2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Matteson, Adam
Adam Matteson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Scripps Ranch
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
College—2022-23 (Jr./Sr.)—Saw action in three fall tournaments (a designated scorer in all), averaging 75.56 strokes for the nine rounds … Five of the nine did count toward CU’s team score … Top finish was in the season opener at Air Force, where he tied for 36th in the Miranda Invitational (73-76-71—220, +4); the final round 71 was his best round in the fall … Did not see any action in the spring … He did have one year of eligibility remaining if he so choose after the season (due to the extra year granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic) but opted to graduate.
2021-22 (Soph.): Owed a 74.75 stroke average for 22 rounds; he had seen limited spring action, appearing in just two events, but had a solid showing in qualifying to earn the sixth and final spot for the Pac-12s) ... Played his best in middle rounds (73.75 average) ... In the fall, he had a 74.00 average for four events, playing as an individual in three meets ... Those included CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational, where he recorded his best collegiate finish with a third place showing; his 68-66-69—203 scorecard and 13-under par effort set a school record for a 54-hole event, besting five previous 12-under 204 scores ... He had just three rounds in the 60s in his career before lighting up CU’s home course with three in a row in the Simpson (had 17 birdies in the event, tied for second-most by a Buff in a ’21-22 tourney) ... Scored par or better on 50 of 54 holes in the Simpson, otherwise had just four bogeys; that tied for the fewest holes over par in an event by a Buff for the season ... He opened the fall with a tie for 10th in Air Force’s Miranda Individual (221, +5) ... In the final tournament of the fall (Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Classic), he opened with an 88, but rebounded with a second round 71; the 17-stroke in-tournament improvement from one round to the next tied for the second-best in school history (one off the school best of 18 by John Nyuli in 1990 at the Miami-Doral Invitational) ... He entered the Pac-12 coming off a tie for sixth in the Southern Colorado Masters (219, +3); he opened with a 69 and hung in there the last two rounds when wind gusted at 25 miles per hour or more for most of the remainder of the event ... He placed 63rd at the Pac-12 Championships (303, +19), scoring three straight 76s before closing with a 75.
2020-21 (Fr.-3): Finished third on the team in stroke average with a 73.37 mark for 19 rounds … Usually closed strong, with a 72.5 final round average, which included a 4-under 68 in Wyoming’s Cowboy Classic, his best round of the year … Top finish came in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate, where he tied for 16th with an even-par 216 total; a second round 69 had matched his collegiate best to that point … Best effort in relation to par was in the Cowboy Classic, when was recorded a 3-under 213 scorecard … Was a designated scorer for the team for all 19 of his rounds, with his score counting 17 times (89.5 percent) … Had a run of 20 straight holes of par or better between the second and third rounds of the Wyoming Desert meet (when he had 40 pars overall, third most by a Buff in a tournament for the spring) … Retained freshman eligibility when the NCAA gave all athletes an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 (Fr.-RS): He enjoyed some fine moments competing for the first time as a collegian, recording three top 20 finishes and posting a 73.70 stroke average for 20 rounds on the season … His 73.21 average was the fourth-best for a freshman in the fall in the 14 seasons under Coach Roy Edwards and his overall average was the fifth-best by a freshman in school history (though with the season cut short, he just met the minimum for rounds played to make the list) … His best effort came in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational, when he recorded a 3-under 213 to tie for 20th; his 3-under 69 in the final round was his best individual 18 holes for the year … Top finishes were a tie for eighth in CU’s Les Fowler event (147, +7), followed by a tie for 13th in CSU’s Ram Masters Invitational (210, E) … Owned a healthy middle round average of 72.50 (six rounds) … Tied for third on the team in subpar percentage (17.8 percent, 64 of his 360 holes were birdies) … His 15 pars in the third round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and the 39 he had in that event tied for the team-highs for the season … He had just 10 holes (out of 360) worse than bogey over the entire season.
2018-19 (Fr.): Redshirted; he practiced regularly with the team.
High School—A four-year letterman at Scripps Ranch High School for Coach Mikel Moran … A three-time first-team Western League performer (second-team as a freshman) … Competed in the Southern California CIF Regional tourney all four years … He led Scripps to a third place finish in the CIF SDS Championship as a junior, tying for eighth individually with a 2-under 72-70—142 scorecard; he placed 12th as a sophomore with a 70-71—141 (3-under) when Scripps took fifth and tied for 20th (76-71—147, +3) as a senior … His stroke average steadily improved annually: 74.7 (freshman), 73.8 (sophomore), 73.5 (junior) and 72.6 (senior).
