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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Portland, Maine
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- High School:
- Deering
Bio
As a senior: Participated in nine of the team's 10 events in 2015-16 ... Secured six top-25 finishes, four top-10 finishes, three top-five finishes, two top-threes and an overall victory ... Won the Ryan Lee Memorial (69-72=141) ...Tied for third at the ECAC Division I Championship (74-71=145) ... Tied for fifth at the Rhode Island Invitational (72-70-77=219) ... Best Round:69 / Average: 75.0
As a junior: All-NEC First Team ... NEC Golfer of the Week ... Participated in all 10 of the Bulldogs' events in 2014-15 ... Won the individual title at the Lonnie Barton Invitational for the second-straight season (78-72=150) ... Finished fourth at the Rhody Fall Invitational (76-74-74=224), sixth at the Hartford Hawk Invitational (70-76-72=218) and ninth at the Northeast Conference Championships (74-78-76=228) ... Eight of his 10 finishes came inside the top-25 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll ... Best Round: 70 / Average: 75.5
As a sophomore: All-NEC First Team ... NEC Golfer of the Week ... Participated in all 10 events in the 2013-14 season, earning seven top-10 finishes and nine top-25 finishes ... Best finish came at the Lonnie Barton Invitational, where he finished tied for first and won the tournament on a sudden death playoff hole (73-71=144) ... Finished tied for third at the Prisco Boulet Shootout (79=79) ... Tied for fourth at the Blue Devils Invitational (68-75=143) ... Tied for fifth at the New England DI Championships (75-71=146) ... Tied for eighth at the Adams Cup of Newport (73-72-75=220) ... Finished tied for ninth at the NEC Championships (72-78=150) ... Tied for 10th at the Rhody Invitational (78-74=152) ... Took 14th at the Connecticut Cup (75-73-76=224) ... Tied for 22nd at the NEIGA Championship (74-80=154) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll ... Best Round: 68 / Average: 74.9
As a freshman: Participated in nine of the team's 10 events as a rookie, earning three top-5 finishes ... Best finish came in the Lonnie Barton Invitational March 11-12, coming in tied for second overall with a two-round 156 ... Tied for third overall at the New England Division I Championships (74-73=147) and finished knotted for fourth at the Prisco Boulet Shootout (76) ... Also finished ninth at the Northeast Conference Championship May 3-5 (76-73-77=226) ... Was named the NEC Golfer of the Week April 17 ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll ... Best round: 70 / Average: 76.7
Before Bryant: Four-year varsity letterwinner for Deering High School ... Led team to Maine state championship as a freshman in 2008 ... Team went on to win the Southern Maine Athletic Association conference championship in 2009 and the division title in 2010 ... Four-time First Team All-SMAA selection ... First team all-state pick as a junior and senior ... 2010 Maine Golf Jr. Champion ... 2011 Class A Schoolboy Champion as a senior ... Named the Maine Sunday Telegram Boys Golf Player of the Year in 2011-12 ... Qualified for 2011 U.S. Jr. Amateur ... Senior captain ... Three-year honor roll student.
Personal: Son of Anne and Michael Walp, Joseph Walp was born Feb. 7, 1994 ... Has one brother, Michael.
News Mentions
Slade named NEC Golfer of the Year, joins Buschmann and Tombs on First Team All-Conference
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University golf junior McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) has been rewarded for an incredible season by being...
May 17, 2016
Bulldogs in second after first day of NEC Championships
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot a 288, even par on day one of the Northeast Conference Championship in Daytona...
April 30, 2016
Bulldogs coast for Rhode Island Invitational victory
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team carded a three-round 872 (+8) and coasted to its first team win of the spring season at...
April 19, 2016
Bulldogs in first after day one of Rhode Island Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Four Bryant University golfers finished inside the top-five and the team carded the top overall score with a two-under...
April 18, 2016
Bulldogs finish seventh, Slade cards second-best score at Towson Spring Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot a second-round 316, 28-over par on day two of the Towson Spring Invitational,...
April 3, 2016
Bulldogs tied for third after day one of Towson Spring Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University golf team shot an opening round 302 (+14) and is tied for third heading into Tuesday’s final round...
April 2, 2016
Tombs ties for second, Bulldogs finish fifth in Lonnie Barton Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team carded a two-round 612 and finished 15-over par for a fifth place finish at the Lonnie...
March 9, 2016
Bulldogs in fifth after day one of the Lonnie Barton Invitational in Daytona Beach, FL
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team shot +21 for a 309 score on the first day of the Lonnie Barton Invitational, and sit...
March 8, 2016
Golf begins spring season in Daytona Beach at Lonnie Barton Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team begins its spring season on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla., at the Lonnie Barton Invitatio...
March 4, 2016
Bulldogs tabbed as NEC preseason favorites, ready for spring campaign behind strong senior leadership
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After taking home the title in 2014 and earning a runner-up finish in 2015, the Bryant University golf team has been...
February 16, 2016
Tombs, Slade named to All-New England Team as Bulldogs win DI and overall titles at NEIGA Championship
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Led by second-place individual finishes from juniors McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) and Ryan Tombs (Bedford, N.H.),...
October 26, 2015
Slade ties for sixth, Bulldogs finish fifth at Connecticut Cup
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior McKinley Slade (Saunderstown, R.I.) finished one under par and tied for sixth overall at the 2015 Connecticut Cup,...
October 13, 2015
Four finish in top-5 at ECAC Division I Championship
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Four different Bulldogs finished in the top-5 at the ECAC Division I Championship Monday and Tuesday, as the Bryant...
September 29, 2015
Buschmann wins individual title, Bulldogs finish fourth at Hartford Hawk Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Carding the best score of the third and final round of the Hartford Hawk Invitational, Bryant University golf senior Kyle...
September 22, 2015
Bulldogs in fifth behind top-10 effort from Buschmann after Day 1 of Hartford Hawk Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After the opening two rounds of the Hartford Hawk Invitational, the Bryant University golf team sits in fifth place...
September 21, 2015
Walp shares medalist honors as Bulldogs finish second at Ryan Lee Memorial Tournament
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team opened up fall action Saturday and Sunday at the Ryan Lee Memorial Tournament, finishing...
September 13, 2015