Matt Younts
Matt Younts
Height: 5-5
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Stokesdale, N.C.
High School: Northwest Guilford

Matt Younts

2012-13 (Senior)
Played 25 rounds as a senior, posting a 78.16 stroke average in nine tournaments … Posted his best finish of the season with a 33rd-place showing at the VCU Shootout (Sept. 24-25) … Posted a 230 score (70-82-78) … His first round score of 70 was a season-low, tying his career-best score … Placed 36th at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 10-12) when he posted a 231 (77-81-73) … Turned in a 45th-place finish at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate (Oct. 27-28) with a 229 (74-80-75) … His 229 score was his lowest 54-hole tally of the year … Finished his career with a 65th place finish at the Bancorp South Intercollegiate (April 1-2) with a score of 236 (82-77-77).

Junior (2011-12)
Competed in two tournaments, playing five total rounds … co-president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee … shot a season-best round during the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate at Forest Oaks Country Club (Oct 29-30) with a 77 … carded a three-round total of 247 (83-83-81) at the VCU Shootout in Richmond, Va., (Sept 27-28) to finish in 90th overall … completed the season with an 82.60 stroke average.

Sophomore (2010-11)
Participated in eight tournaments, playing in 24 rounds … finished the season with a 76.71 stroke average … shot a season-low 70 during the final round of the Rod Myers Invitational in October … best finish was 36th at the VCU Shootout … also shot 70 in the second round of the Georgetown Invitational the next week.

Freshman (2009-10)
Appeared in two tournaments, posting a 78.50 stroke average … shot a season-low 232 (79-77-76) at the Fireline Towson Invitational … had his best round of the season in the third round, shooting a 76 … also competed in the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate … member of the Dean’s List and the Chancellor’s List both semesters.

Amateur
Finished second in the 2008 North Carolina Big “I” Championship … won the 2007 Tarheel Junior Championship … finished third in the 2009 Forest Oaks Invitational … tied for seventh in the 2010 Cardinal Amateur … competed in the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship after earning his spot with a second-place showing in the sectional qualifier.

High School
Was the Metro 4A Player of the Year in 2009 for Northwest Guilford High School … also earned All-Metro 4A honors all four years … member of the 2009 “We the People” state championship team, which studies the Constitution and its impact and competes against other teams from other schools … member of the Leadership Class from 2007-09 … earned a Merit Award scholarship from UNCG’s Bryant School of Business and Economics.

Personal
Matthew Walter Franklin Younts … son of Andy and Jackie Younts … parents are both UNCG graduates … has an older brother, Drew, who was also a golfer at UNCG … majoring in entrepreneurship.


Matt Younts - 2012-13 Stats
Rounds Strokes Average Low Top Finish
25 1954 78.16 70 33rd



Tournament Rounds Total Place/Players (Top 50)
Tarheel Intercollegiate 78-87-74 239 () 81st / 81 ()
VCU Shootout 70-82-78 230 () T 33rd / ()
Auto Trader Collegiate 81-81-80 242 (+29) 84th / ()
Wolfpack Intercollegiate 79-77-75 231 (+15) T 58th / ()
Bridgestone Golf Collegiate 74-80-75 229 (+13) T 45th / ()
WSU Snowman Getaway 79-78-79 236 (+20) 79th / ()
Pinehurst Intercollegiate 77-81-73 231 (+19) T 36th / ()
C&F Bank Intercollegiate 80 80 (+10) T 124th / ()
Bancorp South Intercollegiate 82-77-77 236 (+20) T 65th / ()

 

Matt Younts - 2011-12 Stats
Rounds Strokes Average Low Top Finish
5 413 82.60 77 84th

 

Tournament Rounds Total Place/Players (Top 50)
VCU Shoutout 83-83-81 247 (+31) 90th / 90 ()
Bridgestone Golf Collegiate 89-77 166 (+22) 84th / 85 ()

 

Matt Younts - 2010-11 Stats
Rounds Strokes Average Low Top Finish
24 1841 76.71 70 36th

 

Tournament Rounds Total Place/Players (Top 50)
Gopher Invitational 77-77-80 234 (+18) T 39th / 60 ()
VCU Shootout 73-75-74 222 (+6) 36th / 78 ()
Gary Koch Invitational 73-78-75 226 (+10) T 42nd / 66 ()
Rod Myers Invitational 77-78-70 225 (+9) T 44th / 66 ()
Georgetown Intercollegiate 75-70-78 223 () T 43rd / 72 ()
UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate 72-79-81 232 (+16) 76th / 77 ()
Pinehurst Intercollegiate 84-73-85 242 (+29) T 80th / ()
Irish Creek Collegiate 78-76-83 237 (+24) T 77th / 81 ()

 

Matt Younts - 2009-10 Stats
Rounds Strokes Average Low Top Finish
6 471 78.50 76 66th

 

Tournament Rounds Total Place/Players (Top 50)
UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate 80-77-82 239 () 83rd / ()
Pinehurst Intercollegiate 79-77-76 232 () T 66th / ()