanted to climb the amateur rankings again and just solidify myself being a top amateur and ready to take it to the pro level and move up. So winning certainly did that for me. And with that, I think once I did turn pro, I received quite a few invitations. And so from those invitations, I went and I played main tour Challenge Tour events. Luckily enough, I won a Challenge Tour event which got me Challenge Tour status, and eventually I went on to get top 15 which got my European Tour card. So I don't know what would have happened if I didn't win the Living Trophy or if I haven't had that living year. And it gave me confidence to have done what I did. And yeah, who knows if I'd have been in the same situation. So obviously very thankful for that. And winning the Great Ormond one that I certainly wanted to win as an amateur. And yeah, of course I will always, always have memories, sadly great memories of the place and of the competition. Thank you very much.
