Matthew Giles
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Louisville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Alcoa HS
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- Major:
- Civil Engineering
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- Previous School:
- Alcoa HS
Bio
Spring 2016 (Freshman): Giles participated in all five of the team’s five spring events, finishing 14 rounds of action… claimed two top-20 finishes, including a 14th place showing at the OVC Championship (Apr. 25-27)… carded a spring-best 73-71-74=218 at the Grover Page Classic (Mar. 14-15)… tallied a spring-low round of 70 over the second 18 holes of the OVC Championship… garnered the team’s Impact Award after ranking third on the team and OVC with a scoring mark of 74.64.
Fall 2015 (Freshman): Giles took part in five of the team’s six fall tournaments, completing 14 rounds of play… became the first Tech player ever to earn OVC Male Golfer of the Week honors three times in the same year… broke Tech’s all-time freshman scoring record in the season-opening GolfWeek Program Challenge (Sept. 6-8), carding a season-best 70-71-69=210 to tie for 12th place… carded a season-low 69 at the same event and finished 6-under for the entire tournament… took home first career All-Tournament honors at the Kenny Perry Invitational (Oct. 12-13), tying for second place overall with a 71-70-76=217… tied for third at the ASU Fall Beach Classic (Oct. 25-27), gathering another All-Tournament nod… fired a 73-70=143 at the rain-shortened event… concluded fall play with a scoring average of 73.64, ranking in the top-10 in the OVC.
High School: Giles lettered for four years under head coach Rob Daugherty at Alcoa High School… led his team to the 2013 Class A/AA State title, tying for fifth individually… tied for eighth place in the 2012 state tournament, helping his team to a runner-up finish… helped guide AHS to two district championships and three region titles… took home All-Blount County honors three times and was named First-Team All-State twice… took home PrepXtra First-Team honors after helping Alcoa win the 2013 state title by 17 strokes… posted a scoring average of 35.4 per nine holes as a senior and a mark of 37.9 for his prep career… tied for 15th at the Tennessee Junior Amateur and at the Scott Stallings/Under Armour AJGC Championship.
Personal: Son of Mark and Teresa Giles… born March 24, 1997… full name is Matthew Landon Giles.
Academic: Majoring in civil engineering.
Honors & Awards:
- 2015-16 OVC All-Newcomer Team
- 2015-16 Three-Time OVC Male Golfer of the Week (Sept. 9, Oct. 15, Oct. 28)
- 2015 ASU Fall Beach Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2015 Kenny Perry Invitational All-Tournament Team
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Juniors A.J. Wilkerson and Allyson Dunn were both recognized as their team’s Most Valuable Player, as Tennessee Tech head golf coach Polk Brown recently announced the annual awards for the Golden Eagle men's and women's golf teams.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Blistery conditions played havoc with the entire field of 55 golfers at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Wednesday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team concluded play at the RTJ Trail at The Shoals by tying for sixth place with Austin Peay and Morehead State.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – A second stellar, individual effort from Charles Seals helped lift the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team up two spots in the standing at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Tuesday afternoon.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – An incredible first-round individual effort helped the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team start off the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in good position Monday afternoon at the RTJ Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team heads south to take on the field of the Ohio Valley Conference Monday, taking part in the OVC Championships from Apr. 24 to Wednesday Apr. 26 at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team put together not just its best round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, it also notched its top score of the season, firing a 286 in the event’s final round at Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team concluded the second round of action at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, improving from a day one 298 with a 294 on the River Course of Sevier Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team concluded the first round of play at the fifth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Sunday afternoon, finishing fourth among the nine teams to make the trip to Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team is set to host the fifth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tenn. from Sunday, Mar. 19 to Tuesday, Mar. 21 at Sevierville Golf Club.
JACKSON, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team collected its fourth top four finish at the Grover Page Classic in as many years Tuesday afternoon, finishing third overall among eight teams in competition at Jackson Country Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team continues its spring slate with a familiar event hosted by in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival UT Martin, the Grover Page Classic in Jackson, Tenn.
JACKSON, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team put together back-to-back strong rounds on the opening day of the Grover Page Classic Monday afternoon, finishing play at Jackson Country Club and among the eight teams in third place.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team completed its first action of the spring semester Tuesday afternoon, placing 11th among 14 teams at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate at Fort Lauderdale Country Club.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – With the first two rounds of the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate officially in the books, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team will officially set its sights on round three Tuesday morning after tallying scores of 311 and 319 on Monday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team head south to kick off its spring slate Monday, participating in the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate hosted by Loyola (Md.) from Mar. 6-7 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up its fall season Tuesday afternoon, placing fourth at the Samford Intercollegiate at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team set itself up nicely for the third and final round of the Samford Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, posting rounds of 299 and 304 to rank fourth overall heading into the final day of competition at Greystone Golf & Country Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team wraps up the fall season Monday and Tuesday, heading south for the 54-hole Samford Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Ala.
DICKSON, Tenn. – After a brilliant turnaround from rounds one to two Monday afternoon, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team saved the best for last on Tuesday at the F&M Bank Intercollegiate.
DICKSON, Tenn. – It was a tale of two rounds for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team Monday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles rebounded from round one to jump up three places with an improvement of 11 strokes in round two at the F&M Bank Intercollegiate at Greystone Golf Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team will take and early fall season test against several members of the Ohio Valley Conference, making the close trip to Dickson, Tenn. for the F&M Bank Intercollegiate hosted by Austin Peay from Oct. 17-18.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up play at the Kenny Perry Invitational at The Club at Olde Stone Tuesday afternoon, completing its final round of action with a 304 overall.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Both rounds one and two officially came to a close at the Kenny Perry Invitational at The Club at Olde Stone Monday night, as the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team concluded the first day of action in Bowling Green, Ky. with scores of 304 and 311 for a 615 overall.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After a week away from the links, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team is back in action this week as the Golden Eagles make the short trek north to Bowling Green, Ky. for Western Kentucky’s Kenny Perry Invitational.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The first event of the 2016-17 season is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team, as the Golden Eagles completed their third and final round of the GolfWeek Program Challenge Tuesday afternoon, finishing 15th overall with a final score of 886.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team rounded out its second round of action at the GolfWeek Program Challenge Monday afternoon, receiving production from both its veteran and rookie participants.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Three members of the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team saw the first collegiate actions of their careers Sunday morning, as the Golden Eagles completed the first round of play at the GolfWeek Program Challenge at True Blue Plantation.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The long, excruciating wait is finally over for the Tennessee Tech men's golf team as the Golden Eagles officially kick off the 2016-17 season with a three-day tour of the GolfWeek Program Challenge in Myrtle Beach, S.C. beginning Sunday morning.
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