Turcott To Pursue Career In Professional Golf
September 06, 2003 | Men's Golf
Jon Turcott, a senior on the Wisconsin men's golf team, has chosen to forego his final season of eligibility for the Badgers and has opted to leave school for a career in professional golf.
'I feel very excited for Jon,' Wisconsin men 's golf head coach Jim Schuman said. 'It was an easy decision for Jon coming off of a good summer where he won the State Open. Everyone at Wisconsin and on our team wishes him the best of luck.'
A Middleton, Wis., native, Turcott redshirted the 2002-03 season after three seasons as one of the Badgers' top golfers. He led the team as a junior with a 73.87 average and earned the UW's top finish in eight of 10 meets. A 2002 NCAA qualifier where he tied for 62nd (77-74-75'226), Turcott also established a University Ridge collegiate 54-hole record in 2002 after earning a medal at the team's annual Badger Invitational with a 69-68-70'207 on the weekend.
Named to the all-state first team three times while playing for Middleton High School, Turcott won the WIAA state championship as a sophomore and placed second as a senior. The three-time Badger letterwinner won the 2003 State Open by eight strokes and was the only participant to break par. He was the first amateur to win the event since Steve Stricker, currently on the PGA Tour, did in 1987.
