2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Jashari Blige
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Courtney Culbreath

Matthew Kress

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Saratoga, Calif.
  • Highschool Bellarmine College Prep

Biography

WAGR RANKING PRONUNCIATION  

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 1 (Georgetown Intercollegiate '23)
Low Round: 65 (NCAA Bremerton Regional Rd. 2 '25)
Low Tournament Score: 204 (SEC Fall Preview '23)

HONORS

CAREER STATS:

  • Tournaments: 38
  • Sroke Play Rounds: 102
  • Stroke Average: 71.8
    • 2024-25: 71.9
    • 2023-24: 72.0
    • 2022-23: 71.5
  • Wins: 1
    • 2023 Georgetown Intercollegiate 
  • Top-5's: 3
  • Top-10's: 10
  • Top-25's: 19
  • Under-Par Rounds: 40
  • Par or Better Rounds: 53
  • Tournaments Under-Par: 12
  • Tournaments Par or Better: 15
  • Match Play Record: 8-9-1 | Postseason Match Play Record: 5-7 (4-3 at SEC's & 1-4 at NCAA's)
    • 2025 National Championship Semifinals: L, 4&3 vs. Maxi Pruegger (Virginia)
    • 2025 National Championship Quarterfinals: W, 3&1 vs. Jack Gilbert (Texas)
    • 2025 SEC Championship Finals: W, 5&4 vs. Aaron Pounds (Texas A&M)
    • 2025 SEC Championship Semifinals: L, 5&3 vs. Brendan Valdes (Auburn)
    • 2025 SEC Championship Quarterfinals: L, 4Up vs. Jase Summy (Oklahoma)
    • 2024 Barbara Nicklaus Cup: W, 5&3 vs. Jacob Tarkany (Ohio State)
    • 2024 Barbara Nicklaus Cup: L, 8&6 vs. Sean Curran (Clemson)
    • 2024 Barbara Nicklaus Cup: W, 4&3 vs. Daniel Boone (Charlotte)
    • 2024 SEC Championship Quarterfinals: L, 1Up (19 Holes) vs. William Moll (Vanderbilt)
    • 2024 Pablo Creek Collegiate Cup: W, 3&1 vs. Josef Hacker (Jacksonville)
    • 2024 East Lake Cup Consolation Finals: Tied vs. Bartley Forrester (Georgia Tech)
    • 2024 East Lake Cup Semifinals: L, 1Up vs. Luke Clanton (Florida State)
    • 2023 NCAA Championship Finals: L, 1Up (20 Holes) vs. Bartley Forrester (Georgia Tech)
    • 2023 NCAA Championship Semifinals: L, 3&1 vs. Frederik Jjettrup (Florida State)
    • 2023 NCAA Championship Quarterfinals: L, 1Up (19 Holes) vs. Deven Patel (Virginia)
    • 2023 SEC Championship Finals: W, 5&4 vs. Matthew Riedel (Vanderbilt)
    • 2023 SEC Championship Semifinals: W, 2Up vs. Vishnu Sadagopan (Texas A&M)
    • 2023 SEC Championship Quarterfinals: W, 2&1 vs. Brett Schell (Ole Miss)

TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT CAREER
Tournament Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Rd. 4 Tournament Score To Par Finish
2024-25 SEASON
Sahalee Players Championship (9/7-8) 76 75 76 --- 227 +11 T56
Fighting Illini Collegiate (9/20-22) 70 75 73 --- 218 +8 T53
Williams Cup (10/20-22) 75 78 71 --- 224 +8 T45
Southwestern Invitational (1/27-29) 69 77 72 --- 218 +5 T31
Gators Invitational (2/15-16) 71 70 66 --- 207 -3 T6
Southern Highlands Collegiate (3/2-4) 78 70 70 --- 218 +2 T9
Schenkel Invitational (3/21-23) 69 71 73 --- 213 -3 T9
Calusa Cup (4/6-8) 78 71 69 --- 218 +2 T16
SEC Championship (4/23-25) 70 72 71 --- 213 +3 T51
NCAA Bremerton Regional (5/12-14) 69 65 71 --- 205 -11 T2
NCAA National Championship (5/22-26) 75 71 69 70 285 -3 T9
2023-24 SEASON
OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (9/15-16) 68 74 --- --- 142 +2 T26
SEC Fall Preview (9/25-26) 68 67 69 --- 204 -9 T6
Williams Cup (10/9-10) 76 72 73 --- 221 +5 T19
Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/16-16) 72 70 69 --- 211 -5 1
East Lake Cup (10/30) 72 --- --- --- 72 E T8
Sea Best Invitational (1/29-30) 74 71 73 --- 218 +8 T28
Gators Invitational (2/16-17) 67 67 74 --- 208 -2 T11
Southern Highlands Collegiate (2/25-27) 69 77 73 --- 219 +3 T29
Schenkel Invitational (3/15-17) 69 69 73 --- 211 -5 T14
Calusa Cup (4/7-9) 72 74 71 --- 217 +1 8
SEC Championship (4/24-26) 72 70 70 --- 212 +2 T36
NCAA West Lafayette Regional (5/13-15) 74 73 76 --- 223 +7 T48
NCAA Championship (5/24-27) 81 78 71 79 309 +21 T78
2022-23 SEASON
Fighting Irish Classic (9/4-5) 69 69 72 --- 210 E T26
Isleworth Collegiate (10/23-25) 74 70 71 --- 215 -1 T17
Sea Best Invitational (1/30-31) 70 71 69 --- 210 E T9
Gators Invitational (2/11-12) 71 71 75 --- 217 +7 T29
Daytona Beach Spring Invitational (3/6-7) 72 67 72 --- 211 -5 3
NIT (3/17-18) 69 75 69 --- 213 -3 T20
Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (4/1-2) 74 71 70 --- 215 -1 T23
SEC Championship (4/19-21) 74 67 69 --- 210 E T19
NCAA Bath Regional (5/15-17) 72 74 72 --- 218 +5 T43
NCAA Championship (5/26-29) 76 76 79 69 300 +18 T63


