K-STATE GOLF WILDCAT GOLF NOTES. Kansas State University. Founded 1863 Enrollment 23,588. Conference Big 12.

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1 K-STATE GOLF K-STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Fall Schedule Date Tournament Result 9/11-12 Wolf Run Intercollegiate 15th/15 Wolf Run GC - Zionsville, Ind. 9/20-21 Kansas Invitational 6th/15 Alvamar GC - Lawrence, Kan. 9/27-28 Jim Colbert Intercollegiate 2nd/7 Colbert Hills - Manhattan, Kan. 10/11-12 Firestone Invitational 11th/13 Firestone CC - Akron, Ohio 10/18-19 David Toms Intercollegiate CC of Louisiana - Baton Rouge, La. 11/1-3 Pacific Invitational Brookside CC - Stockton Calif WILDCAT GOLF NOTES DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE OCTOBER 18-19, 2010 COUNTRY CLUB OF LOUISIANNA BATON ROUGE, LA. Par 72 / 6,849 Yards Host: LSU Spring Schedule Date Tournament Result 2/14-15 UTSA Oak Hills Invitational Oak Hills CC - San Antonio, Texas 3/7-8 Fresno State Classic Sunnyside CC - Fresno, Calif. 3/25-26 Border Olympics Laredo CC - Laredo, Texas 4/12-13 Cowboy Classic Talking Stick GC - Scottsdale, Ariz. 4/12-13 Hawkeye Invitational Finkbine GC - Iowa City, Iowa 4/23-25 Big-12 Championship Prairie Dunes CC - Hutchinson, Kan. 5/20-22 NCAA Regional TBA 6/2-5 NCAA Championship Karsten Creek GC - Stillwater, Okla. Head Coach Tim Norris Tim Norris is in his 14th season as the head men s golf coach at Kansas State after coming to Manhattan from UTEP prior to the 1997 season. Norris has brought an extensive knowledge of the game and a tremendous work ethic to the program, each of which have been derived from over 18 years of coaching experience and nine years on the PGA Tour, where he recorded four championships. When Norris took over the then down-trodden K-State program, the Wildcats had not finished in the top half of their conference since Heading into , Norris has guided the Wildcats to NCAA Regional berths in six of the last eight years. K-State Heads to the Bayou UP NEXT: The Kansas State men s golf team will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to compete in the David Toms Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Louisiana, Monday-Tuesday, October The event tees off Monday with a 36-hole shotgun start at 8:00 a.m, with Tuesday s final round parings teeing of on tees No. 1 and No. 10 between 8:00-10:00 a.m. Live scoring for the event will be available on THE LINEUP: The Wildcats will be lead into action by a trio of freshmen, Thomas Birdsey, David Klaudt and Jack Watson, who have all showed flashes of success throughout the season. They will be joined by a pair of sophomores, Ben Juffer and Chase Chamberlin, to round out the scoring lineup. LOOK AT THE FIELD: The 14-team field includes: Arkansas, Georgia Southern, K-State, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State, North Florida, Ole Miss, Rice, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, UAB. YOUTH MOVEMENT: With 70 percent of the K-State roster being made up of underclassmen, the season has seen a bevy of young golfers receive invaluable experience for the Wildcats. Those underclassmen are taking advantage, accounting for seven of the team s nine Top-20 finishes in just four tournaments so far, including both top-5 placings DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE: This marks the first time that K-State will compete in the David Toms Intercollegiate. Last year s event was won by host LSU with an 8-under par 844. Jade Scott of Rice took home top honors individually, carding a 9- under par 204. LAST TIME OUT: The Wildcats struggled to gain traction at the Firestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, finishing in 11th. Freshman Thomas Birdsey was the top performer for the Wildcats, carding a 3-over par 219 to put him in a tie for 20th. Men s Golf Contact Brent Fritzemeier Office: Phone: brentf@k-state.edu Kansas State University Location Manhattan, Kan. Founded 1863 Enrollment 23,588 President Dr. Kirk Schulz Athletic Director John Currie Conference Big 12 Nickname Wildcats Colors Purple and White Golf Information Head Coach Tim Norris Year at School 14th Home Course Colbert Hills Lettermen Returning/Lost 6/3 Inaugural Season 1935 Season of Golf 76th NCAA Regional Appearances Big 12 Result 5th 1

