Badgers sign two golfers for 2021
November 11, 2020 | Men's Golf
Wisconsin welcomes Jacob Beckman and Graham Moody
"I am so excited for both these kids to join us in the fall," said Burcin. "Both of them prioritize academics and are very self-driven when it comes to game improvement. I would not be surprised at all to them both make immediate impacts.
"This will be a very impactful class. Both families are fantastic as both young men are responsible, organized and they will fit in very quickly for what we expect."
Graham Moody
Vancouver, Washington
Mountain View High School
Coach: James Peterson
Burcin on Moody: "We feel very fortunate to have Graham joining us in 2021. He has ties to Wisconsin and the Midwest and had a lot of options nationally to play his college golf. He is mature in his approach to golf and life and his experience on the national stage will pay dividends for him once he gets to Madison."
- 2019 and 2020 Oregon Junior Golf Player of the Year
- 1st of 90, 2018 High School 3A Washington State Championship, (68, 71) -5
- Four-time Oregon Junior Amateur Champion (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)
- Runner-up, 2020 Oregon Men's Stroke Play Championship
- Didn't finish outside the top 7 of any event summer of 2020
- 3rd of 114, 2019 High School 3A Washington State Championship
- 3A Academic State Championship Team, Boys Golf (2018-2019)
- Washington State High School Team of the Month, October 2019
- 3A Individual and Team District Champion, October 2019
- Made cut 2019 IMG Academy Junior World Championship (57th of 220)
- Three-time Scholar Athlete award for Greater Saint Helens League Varsity Boys Golf
- 5th youngest participant in 2018 US Junior Amateur held at Baltusrol GC
- Member of 1st place 2019 Oregon Hogan Cup team
- Assisted in leading high school Unified Basketball team for special needs students
Jacob Beckman
Middleton, Wisconsin
Middleton High School
Coach: Tom Cabalka
Burcin on Moody: "We continue to prioritize the top players from Wisconsin and we are thrilled to have Jacob join the program. He comes from a very competitive HS golf environment. Moving to the Madison area from the northeast a few years ago, he will be familiar and comfortable in Madison and playing golf all over the nation."
- #1 ranked player in Wisconsin
- Played for one of the top HS programs at Middleton and coach Tom Cabalka
- 5th place at 2020 WPGA Junior Championship
- 15th place at 2020 Wisconsin Junior Boys Championship
- 4th place at 2020 32nd Lake Arrowhead Invitational
- 1st place at 2019 WPGA Junior Championship
- 9th place at 2019 Wisconsin State Amateur
- 12th place at 2019 WIAA State championship
- Participant at the 2019 Junior Boys PGA Championship
- 12th place at 2019 Wisconsin Junior Boys Championship
- 2019 Third team All-State (Wisconsin)
- 2019 First team All-Conference (Big 8 Conference)
- 2018 and 2019 academic All-State high honors for golf
- 3rd place at 2018 Players Tour Blackwolf Run
- Semifinalist at 2018 16U Junior Masters
- Swimming – 2x 200 IM champion at JV conference
- Top swimmer at Middleton and tremendous student
