Matthew Riedel

NIL on Opendorse

As a Graduate Student (2023-24):

• GCAA Division I PING Second Team All-American
• GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
• First Team All-SEC
• Haskins Award Finalist
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Finished fourth in the PGA TOUR University rankings to earn full exemption onto the Korn Ferry Tour
• Ended the season ranked 17th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
• Played in all 12 tournaments during the 2023-24 season
• Led the team in stroke average at 70.11 through 36 rounds
• Helped Vanderbilt win seven team titles, which are tied for the second-most in a single-season in program history
• Tied for the team lead with seven top-10 finishes
• Carded under par in 20 rounds carded in the 60s in 16 rounds
• Posted a runner-up finish at the 2024 SEC Championship, finishing stroke play at 6-under 204
• Tied for second at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a season-low 54-hole score of 9-under 204
• Tied for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a three-round score of 5-under 208
• Carded 2-under 138 to finish in a tie for ninth during stroke play at the St Andrews Links Collegiate
• Carded a season-best 7-under 64 during Round 3 of the Valspar Collegiate Invitational

As a Senior (2022-23)

• GCAA Division I PING honorable mention All-American
• Golfweek honorable mention All-American
• GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
• First Team All-SEC and SEC Community Service Team member
• Byron Nelson Award finalist
• Named to First Spring Haskins Award Watch List
• Named co-SEC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 28)
• Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Medalist at 2022 SEC Match Play presented by Jerry Pate with a 54-hole total of 197 (-13)
• Tied for fourth at the John Hayt Invitational at 5-under-par
• Finished in a tie for fifth (-4) at the Cabo Collegiate
• At the Mason Rudolph Championship, tied for fifth at 7-under-par
• Tied for seventh (-2) at the Auburn Regional
• Came in eighth at the Watersound Invitational at 9-under-par
• Shot a 64 in the second round of the Frederica Cup
• Competed as an amateur in the first two rounds of the 2023 HomeTown Lenders Championship

As a Junior (2021-22)

• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Tied for seventh at the Jones Cup with a three-day total of 220
• Tied for 10th at the Patriot All-America

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• A stroke average of 71.1 in 31 rounds, second best among Commodores
• Six top-20 finishes in 10 tournaments
• Ranked 63rd nationally by Golfstat
• Low round of 64 at Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
• Finished a season-best second at Tiger Invitational
• Fall 2020 Dean’s List
• Named Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
• Went 2-1 in match play at the SEC Championships
• Finished 38th at the NCAA Championships
• Tied for fifth with an 11-under 202 at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
• At the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship tied for 10th with a 3-under-par

As a Freshman (2019-20):

• Played six events and averaged 73.63 strokes per round
• Posted low round of 67 in the second round of the Florida Gators Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 18th at the Gators Invitational, his best finish of the season

The Riedel File

• 2018 Texas High School individual champion
• Tied for fourth at 2018 Southern Junior Amateur
• Tied for fifth at 2019 CB&I/Simplify Boys Championship
• Three-time individual district champion and regional champion
• Stratford High School team were two-time district champions
• Was valedictorian of his class, named to the National Honor Society
• Full name is Matthew James Riedel
• Son of John and Betsy Riedel
• Has two siblings, Ben and Alyssa