2 WILDCAT GOLF NOTES GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN RANKINGS OCTOBER 11, 2010 RANK TEAM RATING 1 Florida Oklahoma State* LSU UCLA Alabama Augusta State Illinois Texas* Washington Arkansas Duke Ohio State Georgia Iowa North Carolina State Georgia Tech Texas A&M* Pepperdine San Diego State North Texas California Auburn Stanford Wake Forest Texas Tech * Big 12 Teams PROJECTED DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE LINEUP THOMAS BIRDSEY - FRESHMAN - TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS Has notched two top-15 finishes in just four tournaments as a collegiate golfer... Took third at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate where he shot the lowest round of the season for the Wildcats, a 7-under par Finished in a tie for 12th at the Kansas Invitational... Leads the team in stroke average with a DAVID KLAUDT - FRESHMAN - DALLAS, TEXAS This marks the second straight tournament that Klaudt is a part of the scoring lineup... Tied for 15th individually at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate... Tied for 22nd at last week s Firestone Invitational. CHASE CHAMBERLIN - SOPHOMORE - LAWRENCE, KAN. Tied for 32nd at the Firestone Invitational last week playing as an individual... Was the top finisher among golfers playing soley as individuals. BEN JUFFER - SOPHOMORE - W. DES MOINES, IOWA Posted the first top-15 finish of his career at the Kansas Invitational where he tied for 12th... Has had percent of his 12 rounds couted towards the team score. JACK WATSON - FRESHMAN - LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. Recorded the first top-5 finish of his career by taking second at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate... Leads the team in rounds even or under par with four. Nike is the official supplier of athletic footwear and apparel of the Kansas State University men s golf team. 2

3 WILDCAT GOLF NOTES K-STATE ROSTER Si ng Le to Right, Top Row: Chase Chamberlin, Thomas Birdsey, David Klaudt, Ben Juffer, Kyle Smell. Standing Le to Right: Head Coach Tim Norris, Tyler Norris, Jack Waton, Willie the Wildcat, Ross Geubelle, Jason Schulte, Cur s Yonke. Name Yr-Exp Hometown Major Thomas Birdsey Fr.-HS Trophy Club, Texas (South Lake Caroll HS) Communications Chase Chamberlin So.-1L Lawerence, Kan. (Olathe South HS) Life Sciences Ross Geubelle Sr.-2L Lakin, Kan. (Lakin HS) MBA Ben Juffer So.-1L W. Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling Catholic HS) Business Administration David Klaudt Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Cistercian Prep) Business Administration Tyler Norris Fr.-HS Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan HS) Business Administration Jason Schulte Sr.-3L Mission Hills, Kan. (Rockhurst HS) Marketing & Modern Languages* Kyle Smell Jr.-2L Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS) Business Administration Jack Watson Fr.-HS Lincolnshire, Ill. (Carmel Catholic HS) Business Administration Curtis Yonke So.-1L Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS) Business Administration * Indicates Double Major 3

4 OVERALL STATISTICS WILDCAT GOLF NOTES KANSAS STATE GOLF STATISTICS Low Low Low Top Top Top Best Player Events Rounds Strokes Average Finish Thomas Birdsey Jason Schulte T10 David Klaudt T15 Ben Juffer T12 Jack Watson Kyle Smell T8 Curtis Yonke T30 Chase Chamberlin T30 Ross Geubelle T30 Tyler Norris TEAM AVERAGE Rounds Strokes Team Average Per Player Average Fall 12 3, Spring Total 12 3, TEAM RESULTS Date Event Score Place Sept Wolf Run Intercollegiate (Wolf Run GC-Zionsville, Ind.) (+65) 15th of 15 Sept Kansas Invitational (Alvamar GC-Lawrence, Kan) (+23) 6th of 15 Sept Jim Colbert Intercollegiate (Colbert Hills GC-Manhattan, Kan) (+34) 2nd of 7 Oct Firestone Invitational (Firestone CC-Akron, Ohio) (+28) 11th of 13 Oct David Toms Intercollegiate (CC of Louisiana-Baton Rouge, La.) Nov. 1-3 Pacific Invitational (Brookside CC-Stockton, Calif.) Feb UTSA Oak Hills Invitational (Oak Hills CC-San Antonio, Texas) March 7-8 Fresno State Classic (Sunnyside CC-Fresno, Calif.) March Border Olympics (Laredo CC-Laredo, Texas) April 4-5 Cowboy Classic (Talking Stick GC-Scottsdale, Ariz.) April Hawkeye Invitational (Finkbone GC-Iowa City, Iowa) April Big 12 Championship (Prairie Dunes CC-Hutchinson, Kan.) Akron Ball State Central Arkansas Central Florida Creighton Drake Eastern Michigan Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iowa State IUPUI Jacksonville Univ Kansas Kentucky Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Louisville Maryland Michigan Missouri Missouri State HEAD-TO-HEAD (.337) Nebraska New Mexico State Northwestern Notre Dame Oklahoma City Univ Oral Roberts Penn State SIU-Edwardsville South Dakota State St. Mary s Toledo Tulsa UC Riverside UMKC Western Kentucky Wichita State Xavier 1-0-0

