PALM COAST, Fla. – The Wisconsin men's golf team opened its spring season by earning sixth place at the 14-team Big Ten Match Play at Hammock Dunes. Seeded 12th entering the tournament, the Badgers defeated fifth-seeded Penn State and eighth-seeded Michigan State while falling to eventual champion Ohio State via a tiebreaker and sixth-seeded Purdue in the fifth-place match.
Senior
Jordan Hahn went 3-1 in his four matches, including a 3&1 win over the Big Ten's highest-ranked individual, Will Grimmer of Ohio State, currently ranked 16th in the country. Sophomore
Griffin Barela also won three of his four matches at the No. 2 spot, with all three of his wins coming against higher-ranked golfers. Fellow sophomore
Tom Calbi went 3-1 as well as every Badger golfer won at least one match.
"I was really happy with how our guys played," UW head coach
Michael Burcin said. "The conditions couldn't have been any different between day one and day two and they handled it great. We played really well to end the fall and this was very good start to the spring season to keep that momentum going."
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ROUND 1
Wisconsin def. Penn State, 5-1
Jordan Hahn (WIS) def. Ryan Dornes (PSU), 4&3
Griffin Barela (WIS) def. Charles Huntzinger (PSU), 6&4
Pete Kuhl (WIS) def. JD Hughes (PSU), 1up
Sam Anderson (WIS) def. Ryan Davis (PSU) 1up
Tom Calbi (WIS) def. Alec Bard (PSU), 1up
Louis Olsakovsky (PSU) def.
Cameron Frazier (WIS), 1up
QUARTERFINALS
Wisconsin and Ohio State tied 3-3 (OSU advances to semifinal due to tiebreaker, 14-10 in holes won)Â
Jordan Hahn (WIS) def. Will Grimmer (OSU), 3&1
Griffin Barela (WIS) def. Daniel Wetterich (OSU), 5&4
Will Voetsch (OSU) def.
Pete Kuhl (WIS), 5&3
Caleb Ramirez (OSU) def.
Sam Anderson (WIS), 7&6
Kevin Stone (OSU) def.
Tom Calbi (WIS), 2&1
Cameron Frazier (WIS) def. Jack Mancinotti (OSU), 2up
CONSOLATION
Wisconsin def. Michigan State, 4-2
Jordan Hahn (WIS) def. James Piot (MSU), 2&1
Donnie Tropser (MSU) def.
Griffin Barela (WIS), 4&2
Pete Kuhl (WIS) def. Troy Taylor III (MSU), 1up
Andrew Walker (MSU) def.
Sam Anderson (WIS), 1 up
Tom Calbi (WIS) def. Zach Rosendale (MSU), 4&2
Cameron Frazier (WIS) def. Kaleb Johnson (MSU), 2up
FIFTH PLACE MATCH
Purdue def. Wisconsin, 4-2
Timmy Hildebrand (PUR) def.
Jordan Hahn (WIS), 7&5
Griffin Barela (WIS) def. Cole Bradley (PUR), 3&1
Jarle Volden (PUR) def.
Pete Kuhl (WIS), 1up
Joe Walker (PUR) def.
Sam Anderson (WIS), 1up
Tom Calbi (WIS) def. Jason Hong (PUR), 4&3
Andrew Lewis (PUR) def.
Cameron Frazier (WIS), 3&2
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