North Carolina State University Athletics
Matt Moot Named Assistant Men's Golf Coach
2/26/2021 10:25:00 AM | Men's Golf
Moot comes to NC State after four seasons with Campbell
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men's golf head coach Press McPhaul announced Friday that he has hired Matt Moot as assistant coach.
Moot replaces Van Williams who was named head coach of the Wofford men's golf program in January.
"We are fired up to have Matt joining us at NC State," McPhaul said. "I have a huge amount of respect for what Coach Crooks and Matt have done at Campbell. Their teams are skilled, athletic and gritty. Since Matt entered coaching, I've noticed his drive and professionalism. His desire to put resilient teams on the course matches my own. Grateful he is a part of the Wolfpack!"
"I've greatly respected Coach McPhaul when I was a player and now as a coach," Moot said. "The opportunity to join his staff at NC State is exciting. The program has a successful mix of senior leadership and extremely talented young players coming up. To be involved with this team in helping them achieve their lofty goals is something I look forward to. I'm thrilled to join the Pack!"
Moot was hired as an assistant coach at Campbell prior to the spring 2017 semester.
He helped guide the Camels to two of the last three Big South Conference titles and three-straight NCAA regional appearances. With Moot on staff, the Camels logged 11 first-place tournament finishes.
Campbell earned a top-25 preseason national ranking (No. 23) in the fall of 2019, finished in a first-place tie at the Little Rock/First Tee Classic, while adding three runner-up finishes before the season was halted after six events due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The 2018-19 squad won a school-record five tournaments, earned a fourth-straight NCAA postseason trip, and claimed the Big South crown for the second time in three years.
In his first full season at Campbell (2017-18), Moot helped lead Campbell to three tournament wins - the ODU OBX Intercollegiate, Battle at Stono Ferry and Border Olympics - a Big South runner-up finish and a second-straight NCAA Regional berth.
Moot helped guide Campbell to a victory at the 2017 Border Olympics in March, then to a record-breaking triumph at the 2017 Big South Conference Championship to earn the league's automatic berth in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional.
He has mentored the 2017, 2019 (Jesper Svensson) and 2018 (Ray Kraivixien) Big South golfers of the year and the 2018 Big South freshman of the year (Pontus Nyholm).
Six Camels that Moot has coached have gone on to play professionally on circuits sanctioned by the PGA and European tours – Gaston Bertinotti, Craig Hornberger, Kraivixien, Thomas La Morte, Jeremy Nevius and Svensson.
A two-time NCAA regional participant during his Campbell career, Moot joined the Fighting Camel staff after playing professionally and serving assistant general manager at Windber Country Club in Salix, Pa., and as head coach at Bishop McCort High School in his hometown of Johnstown, Pa. As the head boys' and girls' golf coach at Bishop McCort, his teams collected a number of tournament titles, including the 2016 Laurel Highlands Conference Championship.
During his playing career at Campbell, Moot compiled 11 top-10 individual finishes and a 73.77 stroke average in 38 events. The Golf Coaches Association of America twice named Moot a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. He graduated with a 3.69 grade-point average as a business administration major and earned Atlantic Sun Conference all-academic team recognition in each of his four years.
Moot capped the 2011 season with a second-place finish at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship (69-69-72—210), his third runner-up showing of the year. He recorded a 72.2 stroke average and ranked 194th in the final Golfstat Cup listing. He finished 13th nationally in greens-in-regulation (.733), according to Golfstat.
A two-time A-Sun all-tournament performer, Moot finished fourth in the 2010 A-Sun event. In addition, he was named to the 2011 A-Sun all-conference second team and earned an individual berth to the NCAA Virginia Tech Regional.
He tied for 14th in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship to help the Camels earn the team title and the program's first team berth in the NCAA Regionals.
After graduating from Campbell in May 2011, Moot played on several mini-tours along the east coast, including events on the Egolf Tour, Florida Professional Golf Tour, and Web.com Tour for two seasons.
Moot replaces Van Williams who was named head coach of the Wofford men's golf program in January.
"We are fired up to have Matt joining us at NC State," McPhaul said. "I have a huge amount of respect for what Coach Crooks and Matt have done at Campbell. Their teams are skilled, athletic and gritty. Since Matt entered coaching, I've noticed his drive and professionalism. His desire to put resilient teams on the course matches my own. Grateful he is a part of the Wolfpack!"
"I've greatly respected Coach McPhaul when I was a player and now as a coach," Moot said. "The opportunity to join his staff at NC State is exciting. The program has a successful mix of senior leadership and extremely talented young players coming up. To be involved with this team in helping them achieve their lofty goals is something I look forward to. I'm thrilled to join the Pack!"
Moot was hired as an assistant coach at Campbell prior to the spring 2017 semester.
He helped guide the Camels to two of the last three Big South Conference titles and three-straight NCAA regional appearances. With Moot on staff, the Camels logged 11 first-place tournament finishes.
Campbell earned a top-25 preseason national ranking (No. 23) in the fall of 2019, finished in a first-place tie at the Little Rock/First Tee Classic, while adding three runner-up finishes before the season was halted after six events due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The 2018-19 squad won a school-record five tournaments, earned a fourth-straight NCAA postseason trip, and claimed the Big South crown for the second time in three years.
In his first full season at Campbell (2017-18), Moot helped lead Campbell to three tournament wins - the ODU OBX Intercollegiate, Battle at Stono Ferry and Border Olympics - a Big South runner-up finish and a second-straight NCAA Regional berth.
Moot helped guide Campbell to a victory at the 2017 Border Olympics in March, then to a record-breaking triumph at the 2017 Big South Conference Championship to earn the league's automatic berth in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional.
He has mentored the 2017, 2019 (Jesper Svensson) and 2018 (Ray Kraivixien) Big South golfers of the year and the 2018 Big South freshman of the year (Pontus Nyholm).
Six Camels that Moot has coached have gone on to play professionally on circuits sanctioned by the PGA and European tours – Gaston Bertinotti, Craig Hornberger, Kraivixien, Thomas La Morte, Jeremy Nevius and Svensson.
A two-time NCAA regional participant during his Campbell career, Moot joined the Fighting Camel staff after playing professionally and serving assistant general manager at Windber Country Club in Salix, Pa., and as head coach at Bishop McCort High School in his hometown of Johnstown, Pa. As the head boys' and girls' golf coach at Bishop McCort, his teams collected a number of tournament titles, including the 2016 Laurel Highlands Conference Championship.
During his playing career at Campbell, Moot compiled 11 top-10 individual finishes and a 73.77 stroke average in 38 events. The Golf Coaches Association of America twice named Moot a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar. He graduated with a 3.69 grade-point average as a business administration major and earned Atlantic Sun Conference all-academic team recognition in each of his four years.
Moot capped the 2011 season with a second-place finish at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship (69-69-72—210), his third runner-up showing of the year. He recorded a 72.2 stroke average and ranked 194th in the final Golfstat Cup listing. He finished 13th nationally in greens-in-regulation (.733), according to Golfstat.
A two-time A-Sun all-tournament performer, Moot finished fourth in the 2010 A-Sun event. In addition, he was named to the 2011 A-Sun all-conference second team and earned an individual berth to the NCAA Virginia Tech Regional.
He tied for 14th in the 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship to help the Camels earn the team title and the program's first team berth in the NCAA Regionals.
After graduating from Campbell in May 2011, Moot played on several mini-tours along the east coast, including events on the Egolf Tour, Florida Professional Golf Tour, and Web.com Tour for two seasons.
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