Matt Parziale


Matthew Parziale is an American amateur golfer.

Golf career

Parziale played his college golf for Southeastern University. As a sophomore, he led the Fire to the 2007 NCCAA national title. After college, Parziale played professional golf for three years, but struggled to make a living and regained his amateur status in 2012.
Parziale won the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. As U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, Parziale was invited to the 2018 Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut after shooting 81-79. Parziale also was exempt into the 2018 U.S. Open, where he tied for 48th place and tied for low-amateur for the tournament with rounds of 74-73-74-75. In 2017, Parziale won the Massachusetts State Amateur Championship for the first time by defeating Matt Cowgill in the 36-hole final 4&3.
Parziale qualified for 2019 U.S. Open after finishing second, 1-over in 36 total holes, in the Purchase, New York Sectional Qualifying Tournament. He missed the cut by 7 strokes after shooting 74-77 in the first two rounds.

Professional career

Parziale served as a firefighter in Brockton, Massachusetts until 2019, when he left to become an insurance broker.

Amateur wins

Results not in chronological order before 2019.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place