Entering his fifth season in 2025-26, Wisconsin men's golf head coach Mike Wilson is setting new standards for the Badgers every year.

Hired as the eighth head coach in UW history in June 2021, Wilson and his staff are building the Badgers into a nationally-recognized and highly-respected program.

Wilson has helped the UW men steadily climb in tournament play and finishes, be a top competitor among Big Ten programs and qualify UW athletes to the NCAA post-season tournaments each year.

Badgering!

Wilson has coached two individuals — Griffin Barela (2022) and Cameron Huss (2022, 2024) — and the 2023 Wisconsin team to qualify for the NCAA Regional tournaments. In 2024, Huss also became the first Badger to advance from Regional play to the NCAA Championship since 2008.

Last season, Wilson showed his ability to produce results from young talent, with freshmen William Harned (209) and Charlie Erlandson (211) each producing the team's lowest 54-hole scores.

In 2023-24, Wisconsin set new program records for team low 18-, 36- and 54-hole performances under Wilson, while winning two notably competitive tournaments at both The Invitational at The Ford and the Hawkeye Invitational.

Before Wisconsin

Wilson came to Madison after spending five seasons as the head men’s golf coach at Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) where he was a two-time Conference USA Coach of the Year (2020 and 2021) and helped the Blazers to an appearance in the 2021 NCAA Championship. Wilson’s Blazers climbed to a No. 5 national ranking — the highest in UAB program history — in Nov. of 2020 after posting an undefeated fall season.

Prior to UAB, Wilson served as head coach and director of golf at Charleston Southern where his team earned a 2016 NCAA Regional appearance, the first-ever at-large postseason berth for any sport in school history. He was also a two-time Big South Coach of the Year (2012 and 2016).

Prior to an extensive professional career coaching golf, Wilson played varsity golf at Charleston Southern and was a member of the dean’s list as a double-major in communications and psychology. He earned his bachelor’s degree from CSU in 1999.

Honors and Awards

Coach of the Year Honors

2012 Big South Coach of the Year (at Charleston Southern)
2016 Big South Coach of the Year (at Charleston Southern)
2020 Conference USA Coach of the Year (at UAB)
2021 Conference USA Coach of the Year (at UAB)

NCAA Qualifiers

2016 NCAA Regional - Charleston Southern Team
2021 NCAA Championship - Alabama-Birmingham Team
2022 NCAA Regional - Griffin Barela and Cameron Huss - Wisconsin Individuals
2023 NCAA Regional - Wisconsin Team
2024 NCAA Championship - Cameron Huss - Wisconsin Individual

Golfer Honors

2024 GCAA All-Region - Midwest: Cameron Huss
2024 All-Big Ten First Team: Cameron Huss
2024 Big Ten Medal of Honor: Cameron Huss
2023 All-Big Ten Second Team: Maxime Legros
2022 All-Big Ten First Team: Griffin Barela

Academic Honors

GCAA Scholar All-Americans: 8
Big Ten Distinguished Scholars (3.7+ GPAs): 3
Academic All-Big Ten Honors (3.0+ GPAs): 20
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District: 1

Year-By-Year Coaching Record

YEAR	TEAM	B1G PLACE (STROKES)	NCAA REG.	NCAA CHAMP.	18-HOLE AVE.	LOW 18
2024-25	Wisconsin	T-6th (858)	--	--	290.37	280
2023-24	Wisconsin	T-7th (904)	1 Individual	1 Individual	288.30	274
2022-23	Wisconsin	3rd (583+15*)	12th (873)	--	285.68	277
2021-22	Wisconsin	5th (891)	2 Individuals	--	289.81	277
Total	3rd Year

*2023 Big Ten Championship 3rd round canceled due to weather

Name	Class	Hometown
Daniel Aas	Jr.	Båatsoe, Norway
Griffin Barela	Sr.	Lakewood, Colo.
Jacob Beckman	Fr.	Middleton, Wis.
Jack Blair	Jr.	Wauwatosa, Wis.
Cameron Frazier	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio
Cameron Huss	So.	Kenosha, Wis.
Graham Moody	Fr.	Vancouver, Wash.
Robbie Morway	R-Sr.	Mequon, Wis.
Chip Savarie	R-Jr.	Winnetka, Ill.
Coalter Smith	Jr.	Gross Pointe Farms, Mich.
Ryan Smith	So.	Eatonton, Ga.

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Mike Wilson	Head Coach	MWW@athletics.wisc.edu	608-224-9341
	Zack Siefert	Assistant Coach	ZHS@athletics.wisc.edu	608-513-3159
	Nick Robinson	Volunteer Assistant Coach

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Jennifer Sanfilippo-Nackers	Athletic Trainer	JS1@athletics.wisc.edu	608-262-8036
	George Ikemizu	Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
	Jessica Burda Leslie	Director of Brand Communications	JDB@athletics.wisc.edu	608-444-6588

University of Wisconsin Athletics

2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Daniel Aas

Griffin Barela

Jacob Beckman

Jack Blair

Cameron Frazier

Cameron Huss

Graham Moody

Robbie Morway

Chip Savarie

Coalter Smith

Ryan Smith

Mike Wilson

Zack Siefert

Nick Robinson

Jennifer Sanfilippo-Nackers

George Ikemizu

Jessica Burda Leslie