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  Martin Catalioto
Martin Catalioto

Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Hilton Head, SC

High School:
Berger Catholic (NJ)

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 160

Birthdate:
07/23/1982

Experience:
1 VL

Overview: Played in all three tournaments for the Tigers this past fall...finished 14th overall at the Jerry Pate to lead Clemson with rounds of 68-71-73, his best career finish...one of the three seniors in the Clemson lineup in the fall...Clemson's top finisher at the 2005 South Carolina Amateur with a fourth place finish...started as a freshman and played on the national third place team at 2002 NCAA Tournament at Ohio State...his score counted all four days of that tournament...red-shirted the 2002-03 season, the year Clemson won the National Championship...played in just one tournament in 2003-04 ...played in eight of the 12 events in 2004-05 with his best finish being #24 at the Jerry Pate...lists his hometown as Hilton Head , SC, but grew up and played his high school golf in New Jersey...ranked 11th in the nation in pars per round in 2001-02 with an average of 11.92 per round....qualified for national stroke play portion of the US Public Links and the US Amateur in summer of 2004.

Fall 2005 at Clemson: Played in all three tournaments for the Tigers this fall...had a career best 14th finish at the Jerry Pate in Birmingham, AL to lead the team with rounds of 68-71-73 for a one under par 212 total...the opening round 68 established a career high...also competed in the Isleworth Collegiate where he had a 236 total for 54 holes and a 68th place finish...competed in the final tournament of the Fall, the Carpet Classic in Dalton, GA...shot 233 over 54 holes and finished 76th in the tournament individually...finished the fall with a 75.67 stroke average.

Summer 2005: Played in a handful of events over the summer 2005, including the South Carolinas Match Play Championship, Dogwood Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur, Players Amateur, and the South Carolinas Amateur...had a 10th place finish at the Dogwood with rounds of 72-71-69-67 for a nine-under-par 279 total...shot rounds of 69-71-73-69 in the South Carolina Amateur to finish in 4th and be Clemson's highest finisher in the tournament...made it to the quarterfinals in the South Carolinas Match Play Championship only to lose to fellow Clemson golfer Ben Martin 2 down.

In 2004-05 Academic Year at Clemson: Started in eight of the 12 tournaments for the Tigers...had a 76.80 stroke average at the end of the year after 23 rounds...had four under-par rounds and three rounds in the 60s for his 23 rounds...tied for second on the team in rounds in the 60s, he had a pair of career high tying rounds of 68, one at Puerto Rico and one at Las Vegas...had his first career round in the 60s at the Jerry Pate when he shot a 69 in the second round...finished the tournament with a two-under par 211 total for his first career under par tournament...that was a 16-stroke improvement from the previous year when he played at the Jerry Pate...Clemson's top performer at the Jerry Pate, the first time in his career that he was Clemson's top golfer...the 70 in the final round of the Jerry Pate gave him five consecutive rounds at 73 or better, including four out of five at 72 or better...played in five spring events with his best finish coming at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 35th place finish...had his lowest career round of 68 in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico...then tied his career low in the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas Nevada where he finished 40th overall...played in the ACC Tournament, he had a final four 74 to help the Tigers to a fourth place team finish.

Summer 2004: Finished 21st at the Dogwood Invitational with a one-under par 287...had a third round 69 to highlight his performance in Atlanta...reached the match play portion of the US Public Links Championship and lost in the first round to veteran Danny Green in 22 holes...also qualified for stroke play at the US Amateur for the second straight year...reached the match play portion of the South Carolina Match Play Championship.

In 2003-04 at Clemson: Played in one event during the 2003-04 academic year, he had 227 at the Jerry Pate in Birmingham....helped Clemson to a fourth place finish and 26-under-par team score...had second round 72 that was his best round.

In 2002-03: Red-shirted the season at Clemson...Clemson won the national championship that year.

In 2001-02 at Clemson: Played in three of the five tournaments in the fall of 2001, his first year of eligibility...had best round of the fall in the second round at Long Cove on November 10th when he had a 73...had best tournament of the fall at the Ping Preview with a 225 total...had three consecutive rounds of 75 and his 225 finish was 49th...helped the Tigers to the championship of that prestigious event, his score counted all three rounds on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State... only first-year freshman to see playing time in the fall...came on strong in the spring, he had three rounds at 71, one each at Las Vegas, Augusta State and ACC...also had an even par 72 in the final round at the ACC...did not have a round at par or better in the fall, then had five in the spring...ranked 25th in he country in pars per round with 11.86...should be a solid player for the Tigers for the next four years...had best tournament finish at Las Vegas when he finished 29th with a 220 score...strong finisher, he was two under for his three final rounds at Las Vegas, Augusta State and ACC combined....had a second round 72 and a final round 71 at the Scarlet Course at Ohio State that were keys to Clemson moving up the team charts...that 71 tied for his low score of the year...big reason Clemson jumped from 13th to third on the final day at the NCAA national event...his score counted all four rounds at the national tournament at Ohio State.

