Men's Golf
Walton, Matt
Matt Walton
- Title:
- Men's Golf Assistant Coach
- Email:
- matheww@usc.edu
Matt Walton, a collegiate All-American with Division I coaching experience to complement a broad array of work with juniors and amateurs, is in his second season as a USC men's golf assistant coach, hired on Nov. 4, 2020. USC reached the NCAA Tallahassee Regional in 2021.
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Walton comes to USC after one season as the men's golf assistant coach at Wichita State (2019-20) in which the Shockers won one regular-season event (NMSU/Herb Wimberly Invitational), posted one individual title and combined for another two individual top 10 finishes in the covid-shortened season.
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The Shockers men's golf squad also posted the highest GPA (3.70) among all Wichita State teams, earned an American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Award and seven of its eight golfers captured All-Academic conference honors.
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Before joining Wichita State, Walton served as lead coach at Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy in Orlando, Fla., providing comprehensive training for some of the nation's top junior golfers. Prior to that he worked as an assistant professional for several years in Indiana.
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Walton, a four-time national tournament qualifier at the NAIA and NJCAA levels, graduated in 2013 from University of Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Ky.), with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science.
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He played his final two seasons of collegiate golf with the Patriots and helped them win back-to-back Mid-South Conference Championships in 2012 and 2013.
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As a senior he twice earned conference golfer of the week honors and was named to the PING All-South Region squad. Cumberlands finished fifth in the 2012 NAIA National Championship and ninth in 2013.
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Before transferring to Cumberlands, Walton played two seasons for Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. The team took ninth at the 2010 NJCAA Division II National Championship. Walton qualified individually the following year and finished fifth to earn All-American second-team honors as well as PING All-Central Region team notice.
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Walton, originally from Lytham St. Annes, England, has been married to his wife Carly for four years.
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Walton comes to USC after one season as the men's golf assistant coach at Wichita State (2019-20) in which the Shockers won one regular-season event (NMSU/Herb Wimberly Invitational), posted one individual title and combined for another two individual top 10 finishes in the covid-shortened season.
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The Shockers men's golf squad also posted the highest GPA (3.70) among all Wichita State teams, earned an American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Award and seven of its eight golfers captured All-Academic conference honors.
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Before joining Wichita State, Walton served as lead coach at Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy in Orlando, Fla., providing comprehensive training for some of the nation's top junior golfers. Prior to that he worked as an assistant professional for several years in Indiana.
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Walton, a four-time national tournament qualifier at the NAIA and NJCAA levels, graduated in 2013 from University of Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Ky.), with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science.
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He played his final two seasons of collegiate golf with the Patriots and helped them win back-to-back Mid-South Conference Championships in 2012 and 2013.
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As a senior he twice earned conference golfer of the week honors and was named to the PING All-South Region squad. Cumberlands finished fifth in the 2012 NAIA National Championship and ninth in 2013.
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Before transferring to Cumberlands, Walton played two seasons for Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. The team took ninth at the 2010 NJCAA Division II National Championship. Walton qualified individually the following year and finished fifth to earn All-American second-team honors as well as PING All-Central Region team notice.
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Walton, originally from Lytham St. Annes, England, has been married to his wife Carly for four years.
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