2017-18 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
Honors and Awards: Career scoring average of 74.65 is second-best in school history ... played in every event during her career, with her 128 rounds tying for sixth-most in school history ... second-team All-Big Ten as a senior ... Big Ten Golfer of the Week on Feb. 11, 2015 after tying for ninth place at the UCF Challenge (69-70-74=213)
2017-18: Played in all 11 events ... season scoring average of 73.06 paced the Badgers and is second-best in school history ... registered four top-10 and nine top-25 finishes ... 17 of her 35 rounds were par or better, including 12 rounds under par ... became just the second Badger to qualify for the NCAA championships as an individual after tying for fourth place at the NCAA Madison Regional ... shot a 7-under par 209 at the regional, tying UW's 54-hole record ... tied for 72nd and missed the final round cut at the NCAA championships ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
Summer 2017: Won the Badger Mutual Insurance Women's Amateur in July to qualify for the PHC Classic Symetra Tour event held at Brown Deer Golf Club in August
2016-17: Competed in every tournament for the Badgers ... average of 74.84 over her 32 rounds was second-best on the team and 11th-best in school history ... her four rounds in the 60s were tops on the team ... shot a career-best 68 in the first round of the East-West Match Play Challenge to record a season-best third-place finish ... tied for sixth at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, her best career 54-hole finish, shooting a 69 in the first round on her way to a season-best 2-under par 214 ... tied for 12th at the Hawkeye El-Tigre Invitational, shooting a 69 in the second round
2015-16: Picked up season-best tournament finish, tying for ninth at East-West Match Play Challenge before tying that same placement later in the year at UCF Challenge ... at Alamo Invitational, tied for 18th and recorded 36- (145) and 54-hole (219) season lows ... placed 38th or better in seven of 10 tournaments ... was UW's best golfer in four events ... season scoring average of 74.83 strokes per round ranked second on the team and is the 10th-best in Wisconsin history
2014-15: Second-best all-time freshman scoring season average with a 76.03 which was fourth on the team ... competed in all 11 team tournaments ... led the team twice including once at the Big Ten Tournament (T13th, 72-73-75--220) ... tied the sixth-best 54-hole score in school history at the UCF Challenge (213) to earn the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on Feb. 11 ... also scored 18 and 36-hole bests (69, 145) and grabbed a career-best tournament finish tying for ninth at the UCF Challenge (Feb. 8-10) ... was UW's second golfer at the NCAA Regional tying for 41st with 75-75-79=229 ... won her first Wisconsin State Women's Open title in 2015 shooting a 3-under par 68-71--141 to win by seven shots (68 was a personal best) ... finished second to teammate Becky Klongland in the 2015 Wisconsin State Amateur with a 10-over par 78-72-73-223
High School: Led the Altoona boys golf team for four seasons ... earned first team all-state honors three times: in 2014 after finishing fifth in the Division 2 WIAA State Boys' Tournament with a 5-over par 73-76--149; in 2013, after finishing tied for 10th with a 76-77-153; and in the 2012 boys state tournament, placed second with a 77-74--151 earning first team honors ... named all-conference four years ... won the 2014 PGA Junior Championships for ages 13-18 held June 24-25 at Brown Deer Park Golf Club in Milwaukee, Wis. Curtis shot a 3-over par 72-74--146 to win by five strokes ... represented Wisconsin in the USGA State Team Championship in 2013 ... also a standout athlete in volleyball lettering four years and in hockey lettering three years and serving as captain ... has been a member of the high honor roll all four years of high school and was academic all-state as a junior
Off The Course with Gabby
Name: Gabby Curtis
How old were you when you began playing golf? 5
Favorite sport other than golf: Hockey
Favorite golf memory: Playing in the Drive, Chip & Putt Nationals at Disney World
Favorite golf course: Charleston Country Club in Charleston, S.C.
Hardest golf course you've ever played: Charleston Country Club in Charleston, S.C.