Other—2023: Tied for 18th in the Saguaro Amateur in Maricopa, Ariz. (213, -3). 2021: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur, as he recorded a 67-71—138 (-4) effort at Valencia (Calif.) Country, as he finished second, two back of the lead … In the event at Oakmont, Pa., he missed the cut by three strokes to advance to match play (72-74—146, +6; that did tie for 118th in the 312-man field) … Tied for 17th in the Southern California Amateur Championship (71-72-69-72—284, +4). 2020: Tied for 21st in the Colorado Golf Association’s Fall Amateur (68-72-79—219, +9) at Common Ground CC in Aurora … 2019: Tied for 13th in the Long Beach City Amateur (72-72-70—214, -2) … Placed 49th in the Sizzler Amateur (82-71-73—226, +10). 2018: Finished fourth in the Corey Pavin Invitational with 1-over score (68-73-73—214) … Tied for 12th in the Agave Amateur in Indio, Calif. (-5; 73-65-70—208); his 65 in the second round was the low score on day two of the event … Also tied for fourth in the TTC Qualified for the Southern California Amateur Championship, where he shot 75-78—153 (+11) but missed the cut by four strokes … Tied for 22nd in the AJGA Enagic Junior Championship with an even par effort (77-73-66—216); his 6-under 66 was the low score for the final round. 2017: He won Southern California Junior Amateur by four shots at Morongo Golf Course (-5; 69-70—139) and the Toyota Tour Cup at La Costa Resort (69-72-73—214) … His top AJGA finish came in the Enagic Junior Championship at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, tying for fifth with a 73-69-74—216 (even par) scorecard (his 69 was the low score in the second round and he was tied with three others heading into the final round).
Best Career Round In Competition— 65 (-6; Agave Amateur second round, Shadow Hills GC, Indio, Calif., Dec. 20, 2018); 66 (-6; 2018 AJGA Enagic Junior Championship, Coto de Caza, Irvine, Calif.; -6, second round, CU-Mark Simpson Invitational, Sept. 27, 2021).
Academics—He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Colorado in May 2023.
Personal—He was born November 2, 2000 in San Diego, Calif. … His hobbies include fishing, biking and hiking … A life-long San Diego resident, he is a big fan of baseball’s San Diego Padres … A shortstop and a pitcher, he was a member of the Little League Baseball district champions in the summer of 2010 … Hails from the same high school that produced the 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, Xander Schauffele.
2021-22 (Soph.): Owed a 74.75 stroke average for 22 rounds; he had seen limited spring action, appearing in just two events, but had a solid showing in qualifying to earn the sixth and final spot for the Pac-12s) ... Played his best in middle rounds (73.75 average) ... In the fall, he had a 74.00 average for four events, playing as an individual in three meets ... Those included CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational, where he recorded his best collegiate finish with a third place showing; his 68-66-69—203 scorecard and 13-under par effort set a school record for a 54-hole event, besting five previous 12-under 204 scores ... He had just three rounds in the 60s in his career before lighting up CU’s home course with three in a row in the Simpson (had 17 birdies in the event, tied for second-most by a Buff in a ’21-22 tourney) ... Scored par or better on 50 of 54 holes in the Simpson, otherwise had just four bogeys; that tied for the fewest holes over par in an event by a Buff for the season ... He opened the fall with a tie for 10th in Air Force’s Miranda Individual (221, +5) ... In the final tournament of the fall (Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Classic), he opened with an 88, but rebounded with a second round 71; the 17-stroke in-tournament improvement from one round to the next tied for the second-best in school history (one off the school best of 18 by John Nyuli in 1990 at the Miami-Doral Invitational) ... He entered the Pac-12 coming off a tie for sixth in the Southern Colorado Masters (219, +3); he opened with a 69 and hung in there the last two rounds when wind gusted at 25 miles per hour or more for most of the remainder of the event ... He placed 63rd at the Pac-12 Championships (303, +19), scoring three straight 76s before closing with a 75.
