2006-07 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Matt Fast
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Grove HS
2008 - FALL - SENIOR:
Finished the fall with a 73.73 stroke average which is second best on the team ... Fired a team-best 4-under-par at the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational to finish the tournament in a tie for 14th, his best finish of the fall ... His 212 at the Turtle Bay Int is the second lowest 54-hole score for a Bulldog this year ... Opened the season at the Carpet Capital Classic with an even-par 72 and a 1-over-par 73 to place second on the team and tie for 33rd overall.
2007-08 - JUNIOR:
Appeared in 11 tournaments for the Maroon and White ... Finished third on the team with a stroke average of 73.6 ... Posted a top-10 finish at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, in which the junior led the field through two rounds before finishing in a tie for 8th ... Fast was also a part of the Bulldog squad that finished 5th in the SEC, 4th at Regionals group that finished 4th and in the Bulldog lineup that competed at the NCAA Championship for only the third time in the school's history ... Tied for a team-high four top ten finishes on the season.
2006-07 - SOPHOMORE:
Competed in 12 of 13 tournaments ... Top finisher on two occasions ... Crowned the individual championship at the Callis Communications Intercollegiate, notching a 206 and fired a career-low 67 in round three ... Claimed all of this career numbers at the three-round event ... Started the season with four-straight top 20 finishes.
2005-06 - FRESHMAN:
Started his Bulldog career at the Magnolia Cup, posting a 2-under par round of 70, finishing fourth ... Played his first 54-hole tournament at the Memphis Intercollegiate, finishing 54th ... Member of MSU's ninth-ranked recruiting class according to Golfweek in 2005 ... Made his spring debut at the Seminole Intercollegiate, posting rounds of 74-72-75, to tie for 30th ... Recorded his first top 20 placement with a 17th-place finish at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate ... Top Bulldog finisher at the SEC Championship, finishing 14th ... Carded a season best 68 in the final round of the SEC Championship.
AMATEUR:
Finished fifth with a score of even-par at the 2007 Mississippi State Amateur ... Placed seventh at the 2005 Greenwood Invitational ... Received honorable mention status on the 2004 American Junior Golf Association all-American team ... Registered two top five finishes on the junior circuits ... Placed fourth in the Bubba Conlee National Junior in 2004 and fifth at the SJGT Carolina Junior Classic ... Placed second at the 2004 MGA State Amateur Championship held at Annandale Golf Club ... Fired a round of 61 at Canebrake Golf Club in summer of 2004 ... Runner-up to Head Coach Clay Homan at the 2005 Mississippi State Amateur in Hattiesburg, Miss., carding a tournament total 11 under-par ... Registered a top five finish at the 2005 Greenwood Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-time Mississippi Class 5A individual medalist at Oak Grove High School (2003, 2004, 2005) ... Won district honors for three consecutive seasons ... Two-time PopStar award winner in men's golf ... Participated in basketball and baseball his freshman year at OGHS ... Earned all A's and B's throughout his high school career.
PERSONAL:
Born December 15, 1986 in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Son of Michael and Lori Fast ... Majoring in general business administration.
