Badgers Host 15-Team Invitational at University Ridge
September 05, 2002 | Men's Golf
The third annual Badger Invitational opens the Wisconsin men's golf season this Fri-Sun. at the University Ridge Golf Course. Toledo is back to defend its title after setting the 54-hole team record last fall with an 11-under-par 280-284-289 '853.
UW's Jon Turcott, who won the 2001 event with a 54-hole collegiate record nine-under-par 69-68-70'207, will not return to defend his title. Turcott,who played an extensive golf invitational tour this past summer, will redshirt this year. Sophomore Kevin Tassistro will play No. 1 for the Badgers followed by Joel Reclicz, Brian Brodell, Dylan Esterling and Wes Hansen.
The field includes Costal Carolina, Colorado State, Georgia State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Lamar, Long Beach State, UNC-Wilmington, Penn State, Toledo, Washington State, Western Kentucky, and Xavier.
The 15-team invitational will begin with an 18-hole shotgun on Friday at 1 p.m. The teams will also play 18 holes Saturday and Sunday. Tee times begin at 9 a.m. Admission is free. Those unable to attend the meet can follow the scoring with livestats provided by golfstat.com or located on the men's golf page at UWBADGERS.COM.
Other Tournament Facts: This is the third year for the Badger Men 's Invitational. Wisconsin won the 2000 event with a then-course record four-under par 860. Toledo beat that mark in 2001 with an 11-under par 853.
UW's Jon Turcott set the new collegiate 54-hole mark with a nine-under par 207 last year. The previous year, Jim Lemon and Steve Ratay of Notre Dame tied with a four-under 212. Lemon won the one-hole playoff.
University Ridge has been the site of several women's collegiate and Wisconsin state golf tournaments, most notably the 1998 NCAA Div. I Women 's Golf Championship, and the 2000 Big Ten Women's Golf Championship. It also played host to the Big Ten Men's Golf Championship held in 1995. The teams played the gold tees which then measured 6,851 yards. Ohio State won the tournament with a 72-hole University Ridge record 289-289-306-291'1,175.
