2007-08 Season
Played a total of six rounds over three events as a junior… A five-over 147 at the WCU Intercollegiate led to a 17th place finish in the field of 83… Also made the Commodore lineup for the 2008 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Frederica Golf Club, where he shot a team-low four-over 220 to place 24th in the field of 60 players.
2006-07 Season
Saw action in six of 12 team events during the season, including all three postseason tournaments in which the Commodores participated… Career-best three-round total of even-par 216 came at the NCAA West Regional… Shot a two-under 70 on that tournament[apos]s opening day, another personal-best… Posted the first Top-20 finish of his career at the 2006 Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate after shooting a six-over 222… Counted scores on the first (two-over 72) and third (one-over 71) days of the NCAA Championships.
2005-06 Season
Competed in seven of 10 tournaments for the Black & Gold, including the season-ending Southeastern Conference Championship… Best three-day total of the year came at the 2005 Mason Rudolph — a seven-over 223 that placed him in a tie for 32nd… Best 18-hole total of the season came during day two of the Hootie at Bulls Bay, an even-par 71.
Amateur
Placed 32nd in a field of 168 competitors in the 81st Washington Open Invitational at the Glendale Country Club last summer… Placed 17th at the 2007 New Year[apos]s Invitational, one of four Commodores in the Top 20… Posted four Top-10 finishes in national tournaments in 2004, including a sixth-place finish in the AJGA Heather Farr Classic… Came in 17th out of 133 golfers in the Pacific Northwest Golf Association[apos]s 2003 Junior Boys Amateur.
High School
Four-year letterwinner and three-year varsity starter at Inglemoor… Was named first-team All-State for the Vikings… Tied for eighth at the 2005 4A Washington State High School Golf Tournament… Won individual medalist honors at the 2004 KingCo 4A Tournament at Snohomish with a five-under 139… Had placed second behind a teammate in the 2003 KingCo 4A Tournament at Snohomish, still earning a spot in the state tournament.
Personal
Tyler Thornton Matthews… Born April 13, 1987… Son of Tricia and Mike Matthews… Has one sister, Melanie… Majoring in economics.