Awards & Honors
2024 Big Ten Medal of Honor ... 2024 All-Big Ten First Team ... 2024 GCAA NCAA Division I PING All-Region Midwest ... Three-time NCAA Regional Qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024) ... 2024 NCAA Championship Qualifier ... Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Nov. 4, 2021, Feb. 29, 2024, April 17, 2024) ... 2021-22Â Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
Year-By-Year
2023-24: Named one of Wisconsin's 2023-24 Big Ten Men's Golfers to Watch in preseason (third preseason honor) ... competed in all 10 team tournaments and led the team in six events this season, including winning two tournament titles and finishing among the top-5 four times ... T10 at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate where he matched his career-low 18-hole score of 65 in the third and final round of the tournament ... recorded a season-low 54-hole score of 207 at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate early in the fall ... finished T5 at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational ... finished -2 at the Puerto Rico Classic to T53 ... helped lead the Badgers to a first-place finish at the Invitational at the Ford, while placing first as an individual at -15 to earn his first career tournament title ... carded a new career low 54-hole score of 201 (69-66-66) at the Invitational at the Ford, which ranks second in program history ... named Big Ten Golfer of the Week for Feb. 29, 2024 ... T30 at the Schenkel Invitational at -2 ... picked up his second individual win of the season and his career at the Hawkeye Invitational after finishing -12 ... matched his career-low 54-hole score of 201 while setting a new 36-hole career-low of 132 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... named Co-Big Ten Golfer of the Week for April 17, 2024, his second conference weekly honor of the season ... finished 26 at +16 at the Big Ten Championship ... 2024 All-Big Ten First Team ... 2024 Big Ten Medal of Honor recognizing athletic and academic excellence to a member of Wisconsin's graduating class of 2024 ... qualified for 2024 NCAA Championship Regional in West Lafayette, Indiana, earning his third trip to the NCAA Regional ... finished T4 at 2024 NCAA Championship Regional at -5 (66-74-71=211) and won sudden-death tiebreaker over five holes after three-way tie to advance to 2024 NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California, winning by birdie on the fifth hole ... Huss also finished first in Round 1 of NCAA Regional at 66 (-6) to tie UW program's best NCAA round performance and overall 211 also ties UW's best NCAA competition 54-hole result ... earned first career qualification to NCAA Championship national tournament ... finished T51 in three rounds of the NCAA Championship after scoring 72-77-74=223 (+7), did not make cut to fourth round ... named 2024 Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) NCAA Division I PING All-Region Midwest ... finishes season with a 71.11 season average (2,560 strokes / 36 rounds) and caps his career as a Badger with a 71.83 career average (8,045 strokes / 112 rounds) ... set new season and career lows of 65-132-201.
2022-23: Named one of Wisconsin's 2022-23 Big Ten Men's Golfers to Watch in preseason (second preseason honor) ... competed in all 10 team tournaments, leading the team in three events ... led Badgers at the Marquette Intercollegiate with a +10 and T46 ... started the spring season by finishing -7 at the Puerto Rico Classic to T10 ... recorded a seventh place finish at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, finishing -1 ... recorded a new career-low 36-hole score of 134 at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate ... set a career-low 18-hole score of 65 at the Boilermaker Invitational ... placed 12th at the Big Ten Championship ... joined the Badgers in the NCAA Regional in Bath, Michigan, finishing T49 (+6) ... finished season with 71.61 average (2,2220 strokes / 31 rounds) ... season lows of 65-134-209 ... improved career average to 72.17 (5,485 strokes / 76 rounds).
