Optometrist competes in golf nationals

Optometrist and amateur golfer Matthew McClean competed at the Masters, one of golf’s four major tournaments, which was held April 6-9 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, US. 

The 29-year-old was one of only seven amateurs in a field of 87 players after qualifying for the event by winning the US Mid-Amateur Championships in September 2022, and was briefly top of the leaderboard before he ultimately failed to make the cut for the final two rounds. 

McClean studied optometry at Ulster University and currently combines playing golf in spring and summer with working during the winter as a locum at several optical practices in Belfast.