Summer 2001: Won 2001 Metropolitan Public Links....qualified for the United States Amateur for the second straight year...finished 3rd in the "Ike" Stroke Play Championship...Metropolitan Golf Honor Roll...winner of New Jersey 4-Ball Team Championship....low amateur at New Jersey State Open.

In High School
Lettered in golf for four years at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, NJ...first-team all-league, all-county, all-state Parochial A and all groups for four years...1st player in the state of New Jersey to ever receive all-county and all-state honors four consecutive years...team Captain 2000-2001...member of the 2000 French-American Challenge Team at Atlantic Club in New York...in 2000 won Independence Insurance Classic...1999 ASGA Honorable Mention...qualified for the US Amateur in 2000...captain of the NJPGA vs. Surrey England Junior Ryder Cup Team (1999 - 2000)...2000 YMCA Athlete of the Year...in 1997 he qualified for US Junior Amateur...1998 MCI Junior Heritage Champion ...1998 and 2000 MGA Junior Champion...appeared in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" in 1999...1999 AJGA Compaq Scholastic All American...set course record at Ramsey Golf and Country Club in 1999 with a round of 62...1998 IJGT 1st Team All American...coached by Jim Jacobson...

Personal
Born Martin Ronald Catalioto, on July 23, 1982 ...majoring in Business and Finance at Clemson.

Martin Catalioto Personality Profile
Favorite Professional Golfer of All-time: Ben Hogan
Favorite Current Professional Golfer: Shigeki Marvyama
Favorite Athlete Outside of Golf: Mike Tyson
Favorite Clemson Golfer of All-time: Michael Sims
Favorite Course I have Played: Pine Valley
Course I Would Like to Play: Augusta National
Favorite Golf Hole: 18th at Harbour Town
Toughest Course I Have Played: Oakmont
My Best Shot Ever: 3 eagles in 1 round at Boscobel
My Best All-time Round: 62 at Ramsey Golf and Country Club, Ramsey, NJ (Par 70)
Competitive: 65 at White Columns, Alpharetta, GA (par 72)
The Best Part Of My Game Is: My Driver
My Favorite Club: Driver
The Part of the Game I Must Improve Is: My short game
The Biggest Influence on My Golf Career Has Been: my grandfather
The Best Thing About Larry Penley Is: His flexibility and his winning attitude with all team members
After My Golf Career Is Complete I Want To: Play on the PGA Tour and be an entrepreneur
My Dream Foursome Includes Myself And: my father and my two grandfathers
My Favorite Trip On The Clemson Golf Schedule Is To: Las Vegas
If I Didn't Go To Clemson I Would Have Gone To: University of Florida

Catalioto Tournament-by-Tournament 2001-02
Date Tournament 1-2-3 Par Tot Fin
9/28-30 Ping Preview 75-75-75 225 +12 49
10/5-7 Carpet Classic 76-77-79 232 +16 51
11/9-11 Long Cove 79-73-77 229 +16 53
3/8-10 Las Vegas 74-75-71 220 +4 29
4/6-7 Augusta State 77-72-71 220 +4 52
4/19-21 ACC 71-77-72 220 +4 30
5/16-18 NCAA East 77-73-76 226 +10 47
5/29-1 NCAA National 74-72-76-71 293 +9 80

Catalioto Tournament by Tournament 2003-04
Date Tournament 1-2-3 Par tot Fin
10/13-14 Jerry Pate 80-72-75 +14 227 57

Catalioto Tournament by Tournament 2004-05
Date Tournament 1-2-3 Par Tot Fin
9/11-12 The Ridges 78-72-73 +7 223 42
10/11-12 Jerry Pate 72-69-70 -2 211 24
10/25-26 Isleworth 78-88-81 +31 247 78
2/27-1 Puerto Rico Cl. 68-78-75 +5 221 35
3/11-13 Las Vegas 75-68-82 +9 225 40
3/19-20 Schenkel 77-77-81 +19 235 65
4/2-3 Augusta State DQ-79-75 +10 154 DQ
4/15-17 ACC 79-86-74 +23 239 49

Catalioto Tournament by Tournament, Fall 200
Date Tournament 1-2-3 Par Tot Fin
10/10-11 Jerry Pate 74-71-68 E 213 22
10/23-25 Isleworth 70-77-73 +4 220 8
11/4-6 Carpet Classic 77-71-78 +10 226 55

Catalioto Career Stats Top
Year Tr Rds Stks 60s -75 Par -Par Avg 10 BR BT
2001-02 8 25 1865 0 15 3 3 74.60 0 71 220
2003-04 1 3 227 0 2 0 0 75.67 0 72 227
2004-05 8 23 1755 3 11 1 4 76.80 0 68 211
Totals 17 51 3847 3 28 4 7 75.43 0 68 211


 
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