Matt Parziale

Matt Parziale
Personal information
Full name Matthew Parziale
Born (1987-06-05) June 5, 1987
Brockton, Massachusetts
Nationality  United States
Career
College Southeastern University
Turned professional 2009
re-instated amateur 2012
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2018
U.S. Open T48: 2018
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Matthew Parziale (born June 5, 1987) is an American amateur golfer.

Golf career

Parziale played his college golf for Southeastern University.[1] As a sophomore, he led the Fire to the 2007 NCCAA national title.[2] After college, Parziale played professional golf for three years, but struggled to make a living and regained his amateur status in 2012.

Parziale won the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. As U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, Parziale was invited to the 2018 Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut, and the 2018 U.S. Open, where he tied for 48th place and tied for low-amateur for the tournament.[3][4]

Professional career

Parziale serves as a firefighter in Brockton, Massachusetts.[1]

Amateur wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 2018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T48LA
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

References

  1. 1 2 Strege, John (March 22, 2018). "Meet Matt Parziale, the firefighter who will play in the Masters". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Fire Golfer Wins U.S. Mid-Am". Southeastern Fire. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Matt Parziale". www.augusta.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "US Open Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 8, 2018.


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