Clarion Athletics

NCAA Division II All-America golfer Matthew “Matt” Guyton is welcomed into the Clarion Sports Hall of Fame posthumously (passed away 5-6-2017) after putting together a great golf career for the Golden Eagles from 2001 – 2005. Playing for HOF coach Al Lefevre (HOF-2010), he was named 2002 PSAC Rookie & Player of the Year leading Clarion to the Spring PSAC team title while finishing 2^nd individually at PSAC’s and 5^th at NCAA D-II Regionals. He averaged 74.6 in 22 rounds. In the Fall of 2002 Matt set the 36-hole school record with a two-day total of 10-under par (67, 67 - 134) and tied the school record of 5-under par in an 18-hole round (twice) at the WVIAC Tournament. Clarion set team records with a one day total of 286 (2-under) and two day total of  572 (4-under). In the Spring Clarion placed 2^nd at PSAC’s and 8^th at Regionals. Guyton won PSAC’s and then won the D-II Regionals (72, 69, 73 – 214) with a par in the first hole of a playoff. Earning a trip to the NCAA’s at Crosswater Golf Club in Sunriver Oregon, Matt dazzled the competition shooting an even par, 72-hole total of 288 (72, 73, 71, 72) for 7^th place. He was voted Third Team All-America and PSAC Player of the Year. That summer he was selected to play in the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. In 2003 – 04 Guyton again was named PSAC Player of the Year with a 75.0 average and led Clarion to a 2^nd place PSAC team finish and a 5^th place ending at Regionals. In his senior season Matt was third at PSAC’s and helped Clarion to a runner-up team finish. Despite having a serious knee injury before the Spring NCAA Regionals, he fought to a 54-hole 238 (79 avg.) helping the Eagles to a third place ending. Guyton owns the record for career average at 74.95, plus was 2004 Clarion Male Athlete of the Year and three time Burgess-McCormack Collegiate shootout champion. A native of DuBois, Pa. and a 2001 DuBois High grad, Matt was the Head Golf Professional at Treasure Lake (DuBois) in 2015 and during his career served as a golf professional at prestigious locations like Black Hall Club, Westbury Golf & Country Club, Jonathan’s Landing, TPC at Wakefield and many more. His wife Deniz and children Skyy and Snow reside in Florida. His parents Jim & Bridget, Clarion grads, live in Raleigh, N.C.