2021-22: Named one of Wisconsin's 2021-22 Big Ten Men's Golfers to Watch in preseason ... competed in all nine team tournaments, finishing in top-5 three times ... matched career-low 18-hole score of 68 in the final round of the Marquette Intercollegiate ... first career top-five finish at the Badger Invitational ... new 18-hole career-low of 66 at Steelwood Collegiate Invite ... new 36-hole low of 139 at Rich Harvest Farms ... new 54-hole low of 206 at Rich Harvest Farms ... career-best 54-hole tournament finish at Rich Harvest Farms in second place ... recorded six top-25 finishes, three of which were top-five finishes ... had three consecutive top-five finishes coming in T5 at the Badger Invitational, 2 at the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate and T5 at the Steelwood College Invite ... had second-lowest season average on the team with a 71.93 ... finished under-par in six tournaments this season ... earned first career individual bid to 2022 NCAA Regional in Columbus, Ohio where he finished T23 (74-69-73=216, +3) ... final season average 71.93 (2,158 strokes / 30 rounds) ... improved final career average to 72.56 (3,265 strokes / 45 rounds) ...
2020-21: Huss competed in all six events for the Badgers this season ... made his collegiate debut at the Big Ten Match Play Challenge ... was the top finisher for the Badgers with a T30 finish at the Kiawah Invitational ... career-low 18-hole score of 68, 36-hole score of 142 and 54-hole score of 212 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... best finish was 8th at the Hawkeye Invitational ... finished season with 73.80 average (1,107 strokes / 15 rounds) ... season lows of 68-142-212.
Amateur: Won 2019 MAJGT Autumn Open ...Top 10 at 2019 Wisconsin State Amateur ... 2020 WSGA State Junior Champion ... 2019 Mid-American Junior Golf Tour Autumn Open Champion.
Personal: Parents are Greg and Barb Huss ... brothers Tyler and Kyle, sister Hannah ... major is Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies.
Stats
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low 18 |
Low 36 |
Low 54 |
| 2020-21 |
15 |
1,107 |
73.80 |
68 |
142 |
212 |
| 2021-22 |
30 |
2,158 |
71.93 |
66 |
139 |
206 |
| 2022-23 |
31 |
2,220 |
71.61 |
65 |
134 |
209 |
| 2023-24 |
36 |
2,560 |
71.11 |
65 |
132 |
201 |
| Total / Career |
112 |
8,045 |
71.83 |
65 |
132 |
201 |
Finishes
2023-24
| Dates |
Tournament (Par) |
Finish, Scores (Par) |
| Sept. 3-5 |
Marquette Intercollegiate (72) |
T31, 75-75-74=224 (+8) |
| Sept. 8-10 |
Visit Knoxville Collegiate (70) |
T10, 71-71-65=207 (-3) |
| Sept. 25-26 |
Windon Classic Memorial (71) |
T45, 72-70-71=213 (E) |
| Oct. 1-3 |
Badger Invitational (72) |
T19, 72-74-69=215 (-1) |
| Oct. 15-17 |
Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational (72) |
T5, 71-70-70=211 (-5) |
| Feb. 11-13 |
Puerto Rico Classic (72) |
T53, 69-71-74=214 (-2) |
| Feb. 26-27 |
The Invitational at The Ford (72) |
1, 69-66-66=201 (-15) |
| March 15-17 |
Schenkel Invitational (72) |
T30, 74-68-72=214 (-2) |
| April 13-14 |
Hawkeye Invitational (71) |
1, 66-66-69=201 (-12) |
| April 26-28 |
Big Ten Championships (70) |
T26, 72-76-78-226 (+16) |
| May 13-15 |
NCAA Regional - West Layette (72) |
T4, 66-74-71=211 (-5)* |
| May 24-29 |
NCAA Championship (72) |
T51, 72-77-74=223 (+7)** |
*Huss won sudden-death tiebreaker after five holes due to three-way tie. Huss won by birdie on fifth hole to advance to first career NCAA Championship.
