Badgers place 12th at NCAA Regional

Monday, May 15

Bath, Mich.

All Day

Wisconsin Badgers

NCAA Men's Golf Regional

Max Schwarz takes a swing at the 2023 NCAA Regional tournament in Bath, Michigan

Photo by: Bill Salyer

Badgers place 12th at NCAA Regional

May 15, 2023 | Men's Golf

Schwarz led UW in final tournament as a Badger

By: Taylor Smith

BATH, Mich. — Wisconsin men's golf has completed the 2022-23 season with a 12th place finish at the NCAA Regional tournament at Eagle Eye Golf Club.

Graduate student Max Schwarz earned top honors for Wisconsin, finishing at two-over par to tie for 33rd place. Schwarz completed his final tournament as a Badger with two eagles and nine birdies.

No. 34 Georgia led the field at 29-under, eight strokes ahead of the second place team, third-ranked Illinois. Georgia and Illinois will be joined by Oregon, Florida and Texas at the NCAA Finals in Scottsdale, Arizona. Kansas State's Luke O'Neill also punched a ticket to the finals as the top individual finisher.

Wednesday, May 17

Round Three

The Badgers shot a 298 (+14) in the third and final round, placing them in 12th.

Clayton Tribus improved his score by two strokes to make par in the final 18 holes. Tribus made three birdies to end the tournament with a total of 10.

Schwarz shot a three-over 74 while Coalter Smith followed closely behind with a four-over 75. Maxime Legros and Cameron Huss each shot a seven-over par to round out the lineup for the Badgers.

Tuesday, May 16

Round Two

In a windy second round of play, UW carded a seven-over par, completing the day in 11th place.

Huss and Schwarz once again paved the way for the Cardinal and White, each making par. Schwarz grabbed his second eagle of the tournament, the most of any player thus far in the tournament.

Tribus shot a two-over 73 while tallying a team-leading five birdies. Legros carded a five-over par, while Smith rounded out the lineup with a seven-over par.

Monday, May 15

Round One

Wisconsin completed the first day of play with an even-par 284 to place in 10th.

Huss and Schwarz led the way for the Badgers at one-under par. Huss enjoyed a team-leading six birdies, five of which were made on the back nine. Schwarz made the lone eagle for UW in addition to four birdies.

Legros made par for his first 18 holes, while Tribus and Smith each shot a two-over 73.

2023 NCAA Regionals - Bath, Michigan

Pos.	Player	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
T33	Max Schwarz	+2	70	71	74	215
T39	Clayton Tribus	+4	73	73	71	217
T49	Cameron Huss	+6	70	71	78	219
T66	Maxime Legros	+12	71	76	78	225
T68	Coalter Smith	+13	73	78	75	226

Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
1	#34 Georgia	-29	266	274	283	823
2	#3 Illinois	-21	272	278	281	831
3	#22 Oregon	-14	279	274	285	838
4	#10 Florida	-12	280	284	276	840
5	#15 Texas	-10	275	281	286	842
6	#27 Kansas State	-7	281	283	281	845
7	Michigan State	-1	272	285	294	851
8	#39 Liberty	+3	283	290	282	855
9	#50 Little Rock	+12	279	290	295	864
T10	#46 San Diego	+17	286	288	295	869
T10	Illinois State	+17	288	296	285	869
12	Wisconsin	+21	284	291	298	873
13	Purdue Fort Wayne	+48	296	306	298	900