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Matt McCarty (photo courtesy West Coast Conference)
Matt McCarty (photo courtesy West Coast Conference)
Matt McCarty

Matt McCarty

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • High School:
    Desert Mountain

• Two-Time All-WCC

A third-year member of the program … has appeared in 32 career events with a scoring average of 71.72 and 21 top 20 finishes, including 12 top 10 … has 39 rounds under par and 14 at par. 

AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Competed in all 11 events … had eight top 20 showings, including five in the top 10 … posted a 71.26 scoring average, first on the team … earned All-WCC honors ... placed sixth at the Showdown in the Rockies (Sep. 17-18), finishing 7-under 209 (67-73-69) … helped lead the Broncos to a fourth-place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sep. 24-25) … shot a collegiate-best 8-under 205 (70-61-74) to tie for seventh at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 8-9) … his second-round total was a collegiate-best … led the Broncos to a third-place finished at the UC Irvine Invitational (Feb. 11-12) and the Olympic Club Intercollegiate (March 11-12) where he tied for fifth and second, respectively ... finished tied for 15th at even-par 216 at the WCC Championship (April 25-27) in Stockton, California.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Played in all 12 events en route to first-team All-WCC honors … accumulated a 71.19 scoring average, second on the team … nine top 20 finishes, including six in the top 10 ... 19 of his 36 rounds were either at of under par ... won The Farms Invitational with 4-under 212 (70-71-71) … posted collegiate best (65) in the 1st round of The Jackrabbit (Oct. 1-3), where he tied for 6th with scores of 65-69-72 (206) … tied for 5th at the Bandon Dunes Championship (March 11-13), posting 7-under 206 (69-68-69) … also tied for seventh at the Duck Invitational (March 26-27) with scores of 68-76-69 (213) … placed 15th at the WCC Championship (April 16-18) with a 1-over 217 (70-73-74) ... competed in the NCAA Raleigh Regional (May 14-16) where he tied for 51st, scoring 72-75-69.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17): Competed in nine events … accumulated a scoring average of 72.96, second on the team … posted eight rounds under par … at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic (Oct. 9-11) posted 69 in the first round while finishing the tournament with his best showing of the fall in 20th overall at 3-under 213 … finished tied for 15th at the National Invitational (Feb. 27-28) with scores of 71-73-69 (213) … had his best finish of the season at the PING Cougar Classic (April 10-11) where he posted a season-best 67 and tied for third … posted a 1-over 217 (72-74-71) at the WCC Championship (April 20-22) to finish tied for 20th. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz. … 2015 All-Section First Team … named All-City 2013-15 … tied for first as an individual in the 2015 state championship.

AMATEUR: 2014 Arizona Junior Match Play champion.

PERSONAL: Volunteered with the homeless in high school … enjoys skiing and watching movies ... a finance major.

MCCARTY'S COLLEGIATE BESTS (as of 4/27/19)

18 Holes 61 Alister MacKenzie Invitational, 2nd Rd. (Oct 8, 2018)

65 The Jackrabbit, 1st Rd. (Oct. 1, 2017)
54 Holes
205 (70-61-74) Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct 8-9, 2018)  
Finish 1st (70-71-71 - 212) The Farms Invitational (Feb. 12-13, 2018)