2019-2020 Men's Golf Roster
Matt Spak
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- High School:
- Green Hope
Career Highlights
- Two career wins.
- 11 top-10 finishes.
- 16 top-25 finishes.
- Lowest 18-hole score: 70 (-2), Hal Hansen Invitational (9/18/16), Alvernia Invitational (10/9/18), Glade Springs Intercollegiate (9/15/19).
- Lowest 36-hole score: 144 (E), Revolutionary Golf Classic (10/13-14/18).
- Lowest 54-hole score: 218 (+2), Glade Springs Intercollegiate (9/15-16/19).
2019-20 (Senior)
- NCAA and PSAC canceled spring seasons on March 16 because of coronavirus pandemic.
- Competed in all six tournaments for the Marauders and averaged 74.9 through 12 rounds, the lowest on the team.
- Tied for second at the Mercyhurst Invitational out of 90 golfers with a two-round score of 149.
- Had his best finish of the season at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate where he took second place and shot a season-low 70 in the second round. He also tallies his lowest-career 54-hole score of 218.
- Appeared in the PSAC Championship where he shot 79-79-74 for a three round score of 232 and tied for 11th out of 45 participants.
- Helped the Marauders to wins at both the Elizabethtown Invitational and the Alvernia Fall Invitational.
2018-19 (Junior)
- Competed in all 11 events, finishing in the top-25 seven times.
- Finished the year with lowest scoring average on the team at 77.5.
- Captured the second victory of his career at the Alvernia Invitational with a 2-under 70.
- Finished third at the Revolutionary Golf Classic with an even 144.
- Finished in a tie for fifth at the IUP Invitational after carding a 3-over 74.
- Tied his lowest 18-hole score with a 2-under 70.
- Helped the Marauders to a win at the Revolutionary Golf Classic.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Ranked second in scoring average at 77.8 through 13 rounds.
- Won his first collegiate tournament at the Eastern Invitational when he shot a 2-over 72.
- Recorded three top-25 finishes on the year.
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Competed in every tournament for the Marauders.
- Ranked third on the team with a 78.5 scoring average during his 22 rounds played.
- Finished in the top-20 four times this season.
- Shot his best 36-hole score at the Hal Hansen Invitational where he finished tied for fifth.
- Represented the team in the NCAA Atlantic/East Super Regional.
High School
- Named all-conference as a senior at Green Hope.
- Posted a nine-hole average of 38.0.
- Recipient of team’s Best Teammate Award.
- Volunteer for First Tee of the Triangle and Rex Hospital Open.
Personal
- Son of David and Suzanne Spak.
- Great grandfather, James Pernice, caddied at Oakmont Country Club and was inducted into the Golf Caddie Hall of Fame.
- Majoring in geo-spatial geography with a minor in earth science.
| CAREER SCORECARD | |||||||
| PERSONAL BESTS | |||||||
| Lowest 18-hole score: 70 (-2), Hal Hansen Invitational (9/18/16), Alvernia Invitational (10/9/18), Glade Springs Intercollegiate (9/15/19) | |||||||
| Lowest 36-hole score: 144 (E), Revolutionary Golf Classic (10/13-14/18) | |||||||
| Lowest 54-hole score: 218 (+2), Glade Springs Intercollegiate (9/15-16/19) | |||||||
| Wins: 2 | |||||||
| Top-10 Finishes: 11 | |||||||
| STATISTICS | |||||||
| Year | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Top 10 | Top 25 | Wins |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 13 | 1,006 | 77.4 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 2017-18 | 8 | 13 | 1,011 | 77.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 23 | 1,783 | 77.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 12 | 899 | 74.9 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Career | 30 | 61 | 4,699 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
Alumni Messages for Coach Vandegrift
Friday, April 17
PSAC Individual Champion: Timothy Peters
Monday, October 23
Senior Bobby Lugiano discusses the 2023 PSAC Championship
Monday, October 23
Millersville Golf Coach Scott Vandegrift talks about the 2023 PSAC Championship
Monday, October 23