Biggest accomplishment in golf: Playing in the U.S. Amateur
What is your dream foursome? Just Dustin Johnson and myself
Favorite athlete: T.J. Oshie
Favorite sports team: Minnesota Wild
Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese
Favorite musical group/artist: Chance The Rapper
Favorite class at UW: Art 112
Dream job/career: Real estate agent on millionaires’ listings
Advice you would give to young golfers: Make sure you have fun with it
If you could change one thing about the game of golf, you would: Get rid of pot bunkers
In 20 years, what would you like to be doing? Teaching my kids how to golf
Why Wisconsin? Never wanted to go anywhere else
Stats
Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low 18 |
Low 36 |
Low 54 |
2014-15 |
32 |
2433 |
76.03 |
69 |
139 |
213 |
2015-16 |
29 |
2170 |
74.83 |
70 |
145 |
219 |
2016-17 |
32 |
2395 |
74.84 |
68 |
141 |
214 |
2017-18 |
35 |
2557 |
73.06 |
67 |
141 |
209 |
Totals |
128 |
9555 |
74.65 |
67 |
139 |
209 |
2014-15 Finishes
Sept. 14-16 |
Cougar Classic |
82-72-74=228 / T71 |
Sept. 20-22 |
East-West Challenge |
79-71=150 / 15 |
Oct. 6-7 |
Windy City Intercollegiate |
80-76-77=233 / T58 |
Oct. 17-19 |
Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate |
77-75-77=229 / T45 |
Nov. 1-3 |
Jim West Challenge |
77-74-74=225 / T13 |
Feb. 8-10 |
UCF Challenge |
69-70-74=213 / T9 |
Feb. 22-23 |
Westbrook Invitational |
83-71-76=230 / T70 |
March 16-17 |
Wildcat Invitational |
78-74-83=237 / T73 |
April 13-14 |
Silverado Showdown |
81-78-80=239 / T62 |
April 24-26 |
Big Ten Championships |
72-73-75=220 / T13 |
May 7-9 |
NCAA Regionals |
75-75-79=229 / T41 |
2015-16 Finishes
Sept. 13-15 |
Cougar Classic |
70-80-74=224 / T35 |
Sept. 20-22 |
East-West Match Play Challenge |
73-72=145 / T9 |
Oct. 5-6 |
Windy City Collegiate Championship |
76-77-73=226 / T61 |
Oct. 19-20 |
Cardinal Cup |
80-76-81=237 / T65 |
Oct. 25-26 |
Alamo Invitational |
73-72-74=219 / T18 |
Feb. 7-9 |
UCF Challenge |
81-75-71=227 / T37 |
Feb. 21-22 |
Westbrook Spring Invitational |
75-73-76=224 / T56 |
March 21-22 |
Briar's Creek Invitational |
76-72-74=222 / T38 |
April 3-5 |
Silverado Showdown |
74-78-73=225 / T37 |
April 22-24 |
Big Ten Championships |
72-75-74=221 / T35 |
2016-17 Finishes
Sept. 12-13 |
Minnesota Invitational |
76-75-72=223 / T13 |
Sept. 18-20 |
East-West Match Play Challenge |
68-74=142 / 3 |
Oct. 2-4 |
Cougar Classic |
77-80-69=226 / T83 |
Oct. 23-25 |
Cardinal Cup |
76-78-80=234 / T45 |
Feb. 5-7 |
UCF Challenge |
75-79-73=227 / T76 |
Feb. 26-27 |
Westbrook Spring Invitational |
69-72-73=214 / T6 |
March 11-12 |
Suntrust Gator Invitational |
70-78-77=225 / T30 |
March 20-21 |
Briar's Creek Invitational |
73-72-74=219 / T22 |
April 2-4 |
Hawkeye El-Tigre Invitational |
76-69-75=220 / T12 |
April 21-23 |
Big Ten Championships |
75-78-76=229 / T31 |
May 8-10 |
NCAA Columbus Regional |
72-77-87=236 / T61 |
2017-18 Finishes
Sept. 11-12 |
Minnesota Invitational |
71-72-68=211 / T10 |
Sept. 17-19 |
East-West Match Play Challenge |
72-71=143 / T5 |
Oct. 6-8 |
Bettie Lou Evans Invitational |
77-73-73=223 / T20 |
Oct. 21-22 |
Cardinal Cup |
75-73-74=222 / 8 |
Feb. 5-6 |
UCF Challenge |
76-77-71=224 / T37 |
Feb. 25-26 |
Westbrook Spring Invitational |
70-72-70=212 / T13 |
March 16-17 |
Hawkeye El-Tigre Invitational |
73-78-74=225 / T20 |
March 23-25 |
Clemson Invitational |
75-71-70=216 / T21 |
April 8-10 |
Silverado Showdown |
78-72-77=227 / T52 |
April 20-22 |
Big Ten Championships |
77-70-70=217 / 18 |
May 7-9 |
NCAA Madison Regional |
67-74-68=209 / T4 |
May 18-21 |
NCAA Championships |
80-76-72-CUT |
*- competed as an individual
Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
Right
5'11"
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2015-16Sophomore
Swings R
5'11"
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2016-17Junior
Swings R
5'11"
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2017-18Senior
Swings R
5'11"