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2023-24 Golf Roster

Mattias Varjun

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Tallinn, Estonia
  • Highschool Tallinn Secondary School of Science (MTSU)

Biography

GET TO KNOW MATTIAS
  • Born: June 5, 2000
  • Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
  • Son of Maia-Leena Varjun and Mart Varjun
  • Major: Economics
  • Career aspirations: Top 50 golfer in the world
2022-23 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
  • Started all 11 matches and played all 33 rounds
  • Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
  • Ranked second on the team in scoring average (72.55) and rounds of par or better (15)
  • Finished second overall at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 17-18)
  • Tallied a tie for ninth at the Purdue Fall Invitational (Oct. 10-11)
2021-22 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)
  • Ended 2021-22 with a scoring average of 72.47, 0.87 strokes over par; All six of his scores as part of the Blue Raider lineup counted toward the team score
  • Tied for 16th at the Pat Hicks Invitational while playing as an individual; Carded back-to-back rounds of 71 (-1) to close the tournament at 1-under
  • Tied for 15th at the JT Poston Invitational with a three-round score of 210 (-3)
  • Helped the Blue Raiders to a third-place tie at the Trinity Forest Invitational by placing fifth with a score of 209 (-4), carding a personal-low round of 69 in the third round
  • Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient and Commissioner's Honor Roll member
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)
  • Did not compete in any events; Travel restricted in fall of 2020 by COVID-19 pandemic regulations in his native Estonia
2019-20 (FRESHMAN - MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)
  • Competed in six events and posted a 73.9 scoring average, tied for second-best on the team
  • Placed 23rd at the Little Rock Invitational (75-71-76)
  • Tied for 29th at the Bearcat Invitational, where he recorded his low round of the season (70)
JUST GOLF
  • Age began playing: 7
  • Home course: Niitvälja Golf Club
  • Favorite golfer: Rory McIlroy
  • Low round:  64
  • Career holes-in-one: 1
  • Notable wins: Estonian Matchplay Champion (2019, 2022); Estonian Stroke play Champion (2021); Niitvälja Cup Champion (2022); Polish Open (2017), Latvian Amateur Championship (2016)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

  • 2023-24Redshirt Senior