** Huss did not make the cut to advance to Round 4 of the 2024 NCAA Championships
2022-23
| Dates |
Tournament (Par) |
Finish, Scores (Par) |
| Sept. 11-13 |
Badger Invitational (72) |
T46, 77-70=147 (+3)* |
| Sept. 26-27 |
Windon Memorial Classic (70) |
T48, 74-74-72=220 (+10) |
| Oct. 2-3 |
Marquette Intercollegiate (70) |
T46, 73-69-78=220 (+10) |
| Oct. 16-17 |
Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (72) |
T47, 73-71-69=213 (-3) |
| Feb. 12-14 |
Puerto Rico Classic (72) |
T10, 71-69-69=209 (-7) |
| March 6-7 |
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate (70) |
7, 66-68-75=209 (-1) |
| March 17-19 |
Schenkel Invitational (72) |
T22, 70-74-73=217 (+1) |
| March 26-28 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay (72) |
T21, 66-70-74=210 (-6) |
| April 15-16 |
Boilermaker Invitational (71) |
T22, 65-73-75=213 (E) |
| April 28-30 |
Big Ten Championship (71) |
12, 74-69=143 (+1)* |
| May 15-17 |
NCAA Regional (71) |
T49, 70-71-78=219 (+6) |
* Tournaments shortened due to bad weather
2021-22
| Dates |
Tournament (Par) |
Finish, Scores (Par) |
| Sept. 5-7 |
Marquette Intercollegiate (72) |
T22, 76-69-68=213 (-3) |
| Sept. 26-28 |
Badger Invitational (72) |
T5, 71-70-73=214 (-2) |
| Oct. 2-4 |
Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate (72) |
2, 71-68-67=206 (-10) |
| Oct. 30-31 |
Steelwood Collegiate Invite (72) |
T5, 71-74-66=211 (-5) |
| Feb. 13-15 |
Puerto Rico Classic (72) |
T44, 69-73-69=211 (-5) |
| March 18-20 |
Schenkel Invitational (72) |
T61, 71-77-76=224 (+8) |
| March 27-29 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay (72) |
T21, 70-70-74=214 (-2) |
| April 9-10 |
Purdue Boilermaker Spring Invitational (71) |
T20, 77-72-70=219 (+6) |
| April 29- May 1 |
Big Ten Championships (72) |
T45, 71-83-76=230 (+14) |
| May 16-18 |
NCAA Regional - Columbus (71) |
T23, 74-69-73=216 (+3) |
2020-21
| Dates |
Tournament (Par) |
Finish, Scores (Par) |
| Feb. 14-16 |
Kiawah Invitational (72) |
T30, 69-74-72= 215 (-1) |
| March 28-30Â |
Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (72) |
T18, 73-71-71=215 (-1) |
| April 10-11 |
Boilermaker Invitational (72) |
T66, 76-74-78=228 (+12) |
| April 17-18 |
Hawkeye Invitational (72) |
8, 68-74-70=212 (-4) |
| April 30- May 2 |
Big Ten Championships (72) |
T55, 79-80-78=237 (+24) |
Off the CourseÂ
- Favorite tour golfer - Kevin Kisner
- Favorite tournament to watch -Â US Amateur
- Dream Ryder Cup Captain - Tiger Woods
- Favorite hole at University Ridge - 12
- Favorite Course - Lawsonia Links Course
- Hardest Course - Milwaukee Country Club
- Most memorable round - Final round of the 2020 State Junior
- Dream foursome -Â Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Smylie Kaufman
- When did you start playing - 4 years old
- Who taught you how to play - My dad
- Course(s) you grew up on - Petrifying Springs GC
- Best meal to eat after a round - Qdoba burrito
- Favorite club in your bag - 3 wood
- What kind of clubs - Taylormade, Srixon, Titleist
- Favorite ball - ProV1
- Any aces - 1 at the 2017 State Junior
- If not golf, what sport would you play - BasketballÂ
- Favorite distance to hit from - 95 yds
- Favorite golf memory - Watching Tiger Woods win the 2019 Masters
- Practice routine - Full swing for 45 minutes, short game and putting for three hours
- Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament - Whatever new rap music
- Favorite part about the practice center -Â The Bowl
- Best golf course snack - Peanut butter and jelly
- Any golf superstitions/rituals? - None
- Dream job - PGA Tour Pro or a college golf coach
- Favorite place to hang out on campus - The Terrace
- Favorite restaurant in Madison - Ian's Pizza
