2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis
Joe Mattis

Billy Colbert

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hermitage, Pa.
  • High School Hickory
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2018-19: Average 77.9 strokes through 22 rounds in 11 different events in his senior campaign... posted a .630 winning percentage with a record of 419-246... earned one top-5 finish, one top-10 finish, and six top-20 finishes... scored a season-best 75 (+3) at the Penn State Behrend Invite helping Gannon win first overall...posted two rounds of 77 to finish with a 154 total score at the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial ranking 19th out of 77 golfers...placed second out of 42 with a two-round score of 147 at the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational, which was a career-best score on a 36-hole course... at the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational he also scored a career-low 72 in the first round.

2017-18: Averaged 79.2 strokes through 21 rounds in 11 events … produced a .584 winning percentage and 457-325 record … ranked second among Golden Knights in winning percentage, second in top-20 finishes and third in average … shot a round in the 70s 13 times … recorded a top-five finish and four top-20 placements … posted season-bests in score (73) and finish (tied for fourth) at the 91-golfer Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational … generated his season-best two-round total of 153 at the Guy and Jeanne Kuhn Memorial Invitational, finishing 17th out of 94 participants with rounds of 79 and 74 … concluded the regular season with a 17th-place finish (79) at the 57-golfer Gannon Spring Invitational and 13th-place finish (76-81-157) at the 47-golfer Mercyhurst Spring Invitational … tied for 34th out of 108 participants at the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional, finishing all three rounds in the 70s … produced rounds of 75, 74 and 76 for a final three-day regional total of 225.

2016-17: Generated Gannon’s third-best scoring average (81.1) through 18 rounds in nine events … was one of three Golden Knights to record a top-10 finish, doing so by tying for ninth place out of 89 golfers at the Mercyhurst Invitational … posted a two-day total of 151 at the Mercyhurst Invitational, firing a season-best 73 during the first round before concluding with a 78 … began the season with a three-day score of 235 at the Vulcan Invitational, finishing with two rounds in the 70s … produced a score in the 70s eight times.

2015-16: Produced Gannon’s fourth-best scoring average (79.6) through 22 rounds in 11 events … recorded one top-five finish and six top-20 placements … earned back-to-back Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Month awards in September and October … picked up his first monthly award after averaging 79.2 strokes in six rounds during September, posting scores in the 70s during five of those rounds … opened the season with a 21st-place finish out of 93 golfers at the Le Moyne Fall Classic, posting a two-day score of 162 (85-77) … followed with a 20th-place finish out of 78 golfers at the Hal Hansen Invitational, firing rounds of 79 and 77 for a final total of 156 … earned his second consecutive monthly award with a 77.8 average in six rounds during October … began the month by placing fourth out of 49 golfers at the Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic … shot a season-low 74 during the first round of the Howard “Bud” Elwell Fall Classic, before adding a 77 for a season-best two-day total of 151 … finished in the 70s during five of six rounds in October … registered a score in the 70s 14 times throughout the season.

High School: Played for head coach David Gibb at Hickory (Pa.) High School … was a four-year varsity letterwinner … served as a team captain during his final two seasons … was a two-time state championship qualifier … qualified for the regional championships twice … won the 2014 District Championship … named to the 2014 District 10 All-Star first team … was a four-time Region 2 All-Star first-team selection … named Region 2 Golfer of the Year three times … averaged 73.6 strokes per round during his high school career … was a three-time Herald/Tam O’Shanter Junior Golf Champion (2011-13) … won the 2013 Youngstown Vindicator Junior Great Golf Championship … named U.S. Kids Canton Tour Player of the Year in 2011 … was a six-time Tam O’Shanter Junior Golf Tournament Champion (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014) … attended the First Tee Life Skills Academy at Colbert Hills (Kan.) Country Club in 2010 … played twice (2011-12) in the Junior World Championship of Golf in Pinehurst (N.C.) … golfed in the First Tee Nature Valley Open Champions Tour at Pebble Beach (Calif.) in 2014 … received the Tri-Athlete Award every year … was a member of the National Honor Society … named to the honor roll every year … earned scholar-athlete accolades every year … received the AAA Award for Excellence in Academics, Athletics and the Arts every year.

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … is the son of Missy and Steven … has one sister and one brother.
 
Low Tournaments Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 72-holes 54-holes 36-holes 18-holes Round Rounds Events 5 10 20 W-L W-L% Average
2015-16 22 1751 - 247 151 79 74 - 11 1 1 6 419-345 .548 79.6
2016-17 18 1460 - 235 151 - 73 - 9 - 1 1 237-322 .424 81.1
2017-18 21 1663 - 225 153 73 73 - 11 1 1 5 457-325 .584 79.2
2018-19 22 1713 - 231 147 75 72 - 11 1 1 6 419-246 .630 77.9
Career 83 6587 - 225 147 73 72 - 42 3 4 18 1532-1238 .553 79.4

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior