Badgers to tee off at Erin Hills Sunday

MADISON, WIs. – The Wisconsin males’s golf crew takes the quick drive to Erin Hills for the Marquette Intercollegiate on Sunday, teeing off at 9:50 a.m. on Sunday. 

Seven Badgers will make the journey to the 2017 U.S. Open course, beginning 5 and taking part in two individually. 

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1. LAST TIME OUT: Wisconsin begins four-of-five golfers who appeared within the Badger Invitational two weeks in the past. Spencer Turtz paced UW on the Badger, ending twenty ninth at +3. Consistency was key for the Charlotte native, firing three consecutive 73s, together with a robust final-round -1 back-nine to shut out the occasion.

Jacob Beckman, William Harned and Charles Erlandson additionally all return; every have notched top-50 performances all through the early phases of fall ball. Beckman completed top-20 on the opening Gopher Invitational, utilizing a bogey-free final-round 69 to complete +4 general. 

2. FINDING HIS FOOTING: True freshman Vijay Kumar will make his first begin within the UW lineup Sunday after two profitable particular person tournaments to start the 12 months. The Nebraska native opened his marketing campaign with a 53rd-place end on the Minnesota Classic, earlier than incomes his stripes on the Badger Invitational. Kumar went low in Madison, ending twenty ninth general at +3, due to a final-round 69. He was sharp on method all week, main the complete discipline in Par-3 scoring common.

3. READY TO RETURN: Two Badgers will compete individually at Erin Hills, together with sophomore Jason Shwartz, who returns from harm. A former top-30 recruit within the nation, Shwartz excelled in restricted motion final season, ending fifth on the 2024 Badger Invitational at -4. 

Sophomore Drew Sacia is the second Badger ‘indy this week, already competing in two tournaments this season. He completed 73rd on the Badger Invitational, displaying resiliency within the final-round taking pictures +1 with three front-nine birdies. The Georgian started the season on the Minnesota Classic, ending twenty fourth at +4. 

4. LAST TIME AT ERIN: The Badgers took eleventh on the 2023 Marquette Intercollegiate, whereas Beckman and Turtz had been the one present gamers there. Alumni Cameron Huss, who made his PGA Tour debut on the Sanderson Farms Championship this week, paced UW that weekend in thirty first. Beckman was shut behind in thirty fifth. 

5. HEADING SOUTH: The solar’s began to wane within the fall season, with simply two tournaments after Erin Hills. The Badgers will head to Charleston, South Carolina, for the Bryson Invitational subsequent week on Oct. 13-15. They’ll spherical that out with a flight right down to Biloxi, Mississippi, for the ever-competitive Fallen Oak Invitational, hosted by Ole Miss.