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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Matthew Feinstein

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown McLean, Va.
  • High School Langley

Biography

Collegiate Career Bests
18 – 65 (-7) – VCU Shootout (9/12/22)
36 – 134 (-10) – VCU Shootout (9/12/22)
54 – 201 (-15) – VCU Shootout (9/12-13/22)
 
Graduate Season (2022-23)
Earned Second Team All-CAA Honors … Led the Tribe with a 72.69 stroke average, which was the third best in school history … Topped the team in wins (623) and winning % (75.6) … Posted 10 rounds of par or better during the season, which ranks seventh in school history … Won the VCU Shootout and in the process, was named the CAA Player of the Week … Birdied the final hole to win the event and shoot a program and tournament record 15-under 201 … Fired 18-hole (7-under 65) and 36-hole (10-under 134) school-record marks at the VCU Shootout … Was bogey-free with 12 birdies through the opening 36 holes … Finished with 15 birdies, which ranked seventh in the field, and an eagle at VCU … Topped the VCU Shootout in par-5 scoring at 8-under … Earned a share of 11th at the River Run Collegiate (9/19-20), shooting 1-over 217 … Carded a final-round 4-under 68, going bogey-free with four birdies … Ranked third in the field in par-3 scoring at 2-under at River Run … Finished in a share of 16th at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic (10/3-4) behind a 221 (+5) … Led W&M with a 14th-place showing at the Ross Collegiate Classic (3/13-14) shooting 1-over 217 … Ranked fourth in the field in par 5 scoring at 8-under, including an eagle on a 484-yard par 5 fifth in the opening round, and seventh in par-3 scoring at even par at the Classic … Added a top-10 finished at the Wildcat Spring Invitational during the spring, shooting an even par 142 to place seventh … Ranked fourth in the field in par 4 scoring at even par and seventh in total pars with 24 … Capped his collegiate career with a 1-under 71 in the final round of the CAA Championship to earn a share of 18th place … In total, had six top-20 finishes in 2022-23 … Feinstein wrapped up his career ranked among the Tribe's all-time leaders in stroke average (11th at 74.58), rounds played (sixth at 106) and rounds of par or better (ninth at 23) … A W&M Provost Award winner … Selected to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll … A College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection.


Senior Season (2021-22)
Led the Tribe with three top-10s and two top-5s … Ranked third on the team in scoring average at 75.24 over his 21 rounds … Led the team with a 65.8 winning % thanks to a 369-192 record … Earned a share of fourth at the Howard Bison Invitational (10/17-18) behind a 228 (+12) … Followed a week later with a fifth-place effort behind a 2-over 146 at the Lehigh Invitational (10/22-23) to close out the fall … Carded an even-par 72 thanks to five birdies in the second and final round …Earned a share of eighth at the Wildcat Invitational (4/18-19), shooting 5-over 145 over the 36-hole event … Ranked third at the event, carding 26 pars over the 36 holes … Opened the spring season, shooting 150 (+6) to finish in a share of 26th at the Forest Creek Intercollegiate (3/12-13) … Fired a 1-under par 71 in the final round at Forest Creek … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll … A W&M Provost Award winner.

Junior Season (2020-21)

Selected as  a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the GCAA… Played in all 15 rounds and ranked second on the team in stroke average at 73.60 … Tied for 21st at the Ross Collegiate Classic (3/8-9) shooting a 224 (+8) … Finished in a tie for 18th at the Bash at the Beach (3/15-16) with a 219 (+3)  … Tied for 10th at the Golden Horseshoe shooting a 216 (+6) … Shot a season-best 1-under 69 in the final round of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate … Tied for 19th at the CAA Championships shooting a 223 (+7).

Sophomore Season (2019-20)

Appeared in 15 rounds during his sophomore season with the Tribe … Finished the year averaging a 76.00 stroke per round score … Had a pair of rounds at, or below, par … Made his season debut with a career-best 214 (+1), including back-to-back rounds below par with a 69 (-2) and a 70 (-1) at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (9/9-10) … Posted a 224 (+11) in the Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/14-15) … Was a member of the scoring lineup for the River Run Collegiate (9/23-24), Intercollegiate at Innisbrook (10/28-29), and The Invitational at Savannah Harbor (2/15-16).


Freshman Season (2018-19)
Saw action in 26 rounds during his freshman season for the Green and Gold … Finished the year with a 75.92 stroke per round score … Recorded 323 wins and four rounds at, or below, par … Made his collegiate debut shooting a 142 (E), including 70 (-2) in the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (9/10-11) … Fired a 222 (+9) playing as an individual in the Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/15-16) … Fired a season-low 68 (-3) in the first round of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (3/24) … Carded a 224 (+11) in the Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14) … Apart of the scoring lineup for the 2019 CAA Championship (4/19-21).

Prep/High School
Four-year member of the varsity golf team at Langley High School in Northern Virginia … Tabbed to the First-Team All-Conference all four years of high school … Earned a spot on the All-Region team following his senior season … Helped Langley to back-to-back VHSL 6A State Championships his junior and senior seasons … Was his school’s Scholar-Athlete Award winner four-years in a row … Qualified for the Virginia State Open in 2017, before qualifying for the Maryland State Amateur and Open in 2018 … Placed fourth in the Mid-Atlantic Amateur in 2017 … Finished his senior year averaging a 73 stroke per round score … Was a member of both the MSGA Washington Junior team and Capital Cup Virginia team in 2018 … In the classroom, was a member of the National Honor Society, Journalism Honor Society, History Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and a part of the Peer Mentoring Program … Also played and coached in the McLean Youth basketball league.
 
Personal
Son of Bob and Jennifer Feinstein … Enjoys playing basketball and watching sports in spare time …Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance in May of 2022.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    5'9" 165 lbs