Matt McLaughlin

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Millbrook
Swing:
Right

Senior (2006-07) ... Played in three tournaments, with two starts ... Played in three fall tournaments ... Ended final season averaging 78.22 strokes per round ... Posted five-of-nine rounds below 80 ... Shot a season-best 72 in the first round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 16-17) ... Tied for 51st at the Rich Harvest Farms Central Regional Preview (Sept. 9-10) with a 242 (79-80-83) ... Tied for 41st at Wolverine Intercollegiate with a 221 total (72-73-76) ... Tied for 61st at the 49er Collegiate (Oct. 23-24) with a 241 total (85-76-80) ... Tallied a season-best 221 54-hole total at the Wolverine Intercollegiate.

Junior (2005-06) ... Played in seven tournaments, with six starts ... Played in two fall tournaments and five spring tournaments ... Ended third season averaging a career-best 76.50 strokes per round ... Posted 18-of-22 rounds below 80, with one round at or below 70 ... Shot a career-best two-under 69 in the third round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) ... Competed in first Big Ten Championships (April 28-30), tying for 35th with a 307 total (80-73-74-80), which tied for top Wolverine finish ... Tallied a career-best 54-hole tournament total of 212 (72-71-69) at Wolverine Intercollegiate ... Tallied a career-best 72-hole tournament total of 307 (80-73-74-80) at the Big Ten Championships.

Sophomore (2004-05) ... Started nine tournaments ... Played in four fall tournaments and five spring tournaments ... Ended second season averaging 76.69 strokes per round ... Posted 19-of-26 rounds below 80 strokes ... Led U-M in three of 11 events ... Shot a season-best single round total of one-under 71 in the third round of the Boilermaker Invitational (April 16-17) ... Tallied a career-best 36-hole tournament total of 163 (82-81) at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge (Oct. 24-26) ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole total of 221 (76-73-72) at the Radrick Farms Intercollegiate.

Freshman (2003-04) ... Played in eight tournaments, with six starts ... Played in three fall tournaments and five spring tournaments ... Made his collegiate debut at the Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21), playing as an individual ... Made first collegiate start at the Franklin Street Trust Invitational (Oct. 4-5) ... Ended his first season averaging 77.18 strokes per round ... Posted 16-of-22 rounds below 80 strokes ... Shot a season-best single-round total of even-par 72 in the second round of the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 22-24) ... Led U-M in two of 12 events ... Tallied a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 226, two times -- Franklin Street Trust Invitational and Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 22-24).

Prep ... Millbrook High School (2003) ... Competed in the U.S. Amateur qualifier ... Played in the North and South Amateur ... Played in Carolina Amateur qualifier ... Played junior (2002) and senior (2003) years at Millbrook High School, Raleigh, N.C. ... Played freshman (2000) and sophomore (2001) years at Klein High School, Spring, Texas ... Millbrook High School Most Valuable Player (2002, ’03) ... 2001 Klein High School Most Valuable Player ... 2003 Cap-6 Conference Player of Year, runner-up ... Cap-6 All-Conference first team (2002, ‘03) ... 2003 Cap-6 Academic All-Conference ... Two-year honor roll student ... Averaged 36.16 per nine holes in 2003 ... Averaged 37.3 per nine holes in 2002 ... 2003 NCHSAA 4A Mideast regional, medalist runner-up (69) ... 2002 NCHSAA 4A Mideast regional, medalist runner-up (68) ... 2003 Keith Hills High School Invitational, medalist (67) ... 2002 Brier Creek Country Club Men’s Club Championship, medalist (72-70/142) ... 2002 N.C. Independent Insurance Agents qualifier (Big I), third (71-69/140) ... 2002 Plantation Junior Golf Tour - Keith Hills, third (73-76/149) ... 2002 Florida Junior Invitational, third (75-70-71/216) ... 2002 AJGA Ping Junior Championships at Peninsula Club, 10th (70-74-72/216) ... Member of the leadership team, Spanish club, outdoor adventure club and physics club.

Personal ... Enrolled in the Division of Kinesiology ... Sport Management major ... Given name Matthew Timothy McLaughlin ... Born May 18, 1984 ... President of S.A.A.C. ... Enjoys listening to music, running, and weightlifting.