Matt Ball Jr.
Year: So.
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Previous School: Grove Avenue Christian School
Year: So.
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Previous School: Grove Avenue Christian School
Just the facts
Name: Matthew Christian Ball
Born: Dec. 24, 1991
Birthplace: Richmond, Va.
Parents: Matt and Kim Ball
Siblings: Adam (17)
Major: Business
Nickname: Matt
Honors and Awards
- 2011 All-CAA First Team
Press Room
- The Family Business (Around The Horns)
- Ball, Jargen Land All-CAA Awards
- Ball Sparks VCU on Final Day at Pinehurst
2010-11 (Freshman)
- Led team with 74.00 stroke average.
- Earned runner-up honors after playoff at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (74-72-66=212). Fired season-low 66 during the final round on Pinehurst No. 6.
- Placed ninth at CAA Championships at Pinehurst No. 8 (75-76-73=224).
- Finished 14th at UNC Greensboro Bridgestone Classic (72-70-70=212).
Prior to VCU
- Placed 20th in a field stocked with collegians at the 2009 Eastern Amateur.
- Posted a top 25 finish at the 2009 State Open of Virginia.
- In the summer of 2009, he played 28 competitive rounds and recorded a stroke average of 71.52.
- Reached a sudden-death playoff at the North/South Junior Tournament after carding a final-round 69 at Pinehurst #2.
Getting to know Matthew Ball
- Oldest son of VCU Head Coach Matt Ball.
- Once worked as a golf cart attendant at Willow Oaks Country Club.
| MATT BALL JR. - CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | Starts | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Rd. | Wins | Top 5 | Top 15 |
| 2010-11 | 11 | 33 | 2,442 | 74.00 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 11 | 33 | 2,442 | 74.00 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

