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Monday, November 13

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Thursday, June 01

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Thursday, June 01

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Tuesday, August 19

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Wednesday, July 30

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Friday, June 20

Nick Mathews Named to All-ACC Men's Golf Team

Tuesday, June 10

Photo by: NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Photo by: Nell Redmond, the ACC

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Riverton, Wyo.
High School:
Riverton
Weight:
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Career: Enters final season with a career stroke average of 72.64 which is the ninth-best career stroke average in program history.

2020-21 (Senior): ACC Honor Roll … ACC All-Academic Team … One of four golfers to appear in the lineup for all 10 tournaments as team won four tournaments in the spring of 2021, the most in a single season for the program since the 1982-83 season … Season stroke average of 71.80 was fourth-best on the team … Season stroke average is the 17^th-best single season stroke average in program history … Played 13 of 30 rounds at even or below par … Finished with two top-five performances … 18-hole low round was a six-under par 66 in the 1^st round of the Stitch Intercollegiate … Opened season with a score of two-under par to finish second out of 75 competitors at the Sea Best Invitational … Finished in a tie for 21^st place out of 85 competitors at the Seminole Intercollegiate at even-par … Finished in a tie for 20^th place at the Wake Forest Invite at No. 2 at nine-over par … Finished in a tie for 11^th place out of 90 golfers a the General Hackler Championship with a score of even-par … Finished in a tie for 18^th out of 80 participants at the Schenkel Invitational … Finished in a tie for 38^th place out of 96 competitors at the Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay … Finished in a tie for fifth place after shooting a personal-best 54-hole score of 12-under par at the Stitch Intercollegiate …Finished in a tie for 22^nd place out of 60 participants a the ACC Championship … Finished in a tie for 28^th place out of 75 competitors at the NCAA Kingston Springs Regional … Closed season with a tie for 115^th place at the NCAA Championships.

2019-20 (Junior): Appeared in six tournaments, playing 18 rounds … Had a 72.61 average round score … Shot even or below par in seven of 18 rounds … Was team’s low scorer in two tournaments … Opened season with team-best score of 218 to finish in a tie for 24^th place at the Gopher Invitational … Finished in a tie for 22^nd place at the Sea Best Invitational with a score two-over par … Led team with a score of three-under par to finish in a tie for 21^st place at the Puerto Rico Classic.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in every tournament … Competed in 12 tournaments and played 35 rounds … Finished third on team with 72.86 shots per round average … Shot par or below in 17 rounds … Finished season with one top-10 finish … Shot season-low round of 66 in second round of NCAA Regional in May at Stanford … Opened season at Gopher Invitational and finished in a tie for 23^rd out of 76 competitors at four-over par … Shot four-under-par for the tournament at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate to finish in a tie for 20^th out of 78 golfers … Finished in a tie for 19^th out of 90 players at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a three-round score of three-under par … Shot one-under par for the tourney to finish in a tie for 15^th out of 84 players at the Stitch Intercollegiate … Led the Pack at the ACC Championship with a tie for ninth place out of 60 competitors … Score of five-under par for the tournament was his best three-round score related to par of his career.

2017-18 (Freshman): ACC Honor Roll … Competed in 11 events and played 33 rounds … Averaged 73.18 strokes per round … Third on the team with 16 rounds played at even-par or lower … Was only freshman on the squad … Made program debut at Golfweek Conference Challenge … Shot even-par 216 to finish in a tie for 19^th out of 75 competitors as NC State won the team title … Shot a 220 (+4) to finish in a tie for 31^st place at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate … Finished in a tie for 33^rd out of 76 golfer at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate with a score of 228 (+12) … Shot second-lowest score on the team (219, +6) to finish in tie for 26^th place out of 75 golfers at the Puerto Rico Classic … Posted second-lowest score on the team for second consecutive tournament, shooting an even-par 216 to finish in a tie for 20^th place out of 84 players at the General Hackler Championship … Finished in a tie for 45^th place out of 84 competitors a the Chris Schenkel Invitational with a score of 219 (+3) … Placed 42^nd out of 75 players at the Hootie Intercollegiate with a score of 220 (+4) … Shot under-par for tournament for first time in collegiate career, finishing in 22^nd place out of 68 golfers at the Stitch Intercollegiate with a score of 215 (-1) … Finished in a tie for 36^th place out of 60 golfers at the ACC Championship with a score of 219 (+3) … Shot 54-hole season-low score of 210 (-3) to finish in a tie for 21^st place out of 75 competitors at the NCAA Regional … Shot season-best 18-hole score of 68 (-3) in third round of NCAA Regional.

Prior to NC State: Member of the National Honor Society … 2015 North South Junior Champion … 2015 runner up at the Junior America's Cup … Four-time U.S. Junior qualifier (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) … Four-time individual state champion … Set the state record score of 131 (-13) in 2015 … Four-time state team champion … Round of 32 at 2014 US Pub Links National Championship … Two-time US Open sectional qualifier … Starting point guard on his high school basketball team … All-Conference basketball team in 2015 … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.