2021-22 Golf Roster

Matt Davis

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Newtown Square, Pa.
  • Highschool Malvern Prep

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week 2018-19: April 18
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
 
CAREER STATS
Year Tourn./Rds. Strokes Average Low 18 Low 54 Par or Lower 1-10 11-20
2018-19 12/30 2341 78.03 70 (-1) 221 (+8) 1 1 1
2019-20 5/11 843 76.64 73 (+2) 224 (+11) 0 0 0
2020-21 3/6 467 77.83 73 (+1) 235 (+19) 0 0 0
2021-22 9/22 1,679 76.32 71 (+1) 219 (+12) 0 0 3
TOTAL 29/69 5,330 77.205 70 (-1) 219 (+12) 1 1 4

Career: Ends the 2021-22 campaign with a career stroke average of 77.205 over 29 tournaments and 69 rounds played … Owns one career top-10 and four career top-20 finish in tournament action, with his top result a tie for first place at the Explorer Invitational hosted by La Salle at LuLu Country Club his freshman year …  Three top-20 finishes came in his seniro season in 2021-22, with his best placement at the Columbia Spring Invitational ... Low career round is a 70 (-1) from the Wildcat Invitational at White Manor CC as a freshman … Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and six-time honoree on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2021-22: Participated in 22 rounds over nine tournaments in his senior campaign … Had a stroke average of 76.32 … Three times finished inside the top-20 … Best finish came at the Columbia Spring Invite after carding a 146 (+6) and tying for 14th place … Lowest round came in the second round at Columbia (71) … Tied for 16th at the Wildcat Fall Invitational in September after shooting +12 (219) … Recorded a +3 (147) for his lowest score to par on the season at the ABARTA Collegiate Invitational in April, also tying for 16th place.

2020-21: Played in three tournaments and six rounds during his junior season … Had a 77.83 stroke average for the year … His low scores were 73 (+1) for a single round, 153 (+13) over 36 holes and 235 (+19) for 54 holes … His average round for the year was +6.67 over par … Played as an individual at the Invitational at Savannah Harbor where Villanova opened the spring season … Posted a score of 235 (+19) at the tournament … Played in the team lineup at the LuLu Spring Invite and notched his best finish of the season, tying for 26th place overall with a score of 79 (+8) … Was part of the Wildcats ‘B’ lineup at the Wildcat Invitational and posted scores of 77-76 (153, +13) at the tournament.
 
2019-20: Appeared in five tournaments and 11 rounds while recording  stroke average of 76.64 … Played in the team lineup at three events and had all seven of his rounds at those tournaments count towards the team score … Tied for third on the team and was tied for 21st overall at the City 6 tournament with a score of 80 to close out the fall season … His lowest scoring tournament of the season came at the Wildcat Invitational, where he competed as an individual and tied for a 31st place finish with rounds of 76-73-75 (224, +11) … His score of 73 in the second round and his 54-hole score of 224 were season bests … Finished second in the Villanova lineup at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate where he recorded rounds of 74-81-81 (236, +20) … Tallied rounds of 74-75-75 (224, +8) at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate to place second on the team and tie for 47th overall.
 
2018-19: Played in all 12 tournaments and 30 rounds during the season … Placed fourth on the team with a 78.03 stroke average on the year … Had 22 of his 30 rounds (73.3%) count towards the team score … Shot a low round of 70 (-1) in the final round of the Wildcat Invitational at White Manor CC … Came in third in the team lineup and 20th overall with rounds of 76-75-70 (221, +8) and also notched his low 54-hole score of the year at the Wildcats fall home tournament … Tied for first place at the Explorer Invitational held at LuLu Country Club … Carded rounds of 72-74=146 (+4) to tie a Drexel golfer for the tournament lead … Finished in the top three of the Villanova lineup in six of his 12 starts … Made his collegiate debut at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate and finished third in the lineup with rounds of 83-76-78=237 (+21).
 
Malvern Prep: Distinguished Honors all four years at Malvern Prep...Graduated with a cumulative GPA of 4.25...Named to the 2017 American Junior Golf Association...4 time member of the varsity team...3 time captain...2 time school MVP...Inter-Ac League Title in 2015...2nd place individually at the PAISSA Tournament in 2015...2 State PAISSA titles in 2015 and 2017...Individual winner of 3 of the 6 Inter Ac Invitationals in 2015...Named the 2017 Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) Junior Sportsman of the year...Winner of the 2015 GAP Hussey Better Ball tournament with fellow Villanova golfer, Mark Benevento...4 top 5 finishes on the IJGT golf tour in 2017...Tied for 5th at the 2017 Gap Christman Cup...9th place finish at the 2017 AJGA at Huntingdon Valley. Top 25 finishes in the PA State Junior in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
 
Personal: Born 6/16/99 … One of two sons of Bill and Debbie Davis … Father played golf and hockey at Villanova … Brother, Mike, played college golf at Princeton … Finance major in the Villanova School of Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021-22Senior