Maximilian Walz

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Erbach, Germany

Fall 2014: Appeared in four fall tournaments for the Cardinals... Finished tied for 10th at the Cardinal Intercollegiate with a 74-72-72=218... Matched his career-best with a 72-68-68=208 showing at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational to finish tied for 15th... tied for 21st at the Northern Intercollegiate by firing a 75-74-76=225... carded a 78-73=151 at the two-round Sagamore Fall Preview event... put together a 72.9 stroke average for the fall season.

2013-14: Appeared in all 13 of the Cardinals' events... notched six top 20 finishes... averaged 73.95 strokes per round... finished the season with nine rounds below par... tied for 11th at the Warrior Wave Invitational... tied for 12th at the Cardinal Intercollegiate and the Northern Intercollegiate with a 217 and 218, respectively... tied for 18th at the Pine Tree Intercollegiate... finished tied for 15th with a score of 219 at the AAC Championship... tied for eighth at the Mason Randolph Invitational with a score of 214 to complete his highest finish of the season... best round was a 67 in the first and second rounds of the Warrior Wave Invitational.

2012-13: Named BIG EAST Men's Golf Player of the Week on March 28... appeared in nine events and averaged 73.6 strokes per round... competed at the Omega European Masters prior to the start of the fall slate... added three top 10 finishes... opened season by placing third at The McLaughlin... fired a 2-under par for the tournament... tied for 11th at the BIG EAST Championship with a 2-over par 218... tied for 13th at the Cardinal Intercollegiate and tied for 17th in weather-shortened Firestone Invitational... placed seventh at windy WKU/Kenny Perry Invitational... tied for second at Memphis Intercollegiate at 5-over par... tied for 27th at Boilermaker Invitational... tied for 37th at Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic and tied for 47th at Irish Creek Collegiate.

2011-12 Season: Appeared in five tournaments in the spring... averaged 74.6 strokes per round and had two top 10 finishes... tied for 28th in first collegiate event at the Wexford Plantation Invitational... placed fifth at the Wolfpack Spring Open after carding even par... tied for 22nd at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational... fired a 1-over at the BIG EAST Championship to tie for 10th.

Before Louisville: Golfed for Rich Valentine at Loretto School... named player of the season in Loretto after winning the Order of Merit... was captain of the school's team as a senior. Personal: Son of Ludwig and Brigitte Walz... born 6/2/92... psychology and economics major... sister Lisa was a professional skier for the German National Team.