Joe Walp
Joe Walp
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Maine
  • 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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