Player Bio: Matt Shin

Player Bio: Matt Shin

  Matt Shin
Matt Shin
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cerritos, CA
High School:
Cerritos
Height / Weight:
5-8 / 147
Experience:
3V
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As a Senior in 2006-07: Competed in three events for the Cardinal with a 77.0 stroke average in nine rounds played ... Recorded one par round ... Top finish was a tie for 51st at the U.S. Intercollegiate ... Shot a season-low round of 70 at the event.

As a Junior in 2005-06: Competed in three events (8 rounds) for Stanford with a 75.5 stroke average...Tallied one par and one under-par performance...Tied for 46th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational with a three-round score of 220...Tied for 58th at the Corde Valle Classic with a three-round score of 227...Tied for 73rd at the U.S. Intercollegiate with a two-round score of 157...Finished with a season-low round of 70 and tournament score of 220.

As a Sophomore in 2004-05: Competed in two events (six rounds) for Stanford with a 73.6 stroke average...Tallied one under-par performance...Notched one top-25 performance...Tied for 21st at The Nelson Invitational with a three-round score of 213...Tied for 78th at the U.S. Intercollegiate at Stanford with a three-round score of 229...Recorded a season-low round of 68 in the first round of The Nelson Invitational.

As a Freshman in 2003-04: Competed in four events (12 rounds) as a Cardinal with a 76.5 stroke average ... Posted one par and one under-par round during the season ... Tied for 49th at the U.S. Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 225 ... Tied for 64th at The Nelson Invitational and placed 72nd at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... Recorded a season-low round of 68 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invite.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Cerritos High School in Cerritos, Calif. ... Four-year letterwinner ... Captained the golf team in 2002-03 ... Coached by Bobby Lasken ... Long Beach Press Telegram 2003 Dream Team ... 2000-03 all-league selection ... '03 MVP ... Four-time scholar athlete ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Helped team to a second place finish at the CIF State Finals ... Shot a round of 62 at the La Mirada Golf Course.

Getting To Know Matthew Shin
Parents:Nam and Sun Shin
Major:Undecided
Nickname:Wedding Singer
The reason I love golf is:It gives me time to think on the course
Friend from another college golf team:Daniel Im (UCLA)
Opponent I would most like to beat:Daniel Im
Sports teams I followed when I was younger:Lakers, Cowboys and Dodgers
The place I'd most like to visit:Barcelona
The best advice I've ever received was:Never lose sight of your goals
Since coming to Stanford I have learned:How to do laundry
After my Stanford career is over, I'd like to be remembered as:An intelligent student-athlete

Career Statistics

YearEventsRoundsStrokesAvg.Low/Low Trn.
2003-0441291876.568/223
2004-052644273.668/213
2005-063860475.570/220
2006-073969377.070/224
Totals1235265775.968/213