Best left-handed golfers
If you take a look at the majority of golfers, not just professionals, you’ll notice one thing, mostly they are right-handed. It got us thinking, who are the best left-handed golfers to play the game? Quick 9 runs the rule over our favourite southpaws.
It’s worth noting the first left-hander you come across in the World Golf Rankings is Bubba Watson who currently sits 14th.
Best left-handed golfers
9. Nick O’Hern
Major best: T6 (2006 US Open)
PGA Tour of Australasia victories: 2
Despite failing to record a win on the PGA Tour O’Hern still earned around $7.5 million on tour mainly thanks to 23 top 10s, four 3rd place finishes and his best PGA Tour finish, a tied 2nd place at the 2006 Booze Allen Classic.
In an ode to his native Australia, O’Hern marks his balls with a small picture of a kangaroo.
Matthew Beedle
Matthew has been playing golf since he was around 13 and took up the game at a local nine-hole municipal course with his friends before joining Pontefract & District Golf Club just over the hedge.
Still a member of Pontefract with a handicap of 3, he currently sits on the board of directors to help with digital and marketing initiatives in order to improve membership and visitor income.
Matthew graduated university with a First Class in Sports Journalism from Leeds Trinity University and has been working in the golf industry since graduating.
NCG’s social media & marketing manager, Matthew’s main job role is to increase website traffic to the National Club Golfer website via our email and social media channels as well as driving entries to grow our NCG Top 100s Tour events amongst other tasks.
Not one to change his equipment too often, Matthew currently plays the TaylorMade M2 driver which has lasted the test of time in his bag. Elsewhere, you’ll find him using the TaylorMade Stealth 2 three-wood with a Ping G425 Crossover 2-iron to aid his long game.
Through his 4-iron to Gap Wedge, Matthew uses the Ping i500 irons accompanied by Ping’s Glide 3.0 56-degree and 60-degree wedges.
Another club that has stood the test of time in his bag is a Nike Method Core MC-3i putter which has had to have the SuperStroke grip changed at least three times. Ball of choice is the Titleist ProV1.
