MADISON, Wis. - Led by top-10 finishes from Clayton Tribus and Maxime Legros, Wisconsin rallied to a second-place finish at the team's home Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Tuesday, Sept. 13

The Badgers finished -9 under par with 279 team points in Round 2 to bring their two-day total to 567 team points and climb five places from Monday's Round 1 seventh-place standing.

Texas A&M won the Invitational with 556 points. Illinois State (569), Nebraska (571) and Purdue (573) rounded out the top five in the overall team standings. Northern Illinois' Ben Sluzas (69-66=135, -9) and Texas A&M's William Paysse (68-67=135, -9) tied for first place as individuals.

Tied for first-place earlier in the day, Tribus finished his debut tournament as a Badger with 68-69=137 (-7) overall, including -3 under par in Round 2 to tie for third-place among the individuals. Also in his Badgers debut, Legros completed the Invitational 71-68=139 (-5) climbing nine spots up in Round 2 to finish tied for seventh-place.

Wisconsin's Coalter Smith finished two-over-par with 72-74=146 to finish T-41st, followed by Cameron Huss at T-46th (77-70=147, +3) who climbed 20 spots in the individual standings after Round 1. Teammate Daniel Aas completed his Invitational up five spots to tie for 61st place with 77-72=149 (+5) with an even-par performance on Tuesday.

Monday, Sept. 12

Monday's overcast weather couldn't stop the Badgers. Both the Invitational and individual tournaments played 18 holes in Madison.

Wisconsin finished in seventh place (out of 18 teams) after Round 1 at even par with a team score of 288. Senior Clayton Tribus paced the Badgers shooting 68 (-4) and tied for second place in the individual standings, including four birdies in his Wisconsin debut. Teammate and senior Maxime Legros notched a 71 (-1) on the day to tie for 16th and had five birdies of his own, also in his first appearance as a Badger. Coalter Smith (T24, 72 (E)), Cameron Huss (T66th, 77 (+5)) and Daniel Aas (T66th, 77 (+5)) rounded out the Badgers' lineup.

In the overall team standings, Texas A&M led the pack with 279 (-9) followed by Western Carolina (282, -6) and last year's defending champion Illinois State at third (283, -5). Full results for Round 1 of the Invitational are below and also on GolfStat.

The competition will conclude on Tuesday, Sept. 13 with an 8 a.m. CT tee off for teams on holes one and 10. Due to the earlier canceled rounds, the Invitational will only include two rounds overall for 36 holes.

In the Badgers' individual tournament, held at Pleasant View, Ryan Smith finished T10th overall with a 76 in Round 2 (75+76=151 (+9)). Teammates Max Schwarz and McCord Grice at placed 15th overall with 151 over the two rounds, shooting 73 and 78 respectively in Round 2. Complete results of the individual tournament are also below.

Sunday, Sept. 11

Sunday's opening round of the Badger Invitational at University Ridge was canceled due to the weather.

Despite the rain, the Badgers competing in the individual tournament at nearby Pleasant View Golf Course were able to play 18 holes. 

Ryan Smith led the individual Badgers at the end of the day at 75 (+4) and tying for eighth, with a birdie on hole 17. Freshman McCord Grice followed closely at 76 (+5), tying for 10th. Full results are below.

2022 Badger Invitational - University Ridge Golf Course

Pos.	Name	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total
T-3	Clayton Tribus	-7	68	69	137
T-7	Maxime Legros	-5	71	68	139
T-41	Coalter Smith	+2	72	74	146
T-46	Cameron Huss	+3	77	70	147
T-61	Daniel Aas	+5	77	72	149

 
 

Pos.	Team (Rank)	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total
1	Texas A&M (17)	-20	279	277	556
2	Wisconsin	-9	288	279	567
3	Illinois State	-7	283	286	569
4	Nebraska	-5	291	280	571
5	Purdue (RV)	-3	294	279	573
T-6	Ole Miss	-2	290	284	574
T-6	South Carolina (RV)	-2	289	285	574
T-6	Marquette	-2	284	290	574
T-6	Cincinnati	-2	292	282	574
T-10	South Florida	-1	284	291	575
T-10	Campbell	-1	286	289	575
12	Northern Illinois	E	294	282	576
13	Western Carolina	+6	282	300	582
14	Augusta	+8	293	291	584
15	UAB	+16	299	293	592
T-16	Maryland	+28	303	301	604
T-16	Western Kentucky	+28	305	299	604
18	South Dakota State	+30	309	297	606

Rankings are Bushnell/Golfweek D1 Coaches Poll for Sept. 9

2022 Badger Individual Tournament - Pleasant View Golf Course

Pos.	Name	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total
T-10	Ryan Smith	+9	75	76	151
T-15	Max Schwarz	+12	81	73	154
T-15	McCord Grice	+12	76	78	154
T-18	Graham Moody	+13	79	76	155
T-22	Carter Pitcairn	+15	83	74	154
T-25	Spencer Turtz	+19	79	82	161