The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men's Golf
Matt Bortis
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Year at Ole Miss:
- Second
- E-mail:
- mdbortis@olemiss.edu
- Phone:
- 662-832-5737
- Alma Mater:
- Texas (2008)
Matt Bortis is in his first season as assistant men’s golf coach. Bortis joined the Rebel golf program in July after coaching Stanford to a national championship during the 2018-19 season.
In his first season in Oxford, Bortis helped Ole Miss record a trio of top-three finishes during the fall before the spring was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was an important part in assisting the Rebels' mental side of the game, especially with a young lineup primarily comprised of three sophomores and a freshman.
Bortis made an immediate impact for the Cardinal golf program in his lone season. Hired in October 2018, Stanford went on to win its last five tournaments. Following a pair of tournament titles entering postseason play, the Cardinal claimed the Pac-12 Championship and advanced to the national championship with a victory in its NCAA Regional. Stanford completed a historic season by defeating Texas in the match play finals, capturing the team's ninth NCAA Championship in school history.
Bortis has an extensive background in the game of golf as well as a unique understanding of team development and mental resiliency from his years of experience in the Marine Corps.
Bortis played collegiately at Arkansas for three seasons, twice earning All-SEC accolades as well as a three-time SEC Athlete of the Week honoree. He transferred to Texas for his senior year in 2007 and finished 62nd in the NCAA Championships, securing PING All-American honorable mention. Bortis collected two individual collegiate wins during his career.
In 2008, he graduated from Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and a minor in communications.
In 2010, Bortis joined the Marines, where he served as an infantry platoon commander and special operations team commander. He oversaw 44 junior personnel in daily operations and training, and they received the “Top Squad” award for tactical proficiency, knowledge and physical fitness. He was selected to attend Infantry Officer Course in early 2011. While serving as an infantry officer with 3D Battalion, 1st Marines out of Camp Pendleton, California from April 2011 to May 2014, he held positions of infantry platoon commander, company executive officer, and company commander.
As a platoon commander, Bortis was responsible for the training and tactical employment of 51 Marine Infantrymen. He soon deployed as part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit throughout the Middle East and South East Asia region over an eight-month deployment. During this period, his platoon received the "Top Squad" award for having the best trained and physically fit element within the battalion. His platoon was also chosen to assist in training Jordanian Marines and the Cambodian Counter Terrorist Special Forces in close quarters battle and urban combat.
Shortly after returning from his first deployment, Bortis was chosen to serve as the company executive officer. In this position he was responsible for the development and implementation of a 10-month training plan for more than 175 Infantry Marines to include supervising all external coordination. He served in this position for two years, including five months as the company commander, overseeing his unit's deployment to Okinawa, Japan.
Upon completion of his service as the company executive officer, Bortis was selected to attend Assessment and Selection for the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in 2014. He was later selected as one of 35 candidates out of a class of 197 for a nine-month special operations Individual Training Course at the Marine Raider Training Center in North Carolina. In 2016, Bortis graduated the course to become a special operations officer. During this period, he served as a team commander within Charlie Company, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, MARSOC out of Camp Pendleton until Oct 31, 2018.
During his stretch as a team commander, Bortis took multiple advanced special operations courses and later deployed within the South East Asia region. He was responsible for the development and implementation of a new counter terrorism initiative, expanding the partnership of U.S. Special Operations with Partner Nation Forces to help stem the growth of I.S.I.S in the region.
Bortis and his wife, Alena, were married in January 2017.
In his first season in Oxford, Bortis helped Ole Miss record a trio of top-three finishes during the fall before the spring was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was an important part in assisting the Rebels' mental side of the game, especially with a young lineup primarily comprised of three sophomores and a freshman.
Bortis made an immediate impact for the Cardinal golf program in his lone season. Hired in October 2018, Stanford went on to win its last five tournaments. Following a pair of tournament titles entering postseason play, the Cardinal claimed the Pac-12 Championship and advanced to the national championship with a victory in its NCAA Regional. Stanford completed a historic season by defeating Texas in the match play finals, capturing the team's ninth NCAA Championship in school history.
Bortis has an extensive background in the game of golf as well as a unique understanding of team development and mental resiliency from his years of experience in the Marine Corps.
Bortis played collegiately at Arkansas for three seasons, twice earning All-SEC accolades as well as a three-time SEC Athlete of the Week honoree. He transferred to Texas for his senior year in 2007 and finished 62nd in the NCAA Championships, securing PING All-American honorable mention. Bortis collected two individual collegiate wins during his career.
In 2008, he graduated from Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and a minor in communications.
In 2010, Bortis joined the Marines, where he served as an infantry platoon commander and special operations team commander. He oversaw 44 junior personnel in daily operations and training, and they received the “Top Squad” award for tactical proficiency, knowledge and physical fitness. He was selected to attend Infantry Officer Course in early 2011. While serving as an infantry officer with 3D Battalion, 1st Marines out of Camp Pendleton, California from April 2011 to May 2014, he held positions of infantry platoon commander, company executive officer, and company commander.
As a platoon commander, Bortis was responsible for the training and tactical employment of 51 Marine Infantrymen. He soon deployed as part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit throughout the Middle East and South East Asia region over an eight-month deployment. During this period, his platoon received the "Top Squad" award for having the best trained and physically fit element within the battalion. His platoon was also chosen to assist in training Jordanian Marines and the Cambodian Counter Terrorist Special Forces in close quarters battle and urban combat.
Shortly after returning from his first deployment, Bortis was chosen to serve as the company executive officer. In this position he was responsible for the development and implementation of a 10-month training plan for more than 175 Infantry Marines to include supervising all external coordination. He served in this position for two years, including five months as the company commander, overseeing his unit's deployment to Okinawa, Japan.
Upon completion of his service as the company executive officer, Bortis was selected to attend Assessment and Selection for the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in 2014. He was later selected as one of 35 candidates out of a class of 197 for a nine-month special operations Individual Training Course at the Marine Raider Training Center in North Carolina. In 2016, Bortis graduated the course to become a special operations officer. During this period, he served as a team commander within Charlie Company, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, MARSOC out of Camp Pendleton until Oct 31, 2018.
During his stretch as a team commander, Bortis took multiple advanced special operations courses and later deployed within the South East Asia region. He was responsible for the development and implementation of a new counter terrorism initiative, expanding the partnership of U.S. Special Operations with Partner Nation Forces to help stem the growth of I.S.I.S in the region.
Bortis and his wife, Alena, were married in January 2017.
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