Matt McQuillan
| Matt McQuillan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
19 June 1981 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 Canada
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| Career | |
| College |
Oklahoma State University University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
Matt McQuillan (born 19 June 1981) is a Canadian professional golfer. He has played on the Canadian Tour for several seasons, since 2003, and won one tournament there. McQuillan earned 2011 playing privileges on the PGA Tour with a strong performance in stage three of Q-School, on his first attempt at the finals. His best career PGA Tour finish is a tie for third in the 2011 John Deere Classic.
Matthew Justin McQuillan was born in Kingston, Ontario. His father Mark and mother Donna are members at the Garrison Golf and Curling Club in Kingston, and introduced Matt to golf there in 1991. Father Mark is a single-figure handicap player, and coached son Matt for a few years. Matt received instruction at Garrison, first in the club's junior program from pro shop manager John Holland, and then privately from assistant professional Kevin Dickey (a former Canadian Tour player), and improved rapidly.
McQuillan won the Garrison Men's Open and the Garrison Men's Club Championship in 1996 at age 15, becoming the youngest-ever winner of both events. He won the Club Championship again in 1998 (by 11 shots) and 1999 (by 20 shots, with a record score of 278, ten under par). He eventually won the Garrison Open half-a-dozen times. In 2002 he set the competitive course record at Garrison with a score of 9-under-par 63.
As McQuillan continued to improve, he earned success at higher levels, including victories in the 1999 Ontario Junior Championship at the Dalewood Golf Club in Port Hope, and in the 1999 Ontario Junior Match Play Championship. He claimed second place at the 1999 Canadian Junior Championship at the Maple City Golf Club in Chatham, Ontario. He was selected as Kingston's Amateur Athlete of the Year for 1999.
McQuillan represented Canada for the first time at the 2000 World Junior Team event in Japan, finishing as third individual scorer.
McQuillan graduated from La Salle Secondary School in Kingston, and earned a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University, beginning in the fall of 2000, where he played for coach Mike Holder. McQuillan later transferred to the University of Georgia, but left college before completing his degree.
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