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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2023-24 Men's Golf Roster

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Matt Zerfass

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Macungie, PA
  • High School Emmaus

Biography

2023-24
• Led the Hawks with a tie for third place at the Cornell Invitational
• Tied for 15th at the City 6 Championship
• Tied for 17th at the Matthews Auto Intercollegiate
• Finished tied for 23rd at the Georgetown Intercollegiate
• Tied for 31st at the Bucknell Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 40th place at the Temple Invitational
• Tied for 56th at the ODU/OBX Intercollegate

2022-23
• Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once (4/16)
• Tied for 61st in his first collegiate event, the Cornell/Temple Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 57th at the Bucknell Invitational
• Tied for 12th at the City 6 Championship
• Led the Hawks at the Ross Collegiate Classic, tying for 27th
• Paced SJU at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, tying for 16th overall
• Led St. Joe's with a tie for fifth at the Columbia Invitational
• Tied for 42nd at the Princeton Invitational
• Finished tied for 15th to lead the Hawks at the ABARTA Collegiate Invitational
• Tied for 38th at the Atlantic 10 Championship

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity starter at Emmaus
• Finished in top-four at District XI Championships each season
• Three-time state qualifier, finishing 17th, 28th and 12th, respectively
Morning Call Player of the Year
• Multi-year First Team All-Conference
• EPC Conference Tournament medalist
• Tied for 11th at the Pennsylvania State Jr. Championships
• Ranked second in Pennsylvania as a senior to the Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Posted three HJGT wins and five top-five finishes
• Pennsylvania select for Pritsch Cup
• Shot four-under-par 68 to finish tied for fourth at the PA Amateur Qualifier
• Tied for fifth place at the 2021 AJGA (Chicopee, Mass.)
• Finished tied for fourth at the 2022 AJGA (Dupont C.C.)

PERSONAL
• Member of the National Honor Society and Principal’s Honor Roll
• Youth Group Leader
• Active member of local community service teams
• Standout in numerous sports before focusing on golf as a freshman
• Son of Derek and Kerri Zerfass
• Sister, Ava, is two-time PIAA State field hockey champion and set to compete for Monmouth in 2023
• Majoring in finance

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore