He ended up with a quintuple-bogey 8 on the hole and finished in a tie for fifth, four strokes behind the eventual winner Justin Leonard.

Mattiace's career year was 2002, when he earned wins at the Nissan Open (his 220th PGA Tour start) and the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

In 2003, he contended in the Masters Tournament by shooting a 65 in the final round which put him into a playoff with Mike Weir.

Weir needed only a bogey to secure the victory and Mattiace finished second, earning $648,000 in prize money.

Shortly after the 2003 season, Mattiace's career was threatened by a skiing accident and torn ACLs in both knees.