Wisconsin places 6th at Schenkel Invitational

Friday, March 17

Statesboro, Ga.

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Daniel Aas, men's golf, lines up the ball for a putt at the 2022 Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course

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Wisconsin places 6th at Schenkel Invitational

March 17, 2023 | Men's Golf

Aas leads Badgers in Georgia Southern tournament

By: Jessica Burda Leslie

STATESBORO, Georgia - Wisconsin finished the 43rd annual Schenkel Invitational in sixth place overall at Forest Heights Country Club.

Wisconsin card 9-over after shooting 292 as a team on Sunday and totaling 272-281-284=837. Host Georgia Southern, currently ranked No. 19 by GolfStat, continues to lead the 14-team field at 27-under, while No. 24 Mississippi State holds second place at 16-under. Five teams in the field are currently ranked among the top-50 by Golfstat (full team standings with rankings below).

Daniel Aas garnered top honors for the Badgers tying for 16th place overall with an even-par performance (71-73-72=216), aided by his hole-in-one on Friday. Teammate Cameron Huss finished closely behind at T22 with 1-over (70-74-73=217).

Round 3 - Sunday, March 19

Aas kept his score low with an even-par card on Sunday. He collected four birdies, including three in a row on holes 7, 8 and 9.

Badgers Huss and Coalter Smith finished second for the team on day with 1-over 73s. Maxime Legros finished 2-over and Clayton Tribus card a 3-over on the day.

Max Schwarz shaved five strokes off his first-round game and finished even-par 72.

Round 2 - Saturday, March 18

Wisconsin finished the second round of the Schenkel Invitational in sixth place overall following Saturday's competition at 5-over after shooting 295 as a team, losing seven strokes from Friday's opening 2-under performance.

After shooting a hole-in-one on Friday, Aas took the lead for the Badgers on Saturday with a 1-over 73. He finished round two with four birdies, cleaning up his play in the back nine with eight holes at par or birdie.

Three Badgers - Legros, Huss and Tribus - all finished 2-over 74 on the day. Over 36 holes, Aas and Huss are now tied for 21st at even-par 144. Smith rounded out the team at 4-over 76. Teammate Max Schwarz is competing as an individual and finished 5-over 77.

Round 1 - Friday, March 17

Wisconsin's strong start at the 43rd annual Schenkel Invitational saw the Badgers tied for third place overall following the first day of competition. Wisconsin finished 2-under after shooting 286 as a team and tied with Kentucky after the first 18 holes at Forest Heights Country Club.

Huss is currently tied for seventh overall with a 2-under 70 to pace the Badgers individually. Huss finished Friday with four birdies, including three on consecutive holes (3, 4 and 5) on the front nine.

Aas and Tribus both finished T-12th at 1-under 71 on the day. Aas scored a hole-in-one on par-three Hole 3 to aid his first round performance, while Tribus played strongly to par and collected two birdies.

Teammates Legros and Smith both finished T-34th at 2-over 74. Schwarz finished 5-over 77 to tie for 60th among individuals.

2023 Schenkel Invitational

Pos.	Player	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
T16	Daniel Aas	E	71	73	72	216
T22	Cameron Huss	+1	70	74	73	217
T30	Clayton Tribus	+4	71	74	75	220
T42	Maxime Legros	+6	74	74	74	222
T48	Coalter Smith	+7	74	76	73	223
T63	Max Schwarz*	+10	77	77	72	226

*Competing as an individual for Wisconsin

Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
1	#19 Georgia Southern	-27	272	281	284	837
2	#24 Mississippi State	-16	284	280	284	848
3	Middle Tennessee St.	-7	291	281	285	857
4	#41 Liberty	-5	287	287	285	859
5	Kentucky	+1	286	285	294	865
6	Wisconsin	+9	286	295	292	873
T7	#45 North Florida	+12	302	288	286	876
T7	UCF	+12	295	290	291	876
T9	Florida Gulf Coast U	+14	300	287	291	878
T9	#43 Notre Dame	+14	290	299	289	878
11	Campbell	+20	295	290	299	884
12	West Virginia	+25	298	291	300	889
13	UAB	+36	307	291	302	900
14	Army West Point	+48	311	299	302	912