Julia Matzat

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Photo by: Joe Murphy

Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Parkland, Fla.
High School:
Archbishop McCarthy HS

Career Records

Low-54 Hole Score: 224 (Valspar Augusta Invitational, 3/14/21)
Low-18 Hole Score: 70 (Valspar Augusta Invitational, 3/14/21)
Best Finish: T-22nd (Old Friends Invitational, 2/18/20)

Honors

• AAC All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20)

2021-22 (Fifth Year)

• Played in five tournaments for the Tigers
• Tied for a season-best 44th place at the Pinetree Women's Collegiate (79-78-80) with a total of 237 (+21)
• Tied for 46th at the Trinity Forest Invitational (79-77-78) with a score of 234 (+18)
• Tied for 59th at the Brickyard Collegiate (83-77) with a total of 160 (+16)
• Tied for 72nd at the Valspar Augusta Invitational (80-81) with a score of 161 (+17)
• Tied for 88th overall at the USA Intercollegiate (78-78-77) with a season-low total of 233 (+17)

2020-21 (Senior)

• Tied for 37^th at the AAC Championship with a score of 237 (+21)
• Finished in a tie for 43^rd at the Pinetree Women’s Collegiate with a total of 232 (+16)
• Tied for 45^th at the Brickyard Collegiate with a score of 238 (+22)
• Posted a season-best total of 224 (+8) to finish in a tie for 56^th at the Valspar Augusta Invitational
• Carded a season-low 70 (-2) in the second round of the Valspar Augusta Invitational
• Tied for 59^th at the Florida State Match-Up with a score of 237 (+21)

2019-20 (Junior)

• Competed in both events in the spring schedule before coronavirus canceled the remainder of the spring slate
• Competed in the Old Friends Invitational as an individual, finishing tied for 22nd with a 237
• That T22 was a career-best finish and her opening round 74 was also a collegiate career mark
• Finished 48th at the Florida State Matchup with a 244
• Averaged a 79.6 stroke average as a junior
• Qualified for two of five fall events
• Finished tied for 74th at her first event, the Mercedes-Benz Invitational with a 234
• Finished tied for 54th at the Magnolia Invitational with a 241 to close her fall schedule

2018-19 (Sophomore)

• Competed in one spring event, the Memphis Women's Intercollegiate as an individual entry
• Finished T-52nd at the event with a 233 at Ridgeway Country Club
• Averaged a 78.4 stroke average as a sophomore
• Competed in two fall events
• Opened her sophomore season with a tie for 58th while competing as an individual at the Payne Stewart Memorial
• Carded a third round 75 to finish at 238 in that event
• Was part of the team entry at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational at Kentucky, finishing tied for 64th with a 235

2017-18 (Freshman)

• Qualified for one event in the spring, scoring a 241 at the 3M Augusta Invitational
• In total, competed in three events as a freshman, competing two times as an individual
• Averaged a 78.3 stroke average as a freshman
• Competed in two of five events as an individual competitor in her first collegiate semester
• Posted 232s in both events, the Payne Stewart Memorial and the Magnolia Invitational, finishing T-40th at Payne Stewart and T-50th at the Magnolia Invite

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Helped Archbishop McCarthy to back-to-back FHSAA Class 2A state championships
• As a junior, helped the Mavericks come back from 10-strokes down to win in a one-hole playoff against the defending state champs, American Heritage Plantation
• Helped defend that team victory as a senior, finishing fifth individually with a 151 (76-75)
• Runner-up in the Ione D. Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur Championship in Fort Lauderdale in 2016
• A Sun Sentinel All-County first team honoree, posted five top 15 finishes on the AJCA circuit in 2016, including a runner-up finish at the Daniel Berger Junior Championship and a third-place finish at the AJCA Junior at The Legends event
• Helped the Mavericks to a fourth-place finish at the Antigua National High School Invitational in Arizona and was the team's highest finisher at the event, finishing sixth with a 151 (73-78)