2008-09 Men's Golf Roster
Roster

Walt Koelbel
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
- High School:
- Cherry Creek
KOELBEL FILE: Redshirted the 2004-05 season … Played in 30 tournaments at Kansas … Carried a stroke average of 75.77 … Fired a second-round 67 at the 2009 Desert Shootout for his best 18-hole performance at Kansas … His three-round score of 211 at the 2009 Louisiana Classics marked his top 54-hole score as a Jayhawk and also his top career finish as he finished tied for third. AS A SENIOR (2008-09): The only Jayhawk to compete in all 11 events … Fired a 220 at the Kansas Invitational to finish tied for 12th and record his second career top-20 at the Jayhawk[apos]s host event … Carded a 213 at the Cardinal Intercollegiate, marking the top 54-hole score of his career … Tied for 33rd at the Fairway Club Invitational … Shot a 229 at the Baylor Intercollegiate to finish tied for 47th place … Shot a 232 to tie for 72nd place at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational … Recorded the best finish of his Jayhawk career with a tied for third place finish at the Louisiana Classics with a 54-hole score of 211 … Shot a 215 at the Desert Shootout to tie for 33rd … Tied for 25th at the Western Intercollegiate with a score of 224 … Led the Jayhawks with a tied for 19th place finish at the River Landing Intercollegiate … Tied for 71st at the rain-shortened Aggie Invitational … Finished his career by carding a 314 at the Big 12 Championship to tie for 57th. AS A JUNIOR (2007-08): Competed in all 11 events the Jayhawks played in … Turned in his best career finish at the Kansas Invitational with an 11th place finish … Fired a career-best 218 at the Prestige at PGA West to finish tied for 19th place … Tied for 28th at the Cajun Classic … Finished tied for 22nd at the 2008 Big 12 Championship … The team used 31 of his 34 rounds towards the team score … Ranked third on the team in scoring average with a 75.29 average … Carded six rounds of par or better on the year. AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07): Fired a 69 during the final round of the Big 12 Championship to vault himself into a tie for ninth … Shot a 239 to finish in a tie for 78th at the Kansas Invitational … Made his Jayhawk team debut at the Windon Memorial Classic and finished in a tie for 51st … Carded a 227 at the All-American to tie for 39th with 227 strokes … Shot a 230 at the Western Intercollegiate to tie for 74th … Carded a 233 at the CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational to tie for 35th … Shot a 256 at the NCAA Central Regional to finish in 134th place. AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Shot a 227 to finish in a tie for 63rd at the Kansas Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Three year letterwinner at Cherry Creek … Earned first-team all-conference honors in 2003 and 2004 … Was named second-team all-state both his junior and senior year … Finished in sixth place at the state tournament in 2003 … Took seventh place at state in 2004. PERSONAL: Born in Denver, Colo. … Son of Buzz and Sherri Koelbel … First thing he learned about golf was to always be honest and have fun … His favorite golfer is Lucas Glover … In his spare time, enjoys playing basketball, poker and scuba diving.