2020-21 (Fr.-3): Finished third on the team in stroke average with a 73.37 mark for 19 rounds … Usually closed strong, with a 72.5 final round average, which included a 4-under 68 in Wyoming’s Cowboy Classic, his best round of the year … Top finish came in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate, where he tied for 16th with an even-par 216 total; a second round 69 had matched his collegiate best to that point … Best effort in relation to par was in the Cowboy Classic, when was recorded a 3-under 213 scorecard … Was a designated scorer for the team for all 19 of his rounds, with his score counting 17 times (89.5 percent) … Had a run of 20 straight holes of par or better between the second and third rounds of the Wyoming Desert meet (when he had 40 pars overall, third most by a Buff in a tournament for the spring) … Retained freshman eligibility when the NCAA gave all athletes an extra year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 (Fr.-RS): He enjoyed some fine moments competing for the first time as a collegian, recording three top 20 finishes and posting a 73.70 stroke average for 20 rounds on the season … His 73.21 average was the fourth-best for a freshman in the fall in the 14 seasons under Coach Roy Edwards and his overall average was the fifth-best by a freshman in school history (though with the season cut short, he just met the minimum for rounds played to make the list) … His best effort came in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational, when he recorded a 3-under 213 to tie for 20th; his 3-under 69 in the final round was his best individual 18 holes for the year … Top finishes were a tie for eighth in CU’s Les Fowler event (147, +7), followed by a tie for 13th in CSU’s Ram Masters Invitational (210, E) … Owned a healthy middle round average of 72.50 (six rounds) … Tied for third on the team in subpar percentage (17.8 percent, 64 of his 360 holes were birdies) … His 15 pars in the third round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and the 39 he had in that event tied for the team-highs for the season … He had just 10 holes (out of 360) worse than bogey over the entire season.
2018-19 (Fr.): Redshirted; he practiced regularly with the team.
High School—A four-year letterman at Scripps Ranch High School for Coach Mikel Moran … A three-time first-team Western League performer (second-team as a freshman) … Competed in the Southern California CIF Regional tourney all four years … He led Scripps to a third place finish in the CIF SDS Championship as a junior, tying for eighth individually with a 2-under 72-70—142 scorecard; he placed 12th as a sophomore with a 70-71—141 (3-under) when Scripps took fifth and tied for 20th (76-71—147, +3) as a senior … His stroke average steadily improved annually: 74.7 (freshman), 73.8 (sophomore), 73.5 (junior) and 72.6 (senior).
Other—2023: Tied for 18th in the Saguaro Amateur in Maricopa, Ariz. (213, -3). 2021: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur, as he recorded a 67-71—138 (-4) effort at Valencia (Calif.) Country, as he finished second, two back of the lead … In the event at Oakmont, Pa., he missed the cut by three strokes to advance to match play (72-74—146, +6; that did tie for 118th in the 312-man field) … Tied for 17th in the Southern California Amateur Championship (71-72-69-72—284, +4). 2020: Tied for 21st in the Colorado Golf Association’s Fall Amateur (68-72-79—219, +9) at Common Ground CC in Aurora … 2019: Tied for 13th in the Long Beach City Amateur (72-72-70—214, -2) … Placed 49th in the Sizzler Amateur (82-71-73—226, +10). 2018: Finished fourth in the Corey Pavin Invitational with 1-over score (68-73-73—214) … Tied for 12th in the Agave Amateur in Indio, Calif. (-5; 73-65-70—208); his 65 in the second round was the low score on day two of the event … Also tied for fourth in the TTC Qualified for the Southern California Amateur Championship, where he shot 75-78—153 (+11) but missed the cut by four strokes … Tied for 22nd in the AJGA Enagic Junior Championship with an even par effort (77-73-66—216); his 6-under 66 was the low score for the final round. 2017: He won Southern California Junior Amateur by four shots at Morongo Golf Course (-5; 69-70—139) and the Toyota Tour Cup at La Costa Resort (69-72-73—214) … His top AJGA finish came in the Enagic Junior Championship at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, tying for fifth with a 73-69-74—216 (even par) scorecard (his 69 was the low score in the second round and he was tied with three others heading into the final round).
Best Career Round In Competition— 65 (-6; Agave Amateur second round, Shadow Hills GC, Indio, Calif., Dec. 20, 2018); 66 (-6; 2018 AJGA Enagic Junior Championship, Coto de Caza, Irvine, Calif.; -6, second round, CU-Mark Simpson Invitational, Sept. 27, 2021).
Academics—He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Colorado in May 2023.
