Van Cleave Selected as Big 12 Golfer of the Month for February
Mar 06, 2005 | Men's Golf
DALLAS - Kansas State senior Matt Van Cleave was chosen as the Big 12 Conference Golfer of the Month for February, as announced by the conference office Sunday. Van Cleave received the honor after a stellar February, where the Maryville, Mo., product was the co-medalist at the Matlock Invitational (Feb. 14-15) in Lakeland, Fla. At the Matlock Invitational, Van Cleave carded a 54-hole score of 4-under 212 (70-71-71). Van Cleave is the first Wildcat to receive the honor in the nine-year history of the Big 12 Conference. At the conclusion of the 2003-04 season, Van Cleave was honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) as a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar Recipient. He was also a selected to the 2004 Big 12 Men’s Golf Academic First Team.
For his career, Van Cleave has played in 30 events for the Wildcats and 25 in a row. Van Cleave led the Wildcats for the second consecutive fall with a stroke average of 72.33 and currently paces the squad with an average of 72.4 in 21 rounds. His current stroke average would rank first all time in K-State history if the season ended today. Former Wildcat Aaron Watkins (2001-04) currently owns the school record with a stroke average of 73.34 in 2002-03. This season, Van Cleave has picked up five top-10 finishes and three in a row to lead the team. He has also led the Wildcats in scoring in five of the seven events.
Big 12 Golfer of the Month (February)
Matt Van Cleave
Senior
Maryville, Mo.
2004-05 Results
Date Tournament Score Par Fin
9/10-11 The Inverness 74-75-71220 +7 T8
9/20-21 KU Invitational 71-71-70212 -4 2nd
9/27-28 Mason Rudolph 74-73-74221 +8 T52
10/11-12 Alister MacKenzie 74-77-71222 +9 T39
10/22-24 Nelson Invitational 68-70-72210 +3 T9
2/14-15 Matlock Invitational 70-71-71212 -4 T1
3/4-6 Dick Wittcoff/USF Inv. 73-76-75224 +11 T10
