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Fall 2004: Posted a 73.20 stroke average for the fall, second-best on the squad … registered two top-10 finishes during the season … tied for seventh at the Kansas Invitational, firing a 71-73-75—219 … tied for 10th at the Mean Green Classic with rounds of 75, 72 and 73 … posted an even-par 72 to tie for 14th at the rain-shortened SMU Invitational … tied for 23rd at the Del Walker Intercollegiate after carding an eight-over 71-72-78—221. As a freshman (2003-04): Recorded a 75.94 stroke average in the spring, fourth-best on the team … turned in a season-best 66 in the first round of the Southland Conference Championships in Magnolia, Texas … finished tied for 30th with a nine-over 66-84-75—225 … tied for 23rd at the Rice Intercollegiate with rounds of 80, 72 and 77, helping the Roadrunners win the team title … tied for 37th at the Roadrunner Intercollegiate with a 13-over 84-72-70—226 … turned in rounds of 77, 75 and 73 to tie for 39th at the Louisiana Classic … was 41st at the Lindsey Collegiate with rounds of 70, 76 and 84 … posted a 72.67 fall scoring average, third-best on the team … tied for ninth at the Crown Colony Classic behind rounds of 78, 72 and 72, helping UTSA win its second team title of the fall … tied for 14th at the Baylor Invitational with a 218 (73-71-74) … tied for 15th at the Del Walker Collegiate (76-72-69=217) … fired a 212 (68-74-70) at the Nestle Purina Classic to tie for 11th … helped the Roadrunners win the Falcon Invitational, tying for 26th (221). Prior to UTSA: Won the Manitoba Match Play Tournament last summer … won his stage in Minnesota to qualify for the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont (Ill.) Country Club last August … finished third at the Manitoba Junior in 2002 … was the runner-up at the Ontario Future Links … played in the Canadian Tour’s 2003 MTS Classic … named to the honor roll as a student of distinction his junior and senior years. Personal: Born July 27, 1984, in Winnipeg … son of David and Diane Johnston … plans to major in business … favorite song is “Heart of Gold” by Neil Young … says if he could have dinner with anyone it would be Nelson Mandela … lists Oak Hills Country Club as his favorite course … favorite athlete is Wayne Gretsky … says birdies are turn-ons and double bogeys are turn-offs. |
UTSA
Rookie Shoots Hole-in-One
(Thursday, September 4, 2003) Freshman recruit
Matt Johnston shot a hole-in-one during a team practice round on Thursday.
Matty just recently returned from competing in the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont.
Mystery
Putt will be one to rememember
(Oakmont - 8/19/2003) We don't have his picture, but we have the story
of Matty Johnston's Mystery
putt will be one to remember by Rick Starr of
the TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE Tuesday, August 19, 2003. Click on mystery
putt to read about this event that made news at the U.S. Amateur
Matty Johnson has already made quite the name for himself, and he is only a college Freshman. Matt qualified and played in the 2003 US Amateur Championship in Oakmont. While there, he was featured in a national press article when his ball started moving by itself and sunk itself for a par on that hole.
He has already made the traveling team this year 2003 for the UTSA Roadrunners.