Badgers welcome new golfers for 2021
November 14, 2020 | Women's Golf
Wisconsin signs four during national signing period
"We are so excited to welcome these four outstanding people to our program," said Oehrlein. "It's a very talented group and they will add a lot of competitiveness and depth to our team. As a group, they are very hard workers and have successful experience at the highest levels of golf.
"We also love that each of them are excited about their opportunity at the University of Wisconsin overall. They are talented players, good students and will be great Badgers!"
Camille Kuznik
Orono, Minnesota
Orono High School
Coach: Katie Hanneman; Swing Coach: Adam Guili
Oehrlein on Camille Kuznik: "We are excited to welcome Camille to Wisconsin. Camille is the No. 1 ranked player in Minnesota in her class and has been one of the best junior golfers in the state throughout her high school career. Camille has proven herself to be a winner with over 100 career wins and she loves to compete. We also love that Camille is a great athlete. In addition to being a great golfer, she is one of the state's best downhill skiers. She competes at both the high school and national junior level and is a great competitor overall."
- 125 Tournament Wins and 60 Top-3 Finishes
- Minnesota Golf Association State Junior Girls Championship Medalist (2x – 2018 & 2019)
- Minnesota Public Golf Association Junior Public Links State Championship Medalist (2x – 2019 & 2020)
- Minnesota Junior PGA State Championship Medalist (4x) and Runner-up (2x)
- Minnesota Junior PGA State Match-Play Champion (1x - 2020)
- Minnesota PGA Junior Cup All-State Team (3x – 2018-2020)
- AJGA Tournaments – one Top-3 (3rd), two Top-5 (5th & 5th), and four Top-10 (6th, 6th, 7th & 10th) finishes
- Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist (Midwest Champion – competed at Augusta National Golf Club)
- Optimist International Junior Golf Championship Long Drive Champion (2x)
- Minnesota State High School League All-State Team (4 yrs – 2015-2019)
- Alpine Ski Racing: US Junior Olympic Medalist (1x); US Junior Olympian (2 yrs); US Ski Asssociation All-Central Team (1 yr); NASTAR National Championships Medalist (6x); US Central Region Champion (1x); Minnesota State High School League All-State Team (1 yr); State Championship Qualifier & Medalist (5 yrs);
Chloe Chan
Hong Kong
King George V School
Oehrlein on Chloe Chan: "Chloe brings an incredible amount of international success and experience to our team ... winning events here in the United States as well as international events. She has been the top-ranked junior player in Hong Kong for a number of years and we're thrilled that she'll be joining our team. She's also an outstanding student and we are confident that she'll be a great student-athlete overall at Wisconsin."
- Top-ranked Junior golfer in Hong Kong
- 2019 CJGA World Junior Challenge: 1st place (Tampa, Florida)
- 2019 Hong Kong Junior Close Championship: 1st place (Hong Kong)
- 2018 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship: 4th place (Miami, Florida)
- 2018 Pondok Indah International Junior Championship: 2nd place (Jakarta, Indonesia)
- 2018 Hong Kong Ladies Open Amateur Championship: 1st place (Hong Kong)
- Also competed in basketball and track & field
- King George V School Speech Day Lion's Award (2016, Academic Honor)
Carly Carter
Eagle, Idaho
The Ambrose School
Coach: Kevin Turner
Oehrlein on Carly Carter: "Carly has had a fantastic year and is the No. 1 ranked junior player in the state of Idaho. We can't be more excited to announce her signing. She's strong and has a great college career ahead of her. She's played a very competitive schedule and has had a lot of success at all levels."
- 2x Idaho Junior Amateur Champion (2018/2020)
- 2x Diamond Line POY (2018/2020)
- 3rd place Justin Thomas Junior (2020)
- 2x Girls Junior PGA Participant
- 2x Girls Junior Americas Cup participant
- Top 100 AJGA Rolex Rankings
- PNGA Matchplay - Team Idaho
Vanessa Ho
San Diego, California
Rancho Bernardo High School
Coach: Richard Deem
Oehrlein on Vanessa Ho: "We're thrilled to have Vanessa join our program. She is a very talented player and has had tremendous success at an elite level. She has worked very hard and has developed many aspects of her game that will help her become a great player at the next level. Similar to the other players in this class, she has a lot of high level tournament experience and loves to compete."
- 3x Athlete of the Month, recognized by San Diego Union-Tribune and San Diego Hall of Champions
- 3x first-team All-CIF Girls Golf Team, recognized by San Diego Sports Association
- 2020 US Women's Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying (71) qualified
- 2019 Rolex Tournament of Champions (77,76,79,78: 310) – 53th
- 2019 AJGA KIA Junior Championship (75,75,76: 226) – 8th place
- 2019 AJGA Callaway Golf Junior Championship (75,74: 149) – 6th place
- 2019 AJGA Junior at Palo Alto (71,73,73: 217) – 3rd place
- 2019 AJGA Club Crop Mission Hills Desert Junior (69,74,69: 212) – 2nd place
- 2019 Se Ri Pak Junior Championship (69,77-73: 219) – 8th place
- 2019 AJGA Swing Skirt Invitational (76,71,73: 220) – 31st place
- 2019 SCPGA Corey Pavin Invitational (69,72,70: 211) – 1st place
- 2019 AJGA Scholastic Honor Roll
- 2019 All-Academic Team (recognized by The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- 2017 FCG Callaway World Championship, Girls 13-14 (68, 69, 70: 207) ー 1st place
- 2017 IMG Junior World Championship, Girls 13-14 (76,69,73: 218) ー 14th place
