2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

David Stluka
Greg Anderson

Pete Kuhl

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morton, Ill.
  • High School Morton
  • Height 6-3

Biography

2019-20: Competed in Badger Invitational and Musketeer Classic as an individual... best finish T8th... competed in White Sands Intercollegiate... competed in both spring tournaments... final collegiate tournament was the General Hackler Intercollegiate Championship... fifth lowest season average for team with a 74.36, 28th lowest in program history... ninth lowest career average in program history with a 74.58

2018-19: Played in all 11 tournaments for UW... had a season average of 74.65... earned a career-best 54-hole tournament finish of 213 (-3) at the 2018 Pinetree Intercollegiate to finish T5th individually... also shot a career-low round of 67 at Pinetree... was in the top-three among Badgers at eight of the 11 tournaments. 

2017-18: Played in all 12 tournaments for UW, joining Griffin Barela and Jordan Hahn as the only Badgers to do so ... scoring average of 74.45 was third-best on the team ... recorded six top-30 finishes ... was among UW's top three finishers in eight of 11 stroke play tournaments ... best showing was T11th at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate ... matched his career low with a 68 in  the second round of the Windon Memorial Classic

2016-17: Played in all 11 tournaments for the Badgers, recording a 74.77 average, sixth-best by a freshman in school history ... recorded four top-30 finishes ... was the Badgers' second finisher in five events ... shot two rounds under par, including a career-best 68 in the final round of the Marquette Invitational ... competing as an individual in just his second collegiate tournament, was the Badgers' second finisher and tied for 29th overall at the FAMC Intercollegiate ... tied for 26th and was UW's second finisher at the Colleton River Intercollegiate 

High School: Finished tied for fifth in the 2015 Illinois High School Championship with a 4-over par 72-76=148, but led his Morton High School team to its second-straight state championships ... Peoria Journal Star Player of the Year had a stellar final season playing 234 holes of golf with a combined score of minus 40 in relation to par ... shot a 7-under 64 to qualify with a 139 for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in the summer of 2015

Amateur: Finished T24th at the 99th Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open at Geneva National in 2019

Stats
Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 36 Low 54
2016-17 31 2318 74.77 68 138 216
2017-18 31 2308 74.45 68 143 218
2018-19 32 2389 74.65 67 140 213
2019-20 14 1041 74.35 70 144 214
TOTALS 108 8056 74.58 67 138 213

2016-17 Finishes
Sept. 11-13 Badger Invitational* 73-77-72=222 / T32
Sept. 18-20 FAMC Intercollegiate* 75-74-74=223 / T29
Sept. 25-26 Windon Memorial 81-81-73=235 / T71
Oct. 2-3 Marquette Invitational 78-70-68=216 / 28
Nov. 7-9 Gifford Intercollegiate 74-75=149 / T38
Feb. 11 Charleston Shootout 78-78=156 / 15
Feb. 17-19 All-American Intercollegiate 74-71-73=218 / 36
March 6-7 Colleton River Intercollegiate 77-75-76=228 / T26
March 26-28 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 74-77-74=225 / T74
April 15-16 Boilermaker Invitational 74-77-75=226 / T42
April 28-30 Big Ten Championships 73-74-73=220 / T35

2017-18 Finishes
Sept. 10-12 Badger Invitational 78-78-21=227 / T70
Sept. 24-25 Northern Intercollegiate 73-74-71=218 / T26
Oct. 1-3 Marquette Intercollegiate 76-74-74=224 / T22
Oct. 8-9 Windon Memorial 75-68-77=220 / T56
Oct. 23-24 Pinetree Intercollegiate 74-78=152 / T26
March 12-13 Colleton River Intercollegiate 79-79-76=234 / T47
March 25-27 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 79-71-68=218 / T29
March 31-April 1 D.A. Weibring Invitational 76-75-70=221 / T11
April 14-15 Boilermaker Invitational 72-75=147 / T30
April 21-22 Robert Kepler Intercollegiate 75-73-76=224 / T39
April 27-29 Big Ten Championships 75-76-72=223 / T45

2018-19 Finishes
Sept. 9-11 Badger Invitational 82-78-79=239 / T70
Sept. 15-16 Northern Intercollegiate 71-77-74=222 / 27
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Marquette Intercollegiate 76-79-68=223 / T33
Oct. 7-8 Fighting Irish Classic 72-71-71=214 / T42
Oct. 22-23 Pinetree Intercollegiate 73-67-73=213 / T5
Mar. 4-5 Colleton River Collegiate 72-78-73=223 / T35
Mar. 16-17 Mission Inn Spring Spectacular 75-74-77=226 / T50
Mar. 24-26 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 71-76-73= 220 / T42
Apr. 13-14 Boilermaker Invitational 76-71= 147 / T45
Apr. 20-21 Hawkeye Invitational 77-73-78= 228 / T69
Apr. 26-28 Big Ten Championships 77-80-77= 234 / 60

2019-20 Finishes
Sept. 8-10 Badger Invitational* 75-74-75= 224/ T58
Oct. 14-15 Pleasant View Invitational* 75-75=150/ T11
Oct. 21-22 Musketeer Classic* 70-74-70=214/ T8
Nov. 1-3 White Sands Intercollegiate 75-72-73=220/ T61
Mar. 9-10 General Hackler Intercollegiate Championship 78-80-75=233/ T78
*Competed as an individual

Off the Course with Pete

  • Favorite tour golfer- Rickie Fowler
  • Favorite tournament to watch- The Masters
  • Dream Ryder Cup Captain- Tiger Woods
  • Favorite hole at University Ridge- 15
  • Favorite Course- Shoreacres
  • Hardest Course- Ocean Course at Kiawah Island
  • Most memorable round- 63 in high school tournament at Coyote Creek playing with my brother
  • Dream foursome- Me, my dad, my brother, and my grandpa
  • When did you start playing- Age five
  • Who taught you how to play- My dad and grandpa
  • Course(s) you grew up on- Pekin Country club and Country Club of Peoria
  • Best meal to eat after a round- Steak
  • Favorite club in your bag- 3 wood
  • What kind of clubs- Ping
  • Favorite ball- TaylorMade
  • Any aces- One in a high school tournament
  • If not golf, what sport would you play- Basketball
  • Favorite distance to hit from- Five feet
  • Favorite golf memory- Signing my letter of intent to play golf at UW-Madison
  • Twitter- @pete_kuhl
  • Instagram- @petekuhl97
  • Practice routine- Hit balls first, go chip and putt, then hit wedges
  • Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament- Intro by The XX
  • Favorite part about the practice center- The short game area
  • Best golf course snack- Burgerdog at Silverado
  • Any golf superstitions/rituals?- Always line my ball on the first tee
  • Major- Personal Finance
  • Dream job- PGA Tour Professional or working in sports
  • Favorite place to hang out on campus- The Terrace
  • Favorite restaurant in Madison- Dotty's

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Swings R
    6'3"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Swings R
    6'3"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Swings R
    6'3"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Swings R
    6'3"