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Matt McCarty
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
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- High School:
- Desert Mountain
• Two-Time First Team All-WCC
• Two-Time WCC All-Academic First Team
• 2020 U.S. Amateur Qualifier
• 2019-20 GCAA All-America Scholar
A fourth-year member of the program … has appeared in 39 career events with a scoring average of 71.63 ... has posted 24 top 20 finishes, including 15 in the top 10 … has 47 rounds under par and 19 at par … joined former teammate Derek Ackerman to reach the quarterfinals of match play at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
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 ... a finance major.
MCCARTY'S COLLEGIATE BESTS (through 2019-20) |
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18 Holes | 61 | Alister MacKenzie Invitational, 2nd Rd. (Oct 8, 2018) |
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 (70-61-74) | Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct 8-9, 2018) | |
Finish | 1st (70-71-71 - 212) | The Farms Invitational (Feb. 12-13, 2018) |