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2013-14 Men's Golf Roster

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Matt van Niekerk

Matt van Niekerk

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    First Year
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, NY
  • Highschool:
    Allendale Columbia

Summary

Biography

At UR 2014-15: Participated in half of the season during sophomore year...Averaged 75.9 during his 12 rounds, including posting a team best round of 68 (-4) during the school record breaking 2nd round at the Liberty League Fall Qualifier...Ended up T-2nd twice during the fall, at the season opening SJFC Invitational (75-73) and at the Liberty League Fall Qualifier (75-68)...Also, finished T-9th at the Duke Nelson Invitational.

At UR 2013-14: Had a great freshman year, ending the 2013-14 campaign with a 76.8 scoring average (22 rounds), finishing second on the team...Competed in all ten events for Rochester...Earned PING All-Northeast Region honors from the GCAA and was selected as a finalist for the Phil Mickelson Award (nation's top freshman) in Division III...Was the Liberty League Rookie of the Year and was a 2nd Team selection following his t-9th place finish at the LL Fall Qualifier...1st Team All-UAA...Earned four top-5 finishes, seven top-20s on the year with a best finish of 2nd coming at the NYU/Manhattanville Spring Invitational...Carded rounds of 79-74-82-82 at the NCAA Division III Championships to finish in 73rd place of 210 competitors...Earned big match win (5 & 4) during the Liberty League Match Play semi-finals in April, helping UR earn a spot in the finals and eventually the NCAA Division III Championships...2x Liberty League Performer of the Week, 5x conference Rookie of the Week.

HS: Allendale Columbia HS graduate...Earned five letters in golf for the Wolves...Team captain in 11th and 12th grade...Team MVP for four seasons...4-time 1st Team All-League selection, 2-time All-Greater Rochester member, 2-time All-State selection and was the 2012-13 All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year...Finished 2nd at the NYS tournament in 2011 and 3rd in 2013.

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