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2009-10 Men's Golf Roster
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Neely, Matt
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Matt Neely
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Ashland, Va.
- High School:
- Patrick Henry
Bio
Career Highlights
Fall 2010 (senior)
2009-10 (junior)
2008-09 (sophomore)
2007-08 (freshman)
High School
Personal
- Career bests of 70 (single round), 141 (36 holes) and 214 (54 holes)
- Has one career top-five and four top-10 finishes
- Named CAA Player of the Week once during his career
- Comissioner's Academic Award recipient
Fall 2010 (senior)
- Averaged 74.4 strokes in 11 fall rounds and four tournaments played
- Posted two top-20 finishes, including a tie for ninth at the Richmond Intercollegiate, posting a 1-under 215 and tying his top career single-round score with a 2-under 70 in the second round
- Also had a tie for 17th at the Verizon Wireless VCU Shootout, finishing at 2-over 218
2009-10 (junior)
- Competed in seven events, earning his third collegiate letter
- Averaged 77.5 strokes in 17 rounds played
- Shot a season-low 71 at the Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate
- Had his best finish of the year in a tie for 43rd at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate
2008-09 (sophomore)
- Played in nine events for JMU to garner his second collegiate letter
- Averaged 75.7 strokes per round in his 24 rounds, including six rounds of par or better
- Recorded one top-five and two top-10 finishes
- Finished tied for fifth at the Frank Landrey Invitational with a career-best 2-under 214
- Named CAA Player of the Week on Mar. 17 after tying for sixth at the FSU Spring Break Invitational, posting a career-best 3-under 141
- Tied for 32nd at the 2009 CAA Championship
2007-08 (freshman)
- Played in seven events to earn his first JMU letter
- Averaged 77.5 strokes in 17 rounds played with one round of par or better
- Recorded one top-10 finish
- Commissioner's Academic Award recipient
- Tied for ninth, his first career top-10 finish, at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate with a 2-over 144, including a career-best 1-under 70 in the second round
- Tied for 38th at the Lacrosse Home Collegiate Invitational
High School
- Four-year varsity letterman
- Finished third at the VSGA Men's Team Championships as a senior
- Finished first in four of 12 events as a senior
- Finished 14th out of 118 players at the Bubba Conlee National Invitational as a senior
- Hanover County High School Quad Champion as a senior
- Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Team junior and senior seasons
- Won the PJGT JMU Junior Classic at Lakeview as a junior
- AAA State Finalist as a junior
- AAA Region Runner-up and AAA All Central Region First Team as a junior
- Won the Richmond Junior Golf Association Championship as a sophomore
- Virginia State Junior Amateur Runner-up as a sophomore.
Personal
- Son of Chuck and Lou Ann Neely
- Kinesiology major
- Enjoys hunting, photography and fitness
JMU Men's Golf | SBC Tournament Opener
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JMU Men's Golf - Mark Carnevale and Jack Floydd
Thursday, July 14
JMU Men's Golf | Facility Tour
Monday, February 01
JMU Men's Golf | Behind the Scenes
Wednesday, January 22
