Badgers finish under par at Kiawah Invitational

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Sam Anderson with head coach Michael Burcin

Badgers finish under par at Kiawah Invitational

February 13, 2021 | Men's Golf

Freshman Cameron Huss leads team in his first invitational

By: Tia Martin

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Wisconsin golf finished in ninth place at the Kiawah Invitational on Tuesday afternoon after recording rounds at four-under-par, even par and one-over.

The team went 284-288-289 to finish with a three-under-par 861. The Badgers finished ahead of Big Ten competitors Rutgers, Michigan State and Maryland.

"I'm very encouraged with what I saw this week," said head coach Michael Burcin. "We are deep one through five and we made a lot of birdies."

Between the five players competing for the team, 51 total birdies were marked, including 19 in the first round.

Round one on Sunday was postponed due to weather and was played on Monday morning. In the first round, Sam Anderson shot a 67 (-5) in round one to tie his career-low 18-hole score.

Redshirt senior Nick Robinson recorded the lowest score in round two with a two-under-par 70. Wisconsin was able to finish, but play was suspended due to darkness and most of the field finished the second round early Tuesday morning. The Badgers finished the second round with an even-par 288 to total 573 (-4).

Individual entry Jack Blair recorded an 18-hole career-best 71 (-1) in the second round. He also improved his career-best 36-hole score by one stroke to 146.

Cameron Huss, Coalter Smith and Griffin Barela all shot an even 72 to lead the Badgers through the third and final round on Tuesday. Wisconsin shot a one-over-par 289 to wrap up the tournament.

Huss was the top-finisher for the Badgers, coming in tied for 30th with a one-under-par 215. The freshman had rounds of 69-74-72, marking career lows for 18, 36 and 54-hole scores. This was his first regular tournament competing for Wisconsin.

"I'm really happy with what Cameron Huss is doing and how he's handling himself as well," said Burcin.

"I hit the ball well this week and placed myself in position for the best chance for success," said Huss. "Going forward there will be a focus on putting to help me play better."

The team has just over a month off of competition. The Badgers return to the course on March 28-30 for the Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awendaw, South Carolina.

Pos.	Name	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
T30	Cameron Huss	-1	69	74	72	215
T39	Coalter Smith	+2	74	72	72	218
T39	Griffin Barela	+2	74	72	72	218
T39	Sam Anderson	+2	67	74	77	218
T50	Nick Robinson	+4	77	70	73	220
T64	Jack Blair (Ind.)	+12	75	71	82	228

Pos.	School	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
1	Wake Forest (T7)	-37	267	274	286	827
2	Clemson (T7)	-28	283	272	281	836
3	Kentucky	-25	276	277	286	839
4	ETSU	-24	280	277	283	840
T5	UNCW	-14	282	285	283	850
T5	Iowa	-13	289	278	283	850
7	Purdue	-12	288	277	287	852
8	Ohio State	-8	283	283	290	856
9	Wisconsin	-3	284	288	289	861
10	College of Charleston	-2	285	283	294	862
11	Rutgers	+2	286	287	293	866
12	Michigan State	+7	296	285	290	871
13	Maryland	+8	297	282	293	872
14	East Carolina	+28	293	293	306	892