2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Matt Cole
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Ark.
- High School:
- Fayetteville
- Prev School:
- Arkansas State
• Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (Nov. 1, 2018)
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2017-18 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2015-16 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 63 (1st) | Border Olympics (March 9, 2018) | ||
| Low 36 | 132 | Border Olympics (March 11, 2019) | ||
| Low 54 | 206 | Bubba Barnett Invitational (April 2-3, 2018) | ||
| Relative to Par | -10 | Bubba Barnett Invitational (April 2-3, 2018) | ||
| Best Finish | 1st 1st |
Bubba Barnett Invitational (April 2-3, 2018) Red Wolves Intercollegiate (April 3-4, 2017) |
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SENIOR (2020-21)
Made his season debut at Rice Intercollegiate at Westwood Country Club in Houston... Tied for 13th with score of 147... Lowered his score with each round, including a Final-Round 70, to tie for 36th at Cabo Collegiate at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas... Closed the Bayou City Collegiate Classic at 69-71 in final two rounds to tie for 22nd at 1-under 215 at Westwood Golf Club in Houston... Finished 28th at NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at Golf Club of Tennesse with score of 218 to tie for team lead.
SENIOR (2019-20)
Competed in seven tournaments... Finished second on team with 11 rounds of par or better and tied for second with four rounds in the 60s... Tied for team’s low round of season with 65 in Second Round of Trinity Forest Invitational. Fall –Made his Houston and season debut at the fall-opening Lone Star Invitational at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas... Tied for 10th with a score of 219... Became 19th player in school history to shoot 65 or lower with a 65 in Second Round of Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas... Tied for 60th at that tournament at 219. Spring – Posted three straight rounds or par or better to tie for 19th at 1-under 215 at the All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Led Cougars with score of 4-under 212 at Border Olympics at Maxdel Golf Course in Laredo, Texas... Played final two rounds of that tournaent at 139 with a Final-Round 68. Summer – Captured championship at Arkansas Amateur Championship at Hot Springs Country Club (June 26-28)... Finished with 54-hole score of 11-under 205, thanks to a Final Round 67, to finish six strokes ahead of Houston teammate Luke Long.
JUNIOR (2018-19)
Competed in nine tournaments... Finished with a 72.81 scoring average... Tied for second at Little Rock Invitational with score of 3-under 213... Tied for third at Border Olympics with score of 8-under 208... Opened that tournament with a 67 and followed with a 65 at Laredo Country Club... Tied for fourth at Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate with score of 1-under 215.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Competed in four tournaments... Finished 1st in the Bubba Barnett Invitational... Compiled a Top-10 finish in the Border Olympics... Finished 5th on the team in stroke average at 74.21... His low score of 63 came in the opening round of the Border Olympics... Finished 32nd in the Sun Belt Conference in stroke average... Member of the A-State Athletic Director’s Honor Roll team and the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Named the Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week after winning the Red Wolves Intercollegiate with a season-best 213 (3-under)... Played in five tournaments, posting a 76.20 stroke average over 15 rounds... Recorded a low round of 70 at the Red Wolves Intercollegiate... Arkansas State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll member.
FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Sat out as a redshirt and did not compete... Competed in the U.S. Open sectional qualifying stage after making it through a local qualifying round at the Hot Springs (Ark.)?Country Club... Arkansas State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll and Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List member.
FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2014-15 Class 3A Wendy’s Golf High School Player of the Year after winning the Arkansas High School Overall Championship... Named the 2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Outstanding Golfer of the Year... Placed among the top 25 players in 10 of 11 tournaments in 2014, including three individual titles... Heavily involved in extracurricular activities... Was a member of the Distributive Education Clubs of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honors Society and Future Business Leaders of America.
PERSONAL
Full name is Matthew Brian Cole... Born in Little Rock, Ark... Son of Elizabeth Williams and Brian Cole... Received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Arkansas State in May 2019... Studying business in graduate school at Houston and will receive his master's degree in May 2021.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2015-16 (at ASU) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 (at ASU) | 18 | 1,379 | 221 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 76.61 |
| 2017-18 (at ASU) | 14 | 1,039 | 210 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 74.21 |
| 2018-19 (at ASU) | 29 | 2,118 | 208 | 65 | 12 | 10 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 73.03 |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 1,533 | 212 | 65 | 11 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 237-248 | .489 | 73.00 |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 1,700 | 215 | 69 | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | 359-297 | .547 | 73.91 |
| UH Totals | 44 | 3,233 | 212 | 65 | 20 | 15 | - | 1 | 2 | 596-545 | .522 | 73.48 |
| ASU Totals | 61 | 4,536 | 208 | 63 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 74.36 |
| Totals | 105 | 7,769 | 208 | 63 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 596-545 | .522 | 73.99 |