2024-25 (Junior)

  • Played in all 12 tournaments for the second-straight season and in the lineup nine times
  • Had a team-best finishes at the NCAA Bremerton Regional (T2, -11) and NCAA National Championship (T13, -3)
  • Shot the last rounds of the National Championship under par: 71-69-70 and holed out for eagle on the 18th in the fourth round 
  • Won his National Championship Quarterfinals match 3&1 over Jack Gilbert (Texas)
  • In 10 postseason rounds, seven were under par 
  • Set a career-low in round with a 65 (-7) in the second round of the NCAA Bremerton Regional
  • Earned a 5&4 win in the SEC Championship Finals vs. Aaron Pounds of Texas A&M
  • Finished third on the team in stroke average at 71.9
  • Had a stretch of three consecutive T9 finishes in the spring: T6-T9-T9
  • Went 2-1 in match play at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup
  • Made 102 birdies and three eagles with 18 rounds and four tournaments of even par or better


2023-24 (Sophomore)

  • Played in all 14 tournaments in the lineup and 37 rounds
  • Won his first collegiate tournament at the Georgetown Intercollegiate
  • Tied for third-best on the team with a stroke average of 72.0
  • Won his match 4&3 at the Pablo Creek Collegiate
  • Took his match to 19 holes in the SEC Championship Quarterfinals vs. Vanderbilt 
  • In the No. 1 spot in the lineup five times
  • 30 of his 37 (81.0%) rounds counted, ranking second best on the team
  • Mad 130 birdies and three eagles 
  • Notched 19 rounds and five tournaments of par or better 

2022-23 (Redshirt-Freshman)
  • Played in 10 tournaments and was in the lineup on six occasions
  • In the No. 5 spot in the lineup for all of the postseason: SECs, Regionals and NCAAs
  • Went undefeated (3-0) in match play at the SEC Championship with match-clinching victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals
  • Turned in the final two rounds of 67 and 69 in stroke play at SECs
  • Made collegiate debut in the season opener at the Fighting Irish Classic
  • Season-best finish in 3rd at the Daytona Beach Spring Invitational
  • Finished seven tournaments of even or under par
  • Shot 16 of 31 rounds of even par or better
2021-22 (Freshman) 
  • No appearance on the season and redshirted
AMATEUR COMPETITION
  • Tied for 3rd at the 2023 Patriot All-America with three-round score of 203 (-7)
  • Finished T10 at the 2023 Monroe Invitational 
  • Tied for 7th at the 2023 Southern Amateur 
  • Advanced to round of 16 at the 2022 PNGA Men's Amateur Championship 
  • Made the final cut at the 2022 Monroe Invitational 
  • Placed T23 in the 2022 Florida Amateur 
  • Finished T10 at the 2022 Dogwood Invitational with three rounds (69-69-68) in the 60s to end -11 overall
  • Top-15 finish at 5-under at the 2022 Saguaro Amateur Series 
  • 2021 IMG Junior World Qualifier shooting 64 (-8) 
  • Top 10 at the 2021 Memorial Amateur Championship
  • Top 5 at the 2021 Santa Clara County Amateur Championship
  • Top 20 at the 2021 Southwestern Amateur Championship 
  • 2018 1st-team All League WCAL player 
  • 2018 WCAL Team Champions 
  • Winner of FCG Encinitas Junior Championship shooting 11 under par for 36 holes

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Redshirt Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior

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