Wisconsin women's golf Emily Lauterbach and head coach Todd Oehrlein fist bump after a good score at the 2022 Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
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Women's Golf Taylor Smith

Badgers tie for fourth at home invitational

Emily Lauterbach at the top for Badgers at one above par

Women's Golf Taylor Smith

Badgers tie for fourth at home invitational

Emily Lauterbach at the top for Badgers at one above par

MADISON, Wis. - Moving up three places in the final round of the 2022 Badger Invitational, Wisconsin tied for fourth in their annual home invitational. The Badgers were led by senior Emily Lauterbach who carded a 217 (+1) to T12.

Tuesday, Sept. 20

Wisconsin yet again improved their round score, shooting a 289 (+1) to end the tournament tied for fourth with North Florida and Washington State. 

Nebraska won the invitational with a score of 863 (-1), which was 11 strokes ahead of Notre Dame and Old Dominion who tied for second. Rutgers' Leigha Devine and Notre Dame's Montgomery Ferreira topped the leaderboard for the invitational, both shooting a seven below par. 

Moving up 11 spots in the leaderboard to tie for 12th, Emily Lauterbach led the Badgers shooting a 70 (-2) in the third round, ending the tournament one above par (71+76+70=217). Vanessa Ho (75+73+72=220) and Chloe Chan (74+72+74=220) trailed not far behind to T19, ending the three rounds four above par. Freshman Alexia Siehl (76+72+73=221) completed her first ever Badger Invitational five above par to T24. Gia Feliciano rounded out the team lineup T48 (79+74+76=229, +13). 

Badgers competing individually were led by Camille Kuznik who tied for 24th after shooting a 221 (75+70+76) to end five above par. Fellow sophomore Carly Carter shot eight above par (78+70+76=224) to T34, improving her score from the 2021 Badger Invitational by 12 strokes. Not far behind with a +9 (75+76+74=225) was Nicole Ciskowski who T37. Yongze Cheng finished her first home invitational T66 with a 239 (76+80+83) to place her at 23 above par. 

Monday, Sept. 19

The Badgers improved their round two score by five strokes, carding a 291 (+3). After the second round, the Badgers remain in seventh place (587 (+11)) in the team standings. Notre Dame has retained the overall team lead with 284-287=571 (-5), followed by Nebraska in second place (575, -3) and Old Dominion (581, +5) in third.

Chloe Chan and Alexia Siehl both shot a 72 (E) to lead the team, both ranking in the top 30 of golfers. Also in the top 30 at T27 was Vanessa Ho who shot a 73 (+1). Not far behind was Gia Feliciano with a 74 (+2) and an eagle, who improved her score by five strokes between the two rounds, moving her ranking up 10 spots to T49. Rounding out the lineup for the day was Emily Lauterbach shooting a 76 (+4), ending the day T-23. 

Competing as individuals, Carly Carter and Camille Kuznik shot a 70 (-2), both improving their scores from day one. Carter improved by eight strokes moving her ranking up 28 spots to T27 while Kuznik improved by five, moving her up 15 spots to T14. Nicole Ciskowski completed the round with a 76 (+4) at T40 and Yongze Cheng scored a 80 (+8) at T60. 
Full results of Round 2 are available here (PDF) and also on GolfStat.

Sunday, Sept. 18

Wisconsin carded a 296 (+8) the first round of the home invitational, ending the day in seventh place. 

The Badgers were led by senior and Wisconsin native, Emily Lauterbach, who shot a 71 (-1), placing her in the top 10 at T-4. Lauterbach registered four birdies and one eagle in the first round of play. Not far behind was sophomore Chloe Chan with a 74 (+2), at T-23 and Vanessa Ho with a 75 (+3) at T-29. In her first home invitational, Alexia Siehl carded a 76 (+4) to T-37. Rounding out the lineup for the Badgers was Gia Feliciano, who shot a 79 (+7) to T-59. 

Competing as individuals, Nicole Ciskowski and Camille Kuznik both shot a 75 (+3), ending the day T-29. Freshman Yongze Cheng carded a 76 (+4) to T-37 in what was both her first collegiate tournament and first home invitational. Carly Carter completed the round with a 78 (+6) to T-55.

Full results of Round 1 are available here (PDF) and also on GolfStat.

2022 Badger Invitational - University Ridge Golf Course

Pos. Name To Par Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total
T12 Emily Lauterbach +1 71 76 70 217
T19 Chloe Chan +4 74 72 74 220
T19 Vanessa Ho +4 75 73 72 220
T24 Alexia Siehl +5 76 72 73 221
T24 Camille Kuznik* +5 75 70 76 221
T34 Carly Carter* +8 78 70 76 224
T37 Nicole Ciskowski* +9 75 76 74 225
T48 Gia Feliciano +13 79 74 76 229
T66 Yongze Cheng* +23 76 80 83 239
*Competed as an individual
 
Pos. Team To Par Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total
1 Nebraska -1 292 283 288 863
T2 Old Dominion +10 293 288 293 874
T2 Notre Dame +10 284 287 303 874
T4 North Florida +12 293 290 293 876
T4 Wisconsin +12 296 291 289 876
T4 Washington State +12 295 288 293 876
7 Colorado State +13 295 289 293 877
8 Rutgers +24 298 295 295 888
9 Delaware +25 298 299 292 889
T10 UC Davis +40 300 296 308 904
T10 Iowa +40 298 304 302 904
12 Indiana +45 317 295 297 909
13 East Carolina +62 313 305 308 926
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Players Mentioned

Nicole Ciskowski

Nicole Ciskowski

5' 5"
Freshman
Emily Lauterbach

Emily Lauterbach

5' 7"
Freshman
Carly Carter

Carly Carter

5' 7"
Sophomore
Chloe Chan

Chloe Chan

5' 7"
Sophomore
Gia Feliciano

Gia Feliciano

Junior
Vanessa Ho

Vanessa Ho

5' 2"
Sophomore
Camille Kuznik

Camille Kuznik

5' 4"
Sophomore
Alexia Siehl

Alexia Siehl

5' 7"
Freshman
Yongze Cheng

Yongze Cheng

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicole Ciskowski

Nicole Ciskowski

5' 5"
Freshman
Emily Lauterbach

Emily Lauterbach

5' 7"
Freshman
Carly Carter

Carly Carter

5' 7"
Sophomore
Chloe Chan

Chloe Chan

5' 7"
Sophomore
Gia Feliciano

Gia Feliciano

Junior
Vanessa Ho

Vanessa Ho

5' 2"
Sophomore
Camille Kuznik

Camille Kuznik

5' 4"
Sophomore
Alexia Siehl

Alexia Siehl

5' 7"
Freshman
Yongze Cheng

Yongze Cheng

Freshman