Matt Murlick

Photo by: Stephen B. Morton for the BIG EA

Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winnetka, Ill.
High School:
New Trier

AWARDS AND HONORS

2018-19 Second Team All-BIG EAST
At-large selection to the 2018 NCAA Bryan Regional
2017-18 First Team All-BIG EAST
2018 BIG EAST All-Tournament
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week in 2017-18: Sept. 14
2016-17 Second Team All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week in 2016-17: Oct. 5
BIG EAST All-Academic - 2018, 2020

CAREER-BESTS

Single round score: 66 (-6), Lake Charles Invitational, second round (3/26/18)
54-hole event score: 208 (-8), Badger Invitational (Sept. 10-12, 2017)

2019-20: Competed as part of MU's lineup in all seven events as a senior, recording four top-three team finishes ... Tied for 21st at the Windon Memorial Classic at Conway Farms with a 2-over 215 (71-74-70), by firing an even-par 71 in the first round and a 1-under 70 in the event's final round ... Tied for second in MU's lineup and 40th overall at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills with a 7-over 223 (80-71-72).

2018-19: Led Marquette with the low 54-hole score in two of its three wins... Paced Marquette's lineup with an even par 216 (71-72-73) in the team's first victory of the season at the Northern Intercollegiate - was one of nine players in the 90-man field at Rich Harvest Farms to shoot par or better... Finished as runner-up at the BIG EAST Championships for the second straight year, tying for the second spot with a 1-over-par 217 (75-72-70) - led the championship with 13 birdies, including six in the final round.... Carded a season-best 2-under-par 214 to tie for 12th at the Chatham Hills Collegiate at The Club at Chatham Hills.

2017-18: Earned Marquette's first at-large NCAA Regional bid since 2009 when he was selected to the Bryan (Texas) Regional - became the first player in MU history to shoot better than 221 in a 54-hole regional with his 1-over-par 217 (74-72-71), tied for 19th... He finished tied for seventh among individuals on non-advancing teams and fourth among all individual players (10) in the Bryan Regional... Named First Team All-BIG EAST - was the league's second-seeded player entering conference championship play, and finished third in league scoring average... Ranked No. 180 in the final 2017-18 NCAA Golfstat Rankings... Finished tied for second place at the 2018 BIG EAST Championships at Callawassie Island G.C. with an even par 216 (70-78-68)... Made eight of his 13 tournament birdies in a 4-under-par final round 68 at Callawassie, matching the low round of the championship... Carded five sub-par rounds in his final four events of the season, including a new career low 66 (6-under-par) to finish sixth at the Lake Charles Invitational (March 26-27)... Opened the season with a career-best 8-under-par 208 (70-69-69) and his best career finish at the time at T-4 at the Badger Invitational at University Ridge; it was his first career event with three rounds under par, earning BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week honors.

2016-17: Second Team All-BIG EAST... One of two MU players (Oliver Farrell) to start all 12 events... Finished 11th in the BIG EAST in scoring... Carded MU's low tournament score of the 16-17 season with a 1-under-par 209 (73-69-67) at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Milwaukee C.C. ... Fired a final round 67 (3-under-par) at the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 3) to establish his career low round... Posted par or better scores in six of his first 10 collegiate rounds... Finished T-11 at the BIG EAST Championship at Callawassie Island G.C. (79-79-69) - his final round 69 (3-under-par) matched the lowest single round shot at the championship, and his five birdies included the par 4 No. 16, which gave MU the team lead for good in the final round... Led MU with a T-29 finish at the NCAA Sammamish Region (73-77-71--221, 8-over-par) - jumped up the leaderboard 14 spots with a final round 71 (even par).

Amateur: Tied for ninth at the 88th Illinois State Amateur Championship in July of 2018 with a 4-over-par 284 (69-70-69-76)... Shot 143 (74-69) in two rounds at the 116th Western Amateur Championship in August of 2018.

High School/Junior: Finished T-4 at the IHSA Class 3A Boys State Championships in his senior season in 2015, leading New Trier HS to a second place finish... 2015 CSL conference championship medalist... All-state, All-Central Suburban League and academic honoree as a senior... Part of state runners-up at New Trier in his last three seasons... Named the 2014 Midwest Junior Golf Association Player of the Year... Finished fifth at the Illinois State Junior Amateur Championships in 2015... Posted 18 top-10 finishes in 2014 and 2015 junior tour seasons... Career-low 68 at Oak Brook Golf Club in 2014.

Season	Events	Rounds	Avg.	vs. Par	Low	60's	Par or better
2016-17	13	36	74.17	+2.69	67	3	10
2017-18	11	32	72.25	+0.63	66	5	16
2018-19	11	33	74.21	+2.48	68	1	9
2019-20	7	21	73.81	+2.24	69	1	7
Career	42	122	73.61	+2.02	66	10	42