Schultz Named Kansas Amateur Player of the Year
Nov 11, 2022 | Men's Golf
MANHATTAN, Kan. - For the second straight year, Kansas State men's golfer Cooper Schultz was recognized as the Kansas Amateur Player of the Year by Central Links Golf.
It was a noteworthy summer for Schultz as he advanced to the semifinals in the 2022 Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship and earned a bid to the 122nd US Amateur after shooting an 8-under par 136 in the qualifying event.
He became just the third Wildcat to qualify for the US Amateur in consecutive years.
"It feels great to be recognized for the golf I've played, and I feel like I've earned it with the amount of work I've put in," said Schultz. "There have been a lot of good golfers to win Kansas player of the year, and two of them are on the PGA Tour right now. So, having my name next to theirs is pretty special."
The redshirt sophomore from Andover, Kansas turned his momentum from the summer into a special fall season for K-State. Schultz won the individual championship at the Wildcat Invitational and helped lead the Cats to three straight team titles to open the fall season, which earned them a No. 18 ranking by Golfstat.
The Big 12 Conference honored Schultz as the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in September, marking the first time a Wildcat received the award since 2018.
Schultz and the Wildcats will be back in action when their spring season tees off February 13-14 at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. The spring schedule includes six regular season events before the Big 12 Championship commences April 24-26.
It was a noteworthy summer for Schultz as he advanced to the semifinals in the 2022 Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship and earned a bid to the 122nd US Amateur after shooting an 8-under par 136 in the qualifying event.
He became just the third Wildcat to qualify for the US Amateur in consecutive years.
"It feels great to be recognized for the golf I've played, and I feel like I've earned it with the amount of work I've put in," said Schultz. "There have been a lot of good golfers to win Kansas player of the year, and two of them are on the PGA Tour right now. So, having my name next to theirs is pretty special."
The redshirt sophomore from Andover, Kansas turned his momentum from the summer into a special fall season for K-State. Schultz won the individual championship at the Wildcat Invitational and helped lead the Cats to three straight team titles to open the fall season, which earned them a No. 18 ranking by Golfstat.
The Big 12 Conference honored Schultz as the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in September, marking the first time a Wildcat received the award since 2018.
Schultz and the Wildcats will be back in action when their spring season tees off February 13-14 at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate. The spring schedule includes six regular season events before the Big 12 Championship commences April 24-26.
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