Multiple Badgers Compete in Weekend Tournaments
July 31, 2006 | Men's Golf
Current Badger and Madison native Adam Steinhofer edged out his teammate Nick Engen (McFarland, Wis.) to claim his first Madison Men's City Golf Tournament championship held at Blackhawk Country Club on Sunday.
On the 12th hole of the final round Steinhofer trailed by five strokes. After sinking a 7-foot putt on 18, Steinhofer beat out Engen by a stroke and finished the tournament with a 215.
Engen, who will be a sophomore for the Badgers in the fall, was one of two competitors to shoot a tournament-low 69 in the first round. He then shot a 74 on the tournament's second day, and wrapped up with a final round 73 on Sunday and a second-place finish.
Last season, Engen and Steinhofer had the team's sixth and seventh best scoring averages, respectively. When asked how he felt about edging out his teammate, Steinhofer told the Wisconsin State Journal, 'I didn't want to have to beat Nick, but obviously we both wanted to win. I would've been happy for him if he would've won, and I know he was happy for me.'
Not only were the players from the Wisconsin men's golf team competing this weekend, but a few of the coaches were as well. Jim Schuman, the head coach of the Badger men's team, along with the men's volunteer assistant coach Jerry Kelly competed in the U.S. Bank Championship at Brown Deer Golf Course in Milwaukee.
Shuman shot only a 1-over par 71 in the tournament's first round but did not make the cut. The Madison native and two-time Wisconsin PGA Player of the Year (2001-02) shot a 75 in the second round and finished with a two-day total of 146.
Another Madison native Jerry Kelly, who will be entering his second year as the Badgers' volunteer assistant coach, shot a final round 67 and finished at 18-under par, just two strokes behind the leader. Kelly shot 22 birdies and also climbed 10 spots to 12th in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings.
There were a few more familiar names competing in the U.S. Bank Championship this weekend as former Badger David Roesch shot a one over par-281. Roesch was a four-time letterwinner for UW from 1994-97.
Mario Tiziani, who competed in two NCAA Championships for the Badgers, shot a 2-under par 68 in his second round but did not make the cut. Also, Ben Walter, who was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Wisconsin in 1993 and `94 and the 1994 Big Ten individual champion finished with a 143 but did not make the cut.
