2018 Spring: Transferred to LA Tech and competed in the spring ... Competed in six events and totaled 18 rounds ... Compiled a 77.06 scoring average ... Shot back-to-back even par 72's in the second and third rounds of the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (tied for 50th, 225) ... Shot a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the Airzona Intercollegiate (tied for 45th, 227).

2017 Fall (Stephen F. Austin): Played in four events as a freshman for Stephen F. Austin in the fall of 2017 before transferring to Louisiana Tech ... Played 12 rounds of golf and compiled a scoring average of 75.42 ... Shot par or better on five separate occasions ... Tied for ninth at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, including shooting a season-low round of 70 in the second round.

High School: Graduated from Carroll Senior High School in 2017 ... Lettered three years in golf for head coach Matthew Glenn ... Helped lead Carroll Senior High to a state title ... Earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors ... 2-year team captain ... Notched two wins, 10 top five finishes and two top 15 finishes during his prep days ... Won the 2017 North Texas Amateur ... Member of the National Honor Society, while also earning the Dragon Achievement Award and the Triple "C" Award.

Personal: Full name is Matthew (Max) Kevin Kettler ... Son of Brian and Tracy Kettler ... Has one brother, Josh ... Born on June 19, 1998 in Shakhty, Russia.