Badger women's golf signs three
November 17, 2014 | Women's Golf
MADSISON, Wis. -- Badger women’s golf coach Todd Oehrlein announced the signing of three players to letters of intent during the early signing period. Bunyaporn (Nat) Zeng, Tess Hackworthy of Madison, Wisconsin, and Jessica Reinecke of Verona, Wisconsin, will attend the University of Wisconsin next fall.
In these three players, Oehrlein has found successful golfers and student-athletes. Two of the players are well-known to the Madison-area community. Tess Hackworthy and Jessica Reinecke have been friendly competitors at the state level for four years with each winning a WIAA state individual title. Their teams have also won titles, and now they will combine their many talents as teammates in the class of 2015.
Joining them is Bunyaporn (Nat) Zeng, the first player from Thailand to play for the Badgers. “Nat” as she is called, spent this past year attending the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C. The IJGA provides training, academics and competition for junior golfers from all over the world.
Reinecke won the WIAA state titles in 2012 and 2013, and Hackworthy won the WIAA title in 2014. Both have been first-team all-state players the past three years and Wisconsin State Golf Coaches Association Players of the Year.
Hackworthy has been a member of Edgewood High School's four-straight state championship teams. Reinecke’s Verona High School team won the 2014 WIAA State Division I title. And both are National Honor Society members.
Zeng took a different path in golf, starting to play as a youngster before taking time off from sports for a virtuoso musical experience. When she returned to golf at age 16, she found success as the two-time SEASAC (South East Asia Student Activity) Girl Champion and MVP in 2012 and 2013. She eventually became ranked in the Top 50 in ThaiLPGA Amateur Ranking in 2014.
UW Coach Todd Oehrlein said, "We are extremely excited to have Jessica, Tess, and Nat joining our program. All three have really impressed us with their maturity and their excitement for the University of Wisconsin. They all have the potential to be very good players for our program and are wonderful young women. They are dedicated, hard-working and we are thrilled that they chose Wisconsin."
Tess Hackworthy (Madison, Wis., (Edgewood HS))
Athletics:
1. 2014 Wisconsin State Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year
2. 2014 WIAA State Champion
3. Wisconsin Sectional Champion 2013 & 2014
4. First-Team All-State 2013 & 2014, Third-Team All-State 2012, All-State honorable mention 2011
5. In 2014 season, finished top two in every event played
6. 2014 High School scoring average: 35.7 & 71.9
7. T7th at the 2014 Wisconsin State Women’s Open
8. 2nd at 2014 Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship
9. 7th at 2013 AJGA in Kansas City, Mo.
10. Won FCWT in Santa Barbara, CA (February 2014)
11. Won MAJGT Second City Classic: Homewood, Ill. (June 2014)
12. Won MAJGT Autumn Open: Madison, Wis. (October 2013)
Academic:
1. Member of National Honor Society
2. Academic All-State: four years
Other
1. Organized A Walk for Courage that has raised over $100K in four years to benefit Breast Cancer Research at the UW Carbone Cancer Center
2. Past board member of Bucket of Hope Junior Tour
3. Member of Edgewood Leadership Corps
4. Member of Edgewood Key Club
Bunyaporn (Nat) Zeng - International Junior Golf Academy, Hilton Head, SC
Athletics
1. Two-time SEASAC (South East Asia Student Activity) Girl Champion 2012 and 2013
2. Two-time MVP (Most valuable player) 2012 and 2013 in SEASAC
3. 2013-2014 Ruamrudee International School Golf Team Captain
4. Top 25 in ThaiLPGA 9th Thai LPGA Championship 2014 (73-69-78) and Hottest Putter (31-26-28)
5. Top 50 in ThaiLPGA Amateur Ranking 2014
6. Faldo Series Thailand Girl Champion 2014 (71-75)
7. Golf Week Southeastern Junior Invitational 2014 Champion flight girl
(First tournament in USA, and first 36 holes tournament in one day) (72-72)
8. Won first IJGT tournament in Florida (74-74)
Started golf at the age of 8, stopped at the age of 11, started golf again at the age of 16.
Community service:
1. Red Cross Member 2012-2013
2. Internship at Sirindhorn Hospital 2012-2013
3. Camillian Home - Helping disabled children in Thailand 2010-2011
Music:
1. RIS Wind Ensemble 2011-2012-2013 Clarinet
2. RIS Jazz Band 2013-2014 Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone
3. Royal Bodin II Wind Band 2012-2013 Bass Clarinet
Other Sports:
1. 2009-2010 Phoenix RIS Volleyball team
2. 2012-2013 Phoenix RIS Water Polo Team
Jessica Reinecke, Verona, Wis. (Verona HS)
Athletic
1. Two-time Division 1 WIAA State Champion (2012 and 2013)
2. 2013 Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year
3. Division 1 Big Eight Conference Player of the year all four years
4. First-Team All-State 2012, 2013, 2014
5. Third-Team All State 2011
6. 2014 Division 1 WIAA Verona Area High School Team State Champion member
7. Member of Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association All State Academic Team the past three years
8. Tied course-record 69 at Portage Golf Course at the Portage Invitational 2014
9. 2014 high school golf season had 12 first place finishes including regionals and sectionals
10. 2014 AJGA McArthur Future Legends tied 8th place
11. 2013 AJGA McArthur Future Legends tied 9th place
12. 2014 PGA Series Kearney Hill Golf Links 8th place
Other
1. National Honor Society Member at Verona Area High School
2. Past Board Member of Buckets of Hope
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