2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

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Matt Lutz

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Placentia, CA
  • High School El Dorado HS

Biography

2017-18 ...

2016-17  Fired seven rounds under par, including a career-low 64 in the second round of the Pacific Invitational (story) ... Finished three events with an under par total score ... Had a pair of top-5 results ...

2015-16 Played in the three rounds of stroke play in the NCAA Championship at Eugene Country Club ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships after finishing third at the Tucson NCAA Regional (66-75-68) (story) ... Finished T3 at the Big West Championship with a 215, (-1) three round total ... Recorded two top-5 finishes ... Finished in the top-10 on four occasions ... Shot seven rounds under par ... Fired a season-low four-under par 68 in the second round of the Big West Championship at Wood Ranch ...

2014-15 One of three golfers to participate in all ten tournaments this season ... Shot career best of 67 in the first round of the Barona Collegiate Cup ... Achieved a career three-round best with a score of 218 at the Big West Championship ... Finished third in team's average scoring with a score of 76.00 ...

High School Four-year letter winner in golf for Coach Wayne Carlson at El Dorado High School ... Also played football as a freshman in 2010 for Coach Carl Sweet ... Four-time all-league selection ... 2014 second-team all-county ... 2014 May senior of the month for accomplishments in the classroom and on the course ... Volunteered at the With Hope Foundation ...

Personal Matthew R. Lutz is the son of Ken and Debbie ... Majoring in pre-business ... Career goal is to play golf professionally ... Comes from an athletic family as his father played football at Fullerton JC; his Uncle Mike played football and baseball in college; and his Aunt Carey was a gymnast at Nevada ... Considers his father to be his biggest athletics influence ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Pittsburgh Steelers ... Tiger Woods and Bubba Watson are his favorite athletes ... Enjoys eating steak ... Hobbies include playing ping pong, guitar, and surfing ... Listens to Aer, G-Eazy, and the Wheeland Brothers ... Lists "Benchwarmers" and "The Greatest Game Ever Played" among his favorite movies ... His most memorable sporting achievement was winning the Toyota Tour Cup shooting a five-under par on the front ...


Career Statistics (Through Spring 2017)
    Overall Finish Avg. vs. Par
Overall Averages 34 Tournaments 34.45 75.35 +3.65




2017-18 Round by Round Results
  Finish       
Date Event Overall Within Team R1 R2 R3 Total Avg. vs. Par
Sept. 25-26 Colorado Invitational T66 4 72 77 73 222 74.0 +6
Oct. 2-3 Nick Watney Invitational T69 T3 82 76 74 232 77.33 +16
Oct. 15-17 Bill Cullum Invitational T67 *individual 75 78 75 228 76.0 +12
Oct. 26-28 Pacific Invitational
Jan. 29-30 Pepperdine Invitational
Feb. 16-18 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
Mar. 26-27 Lamkin Grip Intercollegiate
Apr. 9-10 Cowboy Classic
Apr. 16-17 UC Santa Barbara Invitational
Apr. 29-May 1 Big West Championships
Overall Avgs. 3 Tournaments 75.77

2016-17 Round by Round Results
  Finish       
Date Event Overall Team R1 R2 R3 Total Avg. vs. Par
Sept. 19-20, 2016 Bakersfield Intercollegiate 2 1 72 69 74 215 71.7 -1
Oct. 3-4, 2016 Nick Watney Intercollegiate T3 1 68 71 71 210 70 -3
Oct. 17-18, 2016 Bill Cullum Invitational T15 1 71 70 72 213 71 -3
Oct. 27-29, 2016 Pacific Intercollegiate T17 12 76 74 64 214 71.3 +1
Jan. 30-31, 2017 Folino Invitational T59 6 100 87 80 267 89 +51
Feb. 13-14, 2017 Pro Compression Invitational 67 11 85 81 87 253 84.3 +37
Feb. 17-19 2017 Wyoming Desert Classic T84 10 78 76 75 229 76.3 +19
Feb. 27-28, 2017 Long Beach State Invitational T34 T13 76 73 72 221 73.7 +11
Mar. 6-7, 2017 Sacramento State Invitational T11 6 75 75 72 222 74 +6
Mar. 18-19, 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 82 16 84 75 79 238 79.3 +22
May 1-3, 2017 Big West Championship T37 3
Overall Avgs. 11 Tournaments 37.4 76.06 +4.52
 
    Finish       
Date Event Overall Team R1 R2 R3 Total Avg. vs. Par
Oct. 3-5, 2015 Southern Dunes Intercollegiate 44 5 82 71 82 235 78.3 +19
Oct. 19-20, 2015 Bill Cullum Invitational T26 9 70 73 74 217 72.3 +1
Oct. 29-31, 2015 Pacific Invitational 3 T7 72 68 72 212 70.7 -1
Jan. 25-26, 2016 Winter Intercollegiate T28 6 79 76 82 237 79.0 +21
Feb. 8-9, 2016 Farms Intercollegiate T3 12 75 77 69 221 73.7 +5
Feb. 15-16, 2016 Folino Invitational T7 3 70 74 76 220 73.3 +4
Feb. 19-21 2016 Desert Invitaional T45 T16 74 76 75 225 75.0 +9
Mar. 21-22, 2016 Barona Collegiate Invitational T29 9 75 75 75 225 75.0 +9
Apr. 2-3, 2016 Aggie Invitaional T26 12 72 75 77 224 74.7 +8
Apr. 15-17, 2016 El Macero Classic T10 10 78 70 73 221 73.7 +5
May 2-4, 2016 Big West Championship T3 1 76 68 71 215 71.7 -1
May 16-18, 2016 NCAA Regionals 3 6 66 75 68 209 69.7 -7
May 27-29, 2016 NCAA Championship DNF N/A 77 76 83 236 78.6 +26
Overall Avgs. 13 Tournaments 18.92 74.62 +2.76









2014-15 Round by Round Statistics
    Finish             
Date Event Overall Team R1 R2 R3 Total Avg vs. Par
September 15-16, 2014 St. Mary's Invitational T67 16 76 79 77 232 77.3 +16
September 29-30, 2014 Nick Watney Invitational T38 9 78 72 73 223 74.3 +7
October 20-21, 2014 Bill Cullum Invitational T70 14 76 74 76 226 75.3 +10
January 26, 2015 Mission Cup T13 1 78 78 78.0 +6
February 9-10, 2015 Barona Collegiate Cup T62 T4 67 79 81 227 75.7 +11
February 20-22, 2015 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate T99 T15 76 80 78 234 78.0
March 9-10, 2015 Lamkin Grips SD Classic T52 13 78 78 73 229 76.3 +13
March 23-24, 2015 The Duck Invitational T66 14 77 78 79 234 78.0 +18
April 13-14, 2015 OGIO UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate T22 2 75 76 76 227 75.7 +11
April 26-28, 2015 Big West Championship T10 3 72 73 73 218 72.7 +8
Tournament Avgs. 10 Tournaments 49.9 76.0 +4.21

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    6'2" 150 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    6'2" 150 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    6'2" 150 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    6'2" 150 lbs