WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the first time since 2008, a Badger is headed to the NCAA Championship as Cameron Huss qualified for the tournament after finishing five-under par at the NCAA Regional tournament. In a three-way tie after regulation, Huss won the sudden-death playoff stretching into five holes to earn his first career qualification to the national tournament in California.

The Wisconsin senior shot 211 (66-74-74) at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, which ties the best 54-hole score recorded by a Badger at an NCAA tournament, previously set by Ron Wuensch in 1991 when he won the Central Regional with 69-72-70=211. Huss is the first Badger since Dan Woltman to qualify for the NCAA Championship. Woltman qualified in 2008 after finishing T19 (71-68-79=218) at the NCAA West Regional to advance.

For the first time since 2008, a Badger is headed to the NCAA Championship 🥳

Cameron Huss advances after five holes of sudden death play 😱 pic.twitter.com/k7UO6Hgu8t

— Wisconsin Men's Golf (@BadgerMGolf) May 15, 2024

Wednesday, May 15

Round 3

In the final round of the tournament, Huss shot a one-under 71, bringing him to five-under par overall and tying for fourth place. 

A late birdie on Hole 16 allowed Huss to tie with the two other low individuals, forcing the three-golfer playoff. Despite finding the water on the second hole of the playoff, Huss was able to recover and move on. After five holes of sudden elimination, Huss punched his ticket to the 2024 NCAA National Championship with a birdie, outlasting golfers from Middle Tennessee State and Mississippi State. 
 

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
Par	4	3	4	5	3	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	72
Score	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	71

Tuesday, May 14

Round 2

Huss shot a two-over 74 in the second round of NCAA Regionals, placing him tied for fifth headed into the final round. 

The UW senior remains in the lead for the individuals competing in the tournament, and just one stroke behind Mississippi State's Garrett Endicott, who is the low individual not on a top-5 team. If he records the lowest score among individuals not on a top-5 team, he will advance to the 2024 NCAA National Championship in Carlsbad, California. 

Huss will tee off of hole one at 9:34 a.m. CT, and fans can follow along with live scoring here. 
 

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
Par	4	3	4	5	3	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	72
Score	3	4	4	5	2	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	6	5	4	74

Monday, May 13

Round 1

Huss opened up the tournament with a six-under 66, placing him in first. The Kenosha, Wisconsin, native enjoyed seven birdies, which tied for the tournament lead. 

Four of his seven birdies came in the first four holes of the round, allowing him to pull ahead early on. 
 

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
Par	4	3	4	5	3	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	4	72
Score	3	2	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	3	3	4	5	3	4	66

Wisconsin Golf Historic Notes:

NCAA 18-Hole Low: Huss' 66 mark ties the Wisconsin school 18-hole record for NCAA competition set by Jim Pejka in Round Two of the 1992 NCAA Central Regional, in which Pejka tied for third overall (75-66-74=215) and was playing with the Badgers' qualifying team with Mario Tiziani, Craig Darling, Ron Wuensche and Kirk Wieland to finish eighth overall (309-294-293=896). This team advanced to the NCAA Championships to finish T16.

NCAA 54-Hole Low: Wisconsin's overall lowest NCAA 54-hole total was owned by Ron Wuensche who won the 1991 NCAA Central Regional as an individual with 69-72-70=211. Next in line is Ben Walter who finished T6th in UW team play at the 1994 NCAA Central Regional with 71-70-71=212 and earned an individual qualification to the 1994 NCAA Championship where he scored 79-75=151 (missed the cut).

Recent Badger Individuals in NCAA Regionals: Huss is only the sixth Badger to earn an individual invitation to the NCAA Regional and this is his second NCAA individual appearance after he played in the 2022 NCAA Regional in Columbus, Ohio where he finished T23 at 3-over par 74-69-73=216 and teammate Griffin Barela also competed as an individual finishing T60 11-over par (73-76-75=224). Prior to that, Jordan Hahn also earned an individual qualification to the 2019 NCAA Regional - Louisville and placed T35 at 5-over par (71-77-70=218).  

2024 NCAA DI West Lafayette Regional

 

Pos.	Player	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
T4	Cameron Huss	-5	66	74	71	211