Matthew Giles
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Louisville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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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 2017 (Freshman): Giles took part in four of the team’s five spring tournaments, rounding out 12 rounds of action… notched a spring-best performance at the OVC Championships (Apr. 24-26), carding a 73-73-77=223 to tie for 21st… scored his spring-low 71 in the third round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 19-21)… took home the team’s Best Putter honor after ranking second on the team with a scoring average of 75.33.
Fall 2016 (Freshman): Giles played in four of Tech’s five fall events, completing 12 rounds on the links… posted three top-25 finishes, including a season-best tie for 11th at the Samford Intercollegiate (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)… carded a 72-77-77=226 at the event… tied a career-best single-round score with a 69 in the first round of the season at the GolfWeek Program Challenge (Sept. 11-13)… also shot a season-best 217 at the event… led the team in scoring average in the fall with a 74.42 mark.
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 interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.
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
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up the 2017-18 season with the final round of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Wednesday afternoon, completing the three-day event at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Another solid showing kept the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team in fourth place at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Tuesday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up round two of competition at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Tennessee Tech freshman Bracton Womack was selected to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer Team Monday evening at the league’s annual Awards Dinner as part of the OVC Championships.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team turned in a strong first round of play at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Monday afternoon, finishing fourth among the 11-team field in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team heads south for its final scheduled event of the year, the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Muscle Shoals, Ala. from Monday, Apr. 23 to Wednesday Apr. 25.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team concluded play at the Mason Rudolph Championship Sunday afternoon after seeing Saturday’s attempted final round rained out at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up its first day of action at the Mason Rudolph Championship, posting a two-round score of 628 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team will make the trip down I-40 to take part in Vanderbilt's Mason Rudolph Championship this weekend, taking place at the Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course from Friday, Apr. 13 through Sunday, Apr. 15.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Tech men's golf team wrapped up play at the sixth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon, placing sixth among 14 teams after carding a third-round 296.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team soared up the leaderboard at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, jumping from eighth place to fourth after completing round two of the event at the River Course of Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team completed the first day of the sixth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate Sunday afternoon, finishing eighth among the 14-team field at Sevierville Golf Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team is set to host the sixth annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tenn. from Sunday, Mar. 18 to Tuesday, Mar. 20 at Sevierville Golf Club.
JACKSON, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team earned its fourth top-five ranking in its past five events Tuesday afternoon, claiming a third-place finish at Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin’s Grover Page Classic at Jackson Country Club.
JACKSON, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team put itself in contention for a tournament title Monday afternoon, securing a second-place ranking among 10 programs competing at the Grover Page Classic at Jackson Country Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team continues its spring slate Monday and Tuesday, heading west to Jackson Country Club for the Grover Page Classic hosted by Ohio Valley Conference rival UT Martin.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team made improvements in the final round of Appalachian State’s Bash at the Beach Tuesday afternoon, moving up the leaderboard to finish in fourth place among the nine teams in competition.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team worked through the first two rounds of the Bash at the Beach Monday afternoon, completing the first 36 holes of the 54-hole event at The Surf Golf and Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team returns to action Monday morning, beginning play at the Bash at the Beach, hosted by Appalachian State at The Surf Golf and Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up play at The Invitational at Savannah Harbor Sunday afternoon, concluding its first test of spring action in a tie for seventh place among 16 teams competing at The Club at Savannah Harbor.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Thirty-six holes into the spring segment of its 2017-18 schedule, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team looked to have carried the momentum from its hot finish to the fall over to February.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The earliest start to the spring in the Polk Brown era, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team will kick off the second half of its season Saturday afternoon, making the trip south for The Invitational at Savannah Harbor.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team earned its highest finish of the fall semester Tuesday afternoon, placing second among 10 teams at the Samford Intercollegiate after posting an overall score of 886.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team dominated the opening day of the Samford Intercollegiate Monday, firing the two best scores of the event through 36 holes to open a commanding 14-stroke lead at Greystone Golf & Country Club.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – One the road for the second time in as many weeks, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team heads south for the Samford Intercollegiate at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Ala. with play set for Monday, Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 24.
SAPPHIRE VALLEY, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team completed play at its third tournament of the fall Tuesday afternoon, concluding the Hummingbird Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley in sixth place among 13 teams.
SAPPHIRE, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team put itself in great position at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate Monday afternoon, sitting in fourth place among 13 teams through nearly two full rounds of competition.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team returns to action Monday, Oct. 2 with the two-day Hummingbird Intercollegiate hosted by Western Carolina at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team wrapped up its second tournament in seven days Sunday afternoon, completing the EKU Raising Canes Intercollegiate in a tie for 10th place overall among 16 teams.
RICHMOND, Ky. – After the first day of play at the Eastern Kentucky Raising Canes Intercollegiate, the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team found themselves eight strokes back from tournament leader, host Eastern Kentucky, on Saturday with one round remaining to play. The Colonels shot 284 and 278 in the first two rounds on Saturday for a two-over 562 through two rounds, followed by Ball State (278-288—566), Morehead State (282-285—567) and Marshall (290-277—567) for the top three spots.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team will head right back out to the links Saturday morning, heading back to Kentucky for the EKU Raising Canes Intercollegiate in Richmond after having just three days off from competition after its season-opening event in Murray, Ky. Monday and Tuesday.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team saved its best round of play for last at the Murray State Invitational, finishing the final 18 holes with total of 287 to complete play at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team officially began the 2017-18 schedule with a slight change of plans, heading north for the Murray State Invitational after Hurricane Irma forced the originally scheduled GolfWeek Program Challenge to postpone.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s golf team will officially kick off the 2017-18 season at the Murray State Invitational Monday morning, competing in the two-day event after the team’s original first tournament – the GolfWeek Program Challenge – was postponed due to the impending weather expected in South Carolina from Hurricane Irma.