Matt Parziale

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

Matt Parziale
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Parziale
Born (1987-06-05) June 5, 1987
Brockton, Massachusetts
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeSoutheastern University
Turned professional2009
re-instated amateur 2012
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2018
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT48: 2018
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Golf career

Parziale played his college golf for Southeastern University.[1] As a sophomore, he led the Fire to the 2007 NCCAA national title.[2] After college, Parziale played professional golf for three years, but struggled to make a living and regained his amateur status in 2012.[3]

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).[4][5] 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.[6] He missed the cut by 7 strokes after shooting 74-77 in the first two rounds.[7]

Professional career

Parziale served as a firefighter in Brockton, Massachusetts until 2019, when he left to become an insurance broker.[1][8]

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.

Tournament 20182019
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T48LA CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

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

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References
  1. Strege, John (March 22, 2018). "Meet Matt Parziale, the firefighter who will play in the Masters". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. "Former Fire Golfer Wins U.S. Mid-Am". Southeastern Fire. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  3. Romine, Brentley (June 17, 2018). "Matt Parziale, Luis Gagne share low-amateur honors at U.S. Open". Golfweek. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. "Matt Parziale". www.augusta.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  5. "US Open Leaderboard". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  6. Kelly, Nick (June 4, 2019). "Trio of local golfers headed to Pebble Beach after qualifying for US Open". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  7. "Oosthuizen leads SA charge as 6 of 9 miss cut at Pebble Beach". Sport24. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  8. "Brockton golfer Matt Parziale keeping very busy, and other items". The Boston Globe. June 19, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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