Personal—He was born November 2, 2000 in San Diego, Calif. … His hobbies include fishing, biking and hiking … A life-long San Diego resident, he is a big fan of baseball’s San Diego Padres … A shortstop and a pitcher, he was a member of the Little League Baseball district champions in the summer of 2010 … Hails from the same high school that produced the 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, Xander Schauffele.
| Overall | |||||
| Season (SA/Rk) | Rd | Strokes | Avg. | Lo | Hi |
| 2019-20 (6) | 20 | 1474 | 73.70 | 69 | 82 |
| 2020-21 (4) | 19 | 1394 | 73.37 | 68 | 84 |
| 2021-22 (7) | 22 | 1638 | 74.45 | 66 | 88 |
| 2022-23 (9) | 9 | 680 | 75.56 | 71 | 81 |
| Totals | 70 | 5186 | 74.09 | 66 | 88 |
| Spring | ||
| Rd | Strk | Avg. |
| 6 | 449 | 74.83 |
| 19 | 1394 | 73.37 |
| 10 | 750 | 75.00 |
| 0 | ....... | ...... |
| 35 | 2593 | 74.09 |
| Fall | ||
| Rd | Strk | Avg. |
| 14 | 1025 | 73.21 |
| - | -- | -- |
| 12 | 888 | 74.00 |
| 9 | 680 | 75.56 |
| 35 | 2593 | 74.09 |
| Season | Rounds | Holes | SCIRP |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 360 | +44 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 342 | +35 |
| 2021-22 | 22 | 396 | +70 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 162 | +38 |
| Totals | 70 | 1260 | +187 |
| Eagles | Birdies | Pars | Bogeys |
| 0 | 64 | 202 | 84 |
| 1 | 50 | 215 | 66 |
| 1 | 62 | 226 | 86 |
| 0 | 18 | 98 | 39 |
| 2 | 194 | 741 | 275 |
| Season | Doubles | Triples | Other |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 2 |
| Subpar | Par/SP | Jumbo | |
| Pct. | Pct. | Pts. | Pct. |
| 17.8 | 73.9 | 14 | 0.700 |
| 14.9 | 77.8 | 11 | 0.579 |
| 15.9 | 73.0 | 27 | 1.227 |
| 11.1 | 71.6 | 10 | 1.111 |
| 15.5 | 74.4 | 62 | 0.886 |
Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 36 of 50 (72.0%; 20 played as an individual).
Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+225/+3.21): +44/+2.20 (2019-20); +35/+1.84 (2020-21); +70/+3.18 (2021-22); +38/+4.22 (2022-23).
Rounds—60s: 7 Subpar: 16 Even-Par: 4
Finishes—Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 3 Top 20: 6
| Fall 2019 | |||
| *AFA Miranda Invitational | 76-73-71 -- 220 | + 4 | t37th |
| *CSU Ram Masters Invitational | 69-71-70 -- 210 | E | t13th |
| UNM Tucker Invitational | 81-72-82 -- 235 | + 19 | t79th |
| CU-Mark Simpson Invitational | 73-71-69 -- 213 | - 3 | t20th |
| *CU-Les Fowler Invitational | 72-75 -- 147 | + 7 | t8th |
| Spring 2020 | |||
| UHH Amer Ari Invitational | 73-71-78 -- 222 | + 6 | t90th |
| Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate | 77-77-73 -- 227 | +11 | t77th |
| Spring 2021 | |||
| The Prestige at PGA West | 74-73-73 -- 220 | +7 | t53rd |
| Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate | 72-69-75 -- 216 | E | t16th |
| Lamkin San Diego Classic | 73-84-75 -- 232 | +16 | t80th |
| Stanford's The Goodwin | 76-70-74 -- 220 | +10 | t68th |
| Wyoming Cowboy Classic | 74-71-68 -- 213 | - 3 | t21st |
| Pac-12 Championships | 76-71-76-70 -- 293 | +5 | t46th |
| Fall 2021 | |||
| *AFA Miranda Individual | 74-71-76 -- 221 | +5 | t10th |
| *CSU Ram Masters Invitational | 80-77-76 -- 233 | +23 | t32nd |
| *CU-Mark Simpson Invitational | 68-66-69 -- 203 | -13 | 3rd |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic | 88-71-72 -- 231 | +21 | t76th |
| Spring 2022 | |||
| *Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate | 74-80-74 -- 228 | +12 | t82nd |
| *Southern Colorado Masters | 69-73-77 -- 219 | + 3 | t6th |
| Pac-12 Championships | 76-76-76-75 -- 303 | +19 | 63rd |
| Fall 2022 | |||
| AFA Miranda Invitational | 73-76-71 -- 220 | + 4 | t36th |
| UNM Tucker Invitational | 74-77-74 -- 225 | + 9 | t62nd |
| CU-Mark Simpson Invitational | 81-76-78 -- 225 | + 24 | t90th |
(*—competed individually.)
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