Skidmore College Athletics

One of the most exceptional players in the history of Skidmore Men’s Golf, Matt Major ’97 was a natural team leader who quietly dominated the course during his college career, elevating himself and the program to new levels of excellence.

A four-time selection to the National Collegiate Athletic Association All-District Team, Major played in all 42 collegiate tournaments held during his time at Skidmore. These include four NCAA championships and four Eastern College Athletic Conference finals. His remarkable skills helped the Thoroughbreds finish second in the nation in Division III in 1996. Major captured first-place honors in four collegiate tournaments; the Middlebury, Palamountain, and Hartwick Invitationals and the Skidmore Fall Classic. He finished in the top ten 26 times.

A two-time NCAA All-American (1996, 1997), he was named team captain and Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 1997. Major was a member of two Skidmore Hall of Fame teams (1994, 1996).

Former Skidmore golf coach and athletic director Tim Brown recalls Major as “a quality student athlete who 6 was respected by his peers at Skidmore and around the country by other coaches and players. Skidmore Men’s Golf is better for having Matt Major as a part of its history.”