2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

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Matt Minerva

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elmsford, N.Y.
  • Highschool Iona Preparatory

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar 2020-21
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
 
CAREER STATS
Year Tourn./Rds. Strokes Average Low 18 Low 54 Par or Lower 1-10 11-20
2019-20 7/19 1455 76.58 68 (-3) 211 (-2) 3 1 1
2020-21 5/8 602 75.25 69 (-2) 235 (+19) 3 2 0
2021-22 6/15 1,167 77.80 73 (+1) 223 (+13) 0 0 0
2022-23 3/6 470 78.33 69 (-1) 220 (+10) 1 0 1
TOTAL 21/48 3,694 76.96 68 (-3) 211 (-2) 7 3 2

Career: Has played in 48 total rounds over 21 starts during his collegiate career at Villanova … Has a career 76.96 stroke average … His low round is a 68 (-3) as a freshman and his low 54-hole score is 211 (-2) also during his freshman year … Owns three top-10 and two top-20 finish in tournaments, including tying for individual medalist honors at the Temple Spring Invite as a sophomore … Two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and five-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2022-23: Golfed in six rounds with a low round of 69 … Finished 14th overall at the Wildcat Fall Invitational after scoring a 220 (78-69-73) … Made an appearance at the City 6 Invitational ... Competed as an individual at the Wildcat Spring Invitational, shooting a 164 with a low round of 73.

2020-21: Played in five tournaments and eight rounds during the spring season … His season stroke average of 75.25 ranked third on the team and he tallied a pair of top-five finishes in his five starts … Tied for medalist honors at the Temple Spring Invite … Fired three rounds of par of lower, including a season-best 69 (-2) at the LuLu Spring Invite … His average round was +4.38 over par … Carded a score of 70 (E) in the Temple Spring Invite to tie an Owls golfer for individual medalist honors … Tied for a fourth place finish and led the Villanova ‘B’ lineup at the LuLu Spring Invite with his round of 69 (-2) … Played in the team lineup in the first tournament of the season at the Invitational at Savannah Harbor, where he posted a 54-hole score of 235 (+19) and shot even-par (72) in the second round … Carded a 76 (+6) at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate … Recorded a 36-hole score of 152 (+12) at the Wildcat Invitational where he posted scores of 74-78.
 
2019-20: Made an immediate impact in his first collegiate season, tying for the team lead with seven tournaments and 19 total rounds played … Ranked fourth on the team with a 76.58 stroke average for the year … Recorded three rounds at or below par, with a low score of 68 (-3) in the first round of the Wildcat Invitational at White Manor CC … Led the team and notched his best tournament finish of the year by tying for fifth place at the team’s home tournament … Carded rounds of 68-70-73 (211, -2) and was the lone player on the team to finish any tournament below par during the year … Notched one other top-20 finish on the season, as he tied for 15th place overall and first on the team with a 78 (+8) at the City 6 tournament … Was one of the Wildcats top two finishers in three of the six tournaments during the fall … Made his collegiate debut in the Alex Lagowitz Memorial where he shot 79-71-76 (226, +10) to tie for 32nd place … Counted 17 of his 19 rounds (89.5%) towards the team score in tournament play.
 
Iona Prep: Earned four varsity letters in golf and also played basketball as a freshman … Two-time CHSAA Player of the Year with the association’s lowest scoring average in 2017 and 2018 … Two-time all-state golfer in 2017 and 2018 … Runner-up at the state championship in 2018.
 
Personal: Born 12/11/00 … Older of two sons of Matthew and Karen Minerva … Has a younger brother, Andrew … Father played college golf at Lynn … Chose to attend Villanova for the world-class education and the chance to be a part of a collegiate golf program … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and has yet to declare a major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior