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Matt McCarty

Matt McCarty

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

• 2021 NCAA Regional Individual Qualifer
• Three-Time First Team All-WCC
• 2020 U.S. Amateur Qualifier
• Three-Time WCC All-Academic First Team
• Two-Time GCAA All-America Scholar

A five-year member of the program … appeared in 47 career events with a scoring average of 71.50 ... posted 30 top 20 finishes, including 20 in the top 10 … had 61 rounds under par and 21 at par … helped lead the 2018 team to the NCAA Regional at NC State ... joined former teammate Derek Ackerman to reach the quarterfinals of match play at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship ... qualified as an individual for the 2021 NCAA Regionals.

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR (2020-21): Competed in all seven events … posted a 71.00 scoring average, the best on the team … led the team in five events … earned first-team All-WCC honors ... earned WCC All-Academic first team accolades … a member of the GCAA All-America Scholar team … had five top 20 finishes, including four in the top 10 … tied for sixth at the Sacramento State Invitational (March 1-2), shooting 5-under 211 (73-68-70) … tied for 16th at the Duck Invitational (March 22-23), carding 7-over 220 (79-70-71) … tied for ninth at The Goodwin (March 25-27), shooting 3-under 207 (68-66-73) … finished second at the El Macero Classic (April 10-12), carding 11-under 205 (70-68-67) … tied for ninth at the PING Cougar Classic (April 23-24), shooting 7-under 209 (69-75-65) ... fired a 3-under-par 210 (70-71-69) to finish in a tie for sixth place at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional (May 17-19), missing out on a trip to the championship final by three strokes.

AS A SENIOR (2019-20): Participated in all seven events … had top 10 showings at three events and only once finished outside the top 30 … posted a 71.19 scoring average, first on the team … the team’s top finisher at four events … earned WCC All-Academic first team accolades … a member of the GCAA All-America Scholar team … helped lead the team to a fourth-place showing at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (Oct. 21-23) where he posted a 9-under 207 (72-68-67) to tie for second… carded a collegiate best 13-under 200 (65-68-67), placing fifth at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Sept. 7-8) … his opening-round tally was a season best.

AS A JUNIOR (2018-19): Competed in all 11 events … had eight top 20 showings, including 5 top 10 … posted a 71.26 scoring average, first on the team … earned All-WCC honors ... secured WCC All-Academic first team accolades … 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 third-place finished at the UC Irvine Invitational (Feb. 11-12) and the Olympic Club Intercollegiate (March 11-12) where he tied of fifth and second-place, respectively. 

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: Qualified for the 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship where he shot 8-over 151 during stroke play ... joined former teammate Derek Ackerman to reach the quarterfinals of match play at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship ... in stoke play, that duo finished at 13-under-par 128, best in the field ... 2014 Arizona Junior Match Play champion.

PERSONAL: Volunteered with the homeless in high school … enjoys skiing and watching movies ... graduated in June 2020 with a bachelor's degree in finance ... majored in marketing in graduate school.

MCCARTY'S COLLEGIATE BESTS

18 Holes 61 Alister MacKenzie Invitational, 2nd Rd. (Oct. 8, 2018)
  65 PING Cougar Classic, 3rd Rd. (April 24, 2021)
  65 Alister MacKenzie Invitational, 1st Rd. (Oct. 7, 2019)

65 The Jackrabbit, 1st Rd. (Oct. 1, 2017)
54 Holes 200 (65-68-67) Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 7-8, 2019)

205 (70-68-67) El Macero Classic (April 10-12, 2021)
  205 (70-61-74) Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 8-9, 2018)  
Finish 1st (70-71-71 - 212) The Farms Invitational (Feb. 12-13, 2018)