Matthew Bachmann

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Men of the BIG EAST participate in the first round of the Men's Golf Tournament, Sunday, April 29, 2018, in Callawassie Island, S.C. (BIG EAST/Photo by Stephen B. Morton) Matthew Bachman

Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
High School:
Sheboygan Falls

AWARDS AND HONORS

2017 BIG EAST Individual Champion (third medalist in MU program history)
2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
BIG EAST All-Academic: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

CAREER-BESTS

Single round score: 68, three times - last: (-4), Chatham Hills Collegiate, first round (10/14/18)
54-hole event score: 211 (-5), Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational (Oct. 28-30, 2016)
Wins: 2017 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship (April 30-May 2, 2017)
Hole-in-one: Par 3, 221-yard 9th, Vanderbilt Legends Course - Mason Rudolph Championship, first round (April 5, 2019)

2019-20: Played in the MU lineup in two of seven tournaments as a senior ... Played as part of MU's lineup in the season-opening Gopher Invitational on Sept. 8-9 and tied for 58th with a 12-over 225 (73-75-77) ... Was MU's No. 5 golfer at the Crooked Stick Invitational with a 18-over 234 (79-78-77).

2018-19: Played his first event in MU's lineup at the Chatham Hills Collegiate, posting a T-12 finish and his third career subpar 54-hole event with a 2-under-par 214 (68-72-74) - made 40 pars in 54 holes... Aced the No. 9 hole in the opening round of the Mason Rudolph Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Course on April 5, 2019... Alternate at the 2019 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship... Played in the final round of the NCAA Austin Regional as a substitute, carding a 7-over-par 78.

2017-18: Started all 10 of MU's events... Opened the season with a 1-under-par 215 (72-69-74) at the Badger Invitational at University Ridge to finish T-21, including a season-low 3-under-par 69 in the second round... Earned the team's Leadership Award.

2016-17: Named the 2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year - first BIG EAST freshman of the year in program history and the second conference rookie of the year all-time... Finished 10th in the BIG EAST in scoring... Led Marquette to the 2017 BIG EAST Championship with his medalist performance (73-71-72--216, even par) at Callawassie Island G.C. - became the third individual champion in school history and first MU freshman to win - was tied for the lead after 36 holes before shooting even par in the final round to win by two strokes over defending BIG EAST champion Lloyd Jefferson Go of Seton Hall... Posted a career-low 211 (5-under-par) to finish T-10 at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational (Oct. 28-30), shooting 69 in the first round and 68 in the final round... Set a career low with a second round 68 (2-under-par) in the Marquette Intercollegiate (Oct. 2) at Milwaukee C.C... T-51 at the NCAA Sammamish Region (75-77-76--228).

Amateur: Tied with Marquette teammate Tyler Leach for 10th at the 118th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship in July of 2019 with a 1-under-par 287 (70-70-72-75) at the Golf Courses of Lawsonia (Links Course) in Green Lake ... Finished a career-best fourth in the 2017 WSGA Amateur Player of the Year standings (4 events/817.5 points); won the WSGA Bestball Championship June 1-4 and was T-3 with a 3-under-par 285 (75-71-69-70) at the 97th Wisconsin State Open Aug. 14-16 at North Shore C.C.... Came in second place at the 2018 WPLA Billy Sixty Bestball Championship (-7), and finished T-29 at the 117th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship (70-81-68-76--295, 7-over-par)... Was the youngest player in Wisconsin amateur golf history to qualify for the State Open, earning a spot in the field at 14 years old in 2012... Finished 14th in the 2015 WSGA Amateur Player of the Year points standings.

High School/Junior: Had 14 top-10 finishes in Wisconsin amateur events in 2015, including two Future Collegiate World Tour wins (at Notre Dame, Whistling Straits), and was runner-up at the 114th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship in August 2015, where he tied with former MU player Pat Sanchez... Was individual runner-up at the 2015 WIAA Boys Division 2 State Championship... Course record 65 at Badger Creek Golf Course in the the WIAA New Holstein Sectional in 2014 to win by nine strokes... Eastern Wisconsin Conference player of the year three times while earning a spot on the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW) All-State team two straight years.

Season	Events	Rounds	Avg.	vs. Par	Low	60's	Par or better
2016-17	11	29	74.34	+2.69	68	4	8
2017-18	10	29	74.41	+2.83	69	1	4
2018-19	6	14	74.50	+2.86	68	1	3
2019-20	6	18	75.44	+3.94	70	0	2
Career	33	90	74.61	+3.01	68	6	17