Career: Career scoring average of 74.78 places him ninth on UW's all-time list
2017-18: Played in eight of the 12 tournaments for the Badgers ... season average of 75.13 over his 23 rounds was fourth-best on the team ... best finish was a tie for 33rd at the season-opening Badger Invitational ... shot a season-best 70 in the final round of the Badger Invite ...was Wisconsin's second finisher at the Big Ten Championships ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
Summer 2017: Finished second at the 2017 Wisconsin State Amateur Championships, finishing the 72-hole event at -3
2016-17: Played in 10 of the 11 tournaments for the Badgers ... averaged 75.25 over his 28 rounds ... finished in a tie for eighth place at the season-opening Badger Invitational, shooting a 2-under par 214 ... second-round score of 70 included a hole-in-one on the 8th hole ... was among the Badgers' top three scorers four other times ... was the team's second finisher when he tied for 24th at the Windon Memorial ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
2015-16: Tied for 20th at Badger Invitational woth a 224 ... at Erin Hills Intercollegiate tied for 24th finish with a 4-over 73-74-73--220 ... recorded best finish of career at The Grove Intercollegiate, placing fifth at the rain-shortened event with a 1-over 145 through 36 holes ... notched season-low for 18 holes at Gifford Collegiate Championship, going for a 71 in Round 1 ... finishing just outside the top-25 at tied for 26th at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, tied an 18-hole (71) season low and netted a season low for 36- (144) and 54-holes (218) ... three-round scorecard was just two shots off career-best (216) ... registered a top-25 placement at the Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek, tying for 23rd ... had most top-25 placements on team with four ... placed 27th or better in six of 11 tournaments ... was Badgers best performer at six events and placed in the top-3 among UW golfers at 10 tournaments ... gathered four even or under-par rounds which was the second-most among UW golfers
... season scoring average of 74.03 strokes per round ranks 16th in Wisconsin history ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
2014-15: Finished with a 74.86 season scoring average ... recorded a 54-hole career best at the Palmetto Invitational (March 9-10) with a 71-72-73--216 ... tied for 41st place in the Boilermaker Invitational (April 18-19) scoring a 224 ... finished tied for 47th in the Big Ten Championship with 307 strokes ... competed in 28 rounds as a freshman and came in first among the team twice ... scored a 18-hole and 36-hole career best at the Windon Memorial (Sept. 20-22) with a 9-over 72-68-79--219 ... finished first among the Badgers at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate with a 77-73-71--221 ... recorded his best tournament finish tied for 14th at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate ... won the 2015 Wisconsin State Amateur Championship at Erin Hills Golf Course by a stroke with a 5-over par 74-77-72-70--293
High School: No. 1 player in the state of Wisconsin ... placed fourth in the WIAA State Championship with an even par 72-72--144 ... had a stellar junior and amateur career which was capped in 2013 by qualifying for the U.S. Amateur at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass. ... as a junior finished in the top 10 in every event that he played and won the Greater Metro Conference championship with a score of 72 ... named player of the year in the GMC ... was a medalist at six other invitationals in 2013, including the Kohler Invite at the Irish Course ... Wajda's average of 73.28 was the lowest in the area, and he finished tied for second in the 2013 Division 1 WIAA State meet with a score of 73-73--146 to earn Co-Player of the Year honors with UW golfer, Ben Skogen, and first team state honors ... also named the 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel player of the year ... member of the 2013 GCAW Boys All-State Academic team ... parents are Ed and Leslie Wajda ... in summer of 2014 tied for 23rd at Chatanooga ChooChoo Invitational with 7-over 73-74-76--223 ... placed fourth in the 2014 Wisconsin State Golf Assoc. Junior Boys Championship with a 4-over 75-71-74--220
Off The Course with Eddie Wajda III
Nickname: E Dub or EW
When did you start playing golf? 4
Favorite sport other than golf: Football
Favorite golf memory: Playing in the U.S. Amateur
Favorite golf course: The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Hardest golf course: Golf Club of New England in Stratham, N.H.
