FRENCH LICK, Ind. — The Wisconsin men's golf team finished the Big Ten Championship in fifth with an 891 (+27). The team shot splits of 284-302-305 to record its best finish at the conference championship tournament since the 2014-15 season when the team finished tied for fifth with Ohio State.
Coalter Smith led the Badgers, finishing fifth with a two-over-par 218. He was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Championship team after recording his second career top-five finish. He shot splits of 73-74-71.
Griffin Barela recorded his eighth career top-10 finish in his final regular-season collegiate tournament. He came in T6 with a three-over-par 219, shooting splits of 69-72-78. He finished in the top-25 at all nine tournaments this season, with three of those finishes in the top-10.
Cameron Huss and
Robbie Morway both shot a one-under-par 71 in the first round.
Daniel Aas played the first and third rounds with
Graham Moody playing as a substitute in the second round.
Wisconsin led the field in eagles with three over the weekend. Morway had two and Smith had one.
No. 19-ranked Illinois won the tournament with an 885 (+21). David Nyfjall of Northwestern shot a one-under-par 215 to take home the medalist honors.
This was the final tournament of the 2021-22 regular season for the Badgers.
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Pos. |
Team |
To Par |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total |
1 |
Illinois |
+19 |
286 |
292 |
307 |
885 |
2 |
Michigan State |
+22 |
276 |
301 |
309 |
886 |
3 |
Maryland |
+23 |
294 |
291 |
302 |
887 |
4 |
Northwestern |
+26 |
291 |
293 |
306 |
890 |
5 |
Wisconsin |
+27 |
284 |
302 |
305 |
891 |
6 |
Purdue |
+30 |
287 |
295 |
312 |
894 |
7 |
Iowa |
+31 |
300 |
293 |
302 |
895 |
8 |
Penn State |
+32 |
291 |
298 |
307 |
896 |
9 |
Indiana |
+39 |
293 |
305 |
305 |
903 |
10 |
Minnesota |
+43 |
298 |
303 |
306 |
907 |
11 |
Rutgers |
+45 |
295 |
297 |
317 |
909 |
12 |
Ohio State |
+48 |
297 |
306 |
309 |
912 |
13 |
Michigan |
303 |
303 |
303 |
313 |
919 |
14 |
Nebraska |
+80 |
304 |
316 |
324 |
944 |