Matthew Riedel
Class
Graduate
Hometown
Houston, Texas
High School
Stratford
Major
Economics
As a Graduate Student (2023-24):
- Played in all four tournaments during the 2023 fall season
- Currently ranks sixth in the PGA Tour University rankings
- Comes into the 2024 spring season ranked 28th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Held a stroke average of 69.27 during the 2023 fall season
- Helped Vanderbilt win the Valero Texas Collegiate, the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational and the St Andrews Links Collegiate
- Collected a team-best three top-10 finishes during the fall
- Carded under par in a team-high eight rounds in the fall
- Tied for fifth at the Valero Texas Collegiate with a three-round score of 4-under 212
- Finished tied for sixth with a score of 9-under 204 during stroke play at the 2023 SEC Match Play
- Carded 2-under 138 to finish in a tie for ninth during stroke play at the St Andrews Links Collegiate
- Carded a season-best 6-under 65 during Round 2 at the 2023 SEC Match Play
As a Senior (2022-23)
- GCAA Division I PING honorable mention All-American
- Golfweek honorable mention All-American
- GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
- First Team All-SEC and SEC Community Service Team member
- Byron Nelson Award finalist
- Named to First Spring Haskins Award Watch List
- Named co-SEC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 28)
- Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Medalist at 2022 SEC Match Play presented by Jerry Pate with a 54-hole total of 197 (-13)
- Tied for fourth at the John Hayt Invitational at 5-under-par
- Finished in a tie for fifth (-4) at the Cabo Collegiate
- At the Mason Rudolph Championship, tied for fifth at 7-under-par
- Tied for seventh (-2) at the Auburn Regional
- Came in eighth at the Watersound Invitational at 9-under-par
- Shot a 64 in the second round of the Frederica Cup
- Competed as an amateur in the first two rounds of the 2023 HomeTown Lenders Championship
As a Junior (2021-22)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Tied for seventh at the Jones Cup with a three-day total of 220
- Tied for 10th at the Patriot All-America
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- A stroke average of 71.1 in 31 rounds, second best among Commodores
- Six top-20 finishes in 10 tournaments
- Ranked 63rd nationally by Golfstat
- Low round of 64 at Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
- Finished a season-best second at Tiger Invitational
- Fall 2020 Dean’s List
- Named Division I PING All-Region (Southeast)
- Went 2-1 in match play at the SEC Championships
- Finished 38th at the NCAA Championships
- Tied for fifth with an 11-under 202 at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
- At the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship tied for 10th with a 3-under-par
As a Freshman (2019-20):
- Played six events and averaged 73.63 strokes per round
- Posted low round of 67 in the second round of the Florida Gators Invitational
- Finished in a tie for 18th at the Gators Invitational, his best finish of the season
The Riedel File
- 2018 Texas High School individual champion
- Tied for fourth at 2018 Southern Junior Amateur
- Tied for fifth at 2019 CB&I/Simplify Boys Championship
- Three-time individual district champion and regional champion
- Stratford High School team were two-time district champions
- Was valedictorian of his class, named to the National Honor Society
- Full name is Matthew James Riedel
- Son of John and Betsy Riedel
- Has two siblings, Ben and Alyssa