Biggest accomplishment in golf: Winning the Wisconsin State Amateur Championship
Dream foursome: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Jordan Spieth
Favorite athlete: Tiger Woods
Favorite sports team: Wisconsin Badgers football
Favorite food: Cheeseburger
Favorite musical group/artist: Zac Brown Band
Favorite class at UW: Business stats
Dream job: Pro golfer
Advice you would give to young golfers: Work as hard as you can in school and golf
If you could change one thing about the game of golf, you would: Make rounds faster
Before each round you: Make sure I have seven tees in my right pocket and my lucky ball marker in my left pocket
In 20 years, what would you like to be doing? I want to have a degree from Wisconsin and be playing on the PGA Tour
Why Wisconsin? It is the perfect combination of a great athletic program with top-notch academics.
Stats
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low 18 |
Low 36 |
Low 54 |
| 2014-15 |
28 |
2096 |
74.86 |
68 |
140 |
216 |
| 2015-16 |
31 |
2295 |
74.03 |
71 |
144 |
220 |
| 2016-17 |
28 |
2107 |
75.25 |
70 |
143 |
214 |
| 2017-18 |
23 |
1728 |
75.13 |
70 |
148 |
220 |
| Totals |
110 |
8226 |
74.78 |
68 |
140 |
214 |
2014-15 Finishes
| Sept. 6-7 |
Wolverine Intercollegiate* |
74-74-73=221 / T39 |
| Sept. 20-22 |
Windon Memorial Classic |
72-68-79=219 / T41 |
| Sept. 28-30 |
Badger Invitational |
77-75-73=225 / T29 |
| Oct. 5-7 |
Erin Hills Intercollegiate |
77-73-71=221 / T14 |
| Nov. 3-5 |
Gifford Collegiate |
73-82-75=230 / 69 |
| Feb. 15-16 |
Big Ten Match Play Tournament |
2-1-1 |
| March 9-10 |
Palmetto Invitational |
71-72-73=216 / T42 |
| March 29-31 |
Hootie at Bull's Bay |
82-77-74=233 / T68 |
| April 18-19 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
77-72-75=224 / T41 |
| April 24-26 |
Big Ten Championship |
73-77-77-80=307 / T47 |
2015-16 Finishes
| Sept. 21-22 |
Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic |
73-73-75=221 / T33 |
| Sept. 27-29 |
Badger Invitational |
77-74-73=224 / T20 |
| Oct. 4-6 |
Erin Hills Intercollegiate |
73-74-73=220 / T24 |
| Oct. 25-27 |
The Grove Intercollegiate |
73-72=145 / 5 |
| Nov. 2-4 |
Gifford Collegiate Championship |
71-76-76=223 / T41 |
| March 7-8 |
Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational |
77-72-71=220 / T37 |
| March 21-22 |
Airstream Adventures Northwest Classic |
73-75-72=220 / T27 |
| April 3-5 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate |
71-73-74=218 |
| April 9-10 |
Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek |
75-73=148 / T23 |
| April 16-17 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
76-75-78=229 / T61 |
| April 22-24 |
Big Ten Championship |
74-81-72=227 / T43 |
2016-17 Finishes
| Sept. 11-13 |
Badger Invitational |
73-70-71=214 / T8 |
| Sept. 18-20 |
FAMC Intercollegiate |
73-71-81=225 / T41 |
| Sept. 25-26 |
Windon Memorial |
73-75-74=222 / T24 |
| Oct. 2-3 |
Marquette Invitational |
82-73-74=229 / T53 |
| Nov. 7-9 |
Gifford Intercollegiate |
78-78=156 / 50 |
| Feb. 11 |
Charleston Shootout |
77-73=150 / 7 |
| Feb. 17-19 |
All-American Intercollegiate |
74-72-74=220 / T46 |
| March 6-7 |
Colleton River Intercollegiate |
78-78-83=239 / T56 |
| April 15-16 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
79-78-72=229 / T54 |
| April 28-30 |
Big Ten Championships |
73-73-77=223 / T44 |
2017-18 Finishes
| Sept. 10-12 |
Badger Invitational |
73-77-70=220 / T33 |
| Sept. 24-25 |
Northern Intercollegiate |
77-71-77=225 / T51 |
| March 12-13 |
Colleton River Intercollegiate |
77-81-75=233 / T42 |
| March 25-27 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate |
72-75-73=221 / T47 |
| March 31-April 1 |
D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate |
83-79-72=234 / T67 |
| April 14-15 |
Boilermaker Invitational |
773-76=149 / T46 |
| April 21-22 |
Robert Kepler Intercollegiate |
74-75-75=224 / T39 |
| April 27-29 |
Big Ten Championships |
72-72-78=222 / T40 |
*Competed as an individual