5 WILDCAT GOLF NOTES INDIVIDUAL RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT LINE-UP BY LINE-UP Wolf Run Intercollegiate Curtis Yonke Ben Juffer Thomas Birdsey Jack Watson Tyler Norris (+13) T40th (+16) T54th (+18) T62nd (+21) T69th (+38) T80th Kansas Invitational *Kyle Smell (+1) T8th Ben Juffer (+3) T12th Thomas Birdsey (+3) T12th *Jason Schulte (+7) T26th Curtis Yonke (+8) T30th Jack Watson (+14) T54th Chase Chamberlin (+14) T54th Jim Colbert Intercollegiate *Jack Watson (-2) 2nd Thomas Birdsey (-1) 3rd Jason Schulte (+9) T10th Ben Juffer (+10) T12th *David Klaudt (+14) T15th *Ross Geubelle (+19) T30th *Chase Chamberlin (+19) T30th Curtis Yonke (+21) T35th Kyle Smell (+21) T35th Tyler Norris (+30) 45th Firestone Invitational Thomas Birdsey (+3) T20th David Klaudt (+4) T22nd *Chase Chamberlin (+6) T32nd Jack Watson (+10) T44th Ben Juffer (+12) T52nd Ross Geubelle (+19) T69th David Toms Intercollegiate Border Olympics Cowboy Classic Hawkeye Invitational Big 12 Championship Birdsey, Juffer, Norris, Watson, Yonke Wolf Run Intercollegiate, 15th of 15, (+65) Birdsey, Chamberlin, Juffer, Watson, Yonke Kansas Invitational, 6th of 15, (+23) Birdsey, Juffer, Schulte, Smell, Yonke Jim Colbert Intercollegiate, 2nd of 7, (+34) Birdsey, Geubelle, Juffer, Klaudt, Watson Firestone Invitational, 11th of 13, (+28) Pacific Invitational UTSA Oak Hills Invitational Fresno State Classic *Denotes Competed as Individual 5

6 SEASON SUPERLATIVES Individual Top-10 Rounds - Gross Score WILDCAT GOLF NOTES 65-7 Thomas Birdsey Jim Colbert (2nd) Ben Juffer Kansas Inv. (1st) Kyle Smell Kansas Inv. (1st) Jack Watson Jim Colbert (1st) Thomas Birdsey Firestone (2nd) Chase Chamberlin Firestone (1st) Thomas Birdsey Kansas Inv. (3rd) David Klaudt Firestone (2nd) Jack Watson Firestone (1st) E Ben Juffer Wolf Run (2nd) Individual Top-10 Rounds vs. Par 65-7 Thomas Birdsey Jim Colbert (2nd) Ben Juffer Kansas Inv. (1st) Kyle Smell Kansas Inv. (1st) Jack Watson Jim Colbert (1st) Thomas Birdsey Firestone (2nd) Chase Chamberlin Firestone (1st) Thomas Birdsey Kansas Inv. (3rd) David Klaudt Firestone (2nd) Jack Watson Firestone (1st) E Ben Juffer Wolf Run (2nd) Top-10 Individual 54-Hole Tournaments - Gross Score Jack Watson Jim Colbert Inter. 9/28-27/ Thomas Birdsey Jim Colbert Inter. 9/28-27/ Kyle Smell Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ Thomas Birdsey Firestone Inv. 10/11-12/ Thomas Birdsey Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ Ben Juffer Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ David Klaudt Firestone Inv. 10/11-12/ Chase Chamberlin Firestone Inv. 10/11-12/ Jason Schulte Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ Curtis Yonke Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/10 Top-5 Individual 54-Hole Tournaments vs. Par Jack Watson Jim Colbert Inter. 9/28-27/ Thomas Birdsey Jim Colbert Inter. 9/28-27/ Kyle Smell Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ Thomas Birdsey Firestone Invite. 10/11-12/ Thomas Birdsey Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ Ben Juffer Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ David Klaudt Firestone Invite. 10/11-12/ Chase Chamberlin Firestone Invite. 10/11-12/ Jason Schulte Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/ Curtis Yonke Kansas Invitational 9/20-21/10 Top-5 Team Rounds - Gross Score 288 E Firestone Inv. Second Round Jim Colbert Inter. Second Round Kansas Inv. First Round Firestone Inv. First Round Kansas Inv. Third Round Top-5 Team Rounds vs. Par 288 E Firestone Inv. Second Round Jim Colbert Inter. Second Round Kansas Inv. First Round Firestone Inv. First Round Kansas Inv. Third Round

7 WILDCAT GOLF NOTES DIFFERENTIALS Average Stroke Per Round Behind Leader Player Strokes off lead Rounds Average Thomas Birdsey Jason Schulte Kyle Smell Ben Juffer David Klaudt Jack Watson Curtis Yonke Chase Chamberlin Ross Geubelle Tyler Norris Rounds Even/Under Par Player Even Under Total Jack Watson Thomas Birdsey Ben Juffer David Klaudt Kyle Smell Chase Chamberlin Curtis Yonke 1-1 Percentage of Rounds Counted for Team Score Player Counted Rounds Total Rounds Percentage Thomas Birdsey David Klaudt Jason Schulte Jack Watson Ben Juffer Curtis Yonke Chase Chamberlin Ross Geubelle Kyle Smell Tyler Norris