Matt Parziale

Matthew Parziale (born June 5, 1987) is an American amateur golfer.

Golf career
Parziale played his college golf for Southeastern University. As a sophomore, he led the Fire to the 2007 NCCAA national title. After college, Parziale played professional golf for three years, but struggled to make a living and regained his amateur status in 2012.

Parziale won the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. As U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, Parziale was invited to the 2018 Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut after shooting 81-79 (+16). Parziale also was exempt into the 2018 U.S. Open, where he tied for 48th place and tied for low-amateur for the tournament with rounds of 74-73-74-75 (+16). In 2017, Parziale won the Massachusetts State Amateur Championship for the first time by defeating Matt Cowgill in the 36-hole final 4&3.

Parziale qualified for 2019 U.S. Open after finishing second, 1-over (142 strokes) in 36 total holes, in the Purchase, New York Sectional Qualifying Tournament. He missed the cut by 7 strokes after shooting 74-77 in the first two rounds.

Professional career
Parziale serves as a firefighter in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Amateur wins
2008 Worcester County Amateur
2009 Ouimet Memorial
2013 Ouimet Memorial
2015 Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship, Worcester County Amateur, Norfolk County Classic
2016 Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship
2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur, Massachusetts Amateur, Ouimet Memorial

Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order before 2019.

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

References

Category:American male golfers
Category:Amateur golfers
Category:American firefighters
Category:Southeastern University (Florida) alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts
Category:1987 births
Category:Living people