2024-25 Men's Golf Roster

Taylor Smith
Jessica Burda Leslie

Graham Moody

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Vancouver, Wash.
  • Major Business: Supply Chain Management
  • High School Mountain View

Biography

Awards & Honors

2022-23 Academic All-Big Ten ... 2024-25 Academic All-Big Ten

Year-By-Year

2024-25: Made 6 appearances in the UW lineup ... Tied for 22nd at the 2025 Big Ten Championships (Apr. 25-27), finishing +5 (72-68-75=215) ... Finished T54th at the Ford Collegiate (Apr. 14-15), shooting +13 (73-77-73=223) ... Placed T68th at the Mason Rudolph Championship (Apr. 4-6), finishing +10 (75-77-71=223) ... Tied for 52nd at the Schenkel Invitational (Mar. 21-23), shooting +6 (77-75-70=222) ... Recprded a season-low three-round score of 214 at the Seminole Intercollegiate (March 10-11), finishing T30th at +4 (72-73-69=214) ... Started in the UW lineup at the Puerto Rico Classic, finishing T74th at +7 (76-74-73=223) ... Competed individually at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 29 - Oct. 1), finishing T23rd at +3 (72-74-73=219) ... Made his season debut competing individually in the Purdue Fall Invitational (Sept. 22-23), carding a 74-75-75=224 (+11) to finish T25th 

2023-24: Played in five tournaments this season as an individual ... started the fall season off at the Frank Wrigglesworth Invitational where he finished T7 at +6 ... placed T13  (+11) to lead his UW teammates competing in the Badger Invitational Individual ... shot 247 (+31) at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational to place 72nd ... finished T53 at +13 at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate ... competed as an individual at the Invitational at the Ford where he finished T51 at +12 ... finished season with 76.86 average (1,076 strokes / 14 rounds) ... season lows of 69-148-224.

2022-23: Competed in five tournaments this season, including three as a member of the Badgers competitive lineup ... competed in the Badger Invitational Individual, shot a +13 to T18 ... competed in the Purdue Fall Individual shooting a +5 to T18 ... placed among the top 5 at T4 at the Boilermaker Invitational where he shot new career-low 18-hole (67), 36-hole (136) and 54-hole (206) scores and finished an impressive seven-under par and earned career-best 54-hole tournament finish ... played the first round for the Badgers lineup in the Big Ten Championship as a substitute, shooting 79 (+8) as the team placed third overall ... traveled with the Badgers to the NCAA Regional in Bath, Michigan, where he supported the team as a substitute ... finished season with 73.44 average (661 strokes / 9 rounds) ... set new season and career lows of 67-136-206 ... improved career average by more than one stroke to 75.32 (1,657 strokes / 22 rounds) from his freshman year 76.62 ... 2023 Academic All-Big Ten.

2021-22: Played in five tournaments, including four on Badgers competitive lineup ... made collegiate debut at the Marquette Intercollegiate placing 90th with 242 (+5) ... shot new career lows for 18 holes (70), 36 holes (149), 54 holes (220) ... career-low finish of T34 at the Badger Invitational as an individual ... placed T67 at Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate with 227 (+11) ... shot 228 (+12) to place T67 at Steelwood Collegiate Invite ... traveled to Big Ten Championships for UW lineup as a sub and shot a 79 (+7) in the second round to help the Badgers finish fifth overall as a team ... finished season with 76.62 average (996 strokes / 13 rounds) ... season lows of 70-149-220 during his first campaign wearing the W.

High School: First of 90, 2018 High School 3A Washington State Championship, (68, 71) -5 ... third of 114, 2019 High School 3A Washington State Championship ... 3A Academic State Championship Team, Boys Golf (2018-2019) ... Washington State High School Team of the Month, October 2019 ... 3A Individual and Team District Champion, October 2019 ... three-time Scholar Athlete award for Greater Saint Helens League Varsity Boys Golf ... assisted in leading high school Unified Basketball team for special needs students.

Amateur: 2019 and 2020 Oregon Junior Golf Player of the Year ... four-time Oregon Junior Amateur Champion (2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) ... runner-up, 2020 Oregon Men's Stroke Play Championship ... didn't finish outside the top 7 of any event summer of 2020 ... made cut 2019 IMG Academy Junior World Championship (57th of 220) ... fifth-youngest participant in 2018 US Junior Amateur held at Baltusrol GC ... member of 1st place 2019 Oregon Hogan Cup team.

Personal: Parents are Doug and Anne ... brother Spencer ... major is Business: Supply Chain Management.

Stats

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 36 Low 54
2021-22 13 996 76.62 70 149 220
2022-23 9 661 73.44 67 136 206
2023-24 14 1,076 76.86 69 148 224
2024-25 24 1764 73.64 68 140 214
Total / Career 60 4, 496 74.93 67 136 206

Finishes

2024-25

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 22-23 Purdue Fall Individual (70)* T25th, 74-75-75=224 (+11)
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Badger Invitational (72)* T23th, 72-74-73=219 (+3)
Feb. 10-12 Puerto Rico Classic (72) T74th, 76-74-73=223 (+7)
March 10-11 Seminole Intercollegiate (70) T30th, 72-73-69=214 (+4)
March 21-23 Schenkel Invitational (72) T52nd, 77-75-70=222 (+6)
April 4-6 Mason Rudolph Championship (71) T68th, 75-77-71=223 (+10)
April 14-15 The Ford Collegiate (70) T54th, 73-77-73=223 (+13)
April 25-27 Big Ten Championships (70) T22nd, 72-68-75=215 (+5)

* Competed as an Individual

2023-24

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 17-18 Frank Wrigglesworth Invitational (71)* T7, 74-74=148 (+6)
Oct. 1-2 Badger Invitational Individual (71)* T13, 78-77-69=224 (+11)
Oct. 15-17 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational (72)* 72, 81-80-86=247 (+31)
Feb. 3-4 Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate (72)* T53, 73-77-79=229 (+13)
Feb. 26-27 The Invitational at the Ford (72)* T51, 78-72-72=228 (+12)

* Competed as an Individual

2022-23

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 11-13 Badger Invitational Individual (71)* T18, 79-76=155 (+13)
Oct. 10-11 Purdue Fall Individual (72)* T18, 75-72-74=221 (+5)
April 15-16 Boilermaker Invitational (71) T4, 69-67-70=206 (-7)
April 28-30 Big Ten Championship (71)** ^ Sub, 79-DNP=79 (+8)
May 15-17 NCAA Regional - Bath, Michigan (71)** Sub, DNP

*Competed as an Individual
** Competed as a Substitute

^ Third round of Big Ten Championship canceled due to bad weather

2021-22

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 5-7 Marquette Intercollegiate (72) 90, 80-79-83=242 (+26)
Sept. 26-28 Badger Invitational (72)* T34, 79-70-71=220 (+4)
Oct. 2-4 Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate (72) T67, 72-77-78=227 (+11)
Oct. 30-31 Steelwood Collegiate Invite (72) T67, 80-72-76=228 (+12)
April 29- May 1 Big Ten Championship (72) ** Sub, DNP-79-DNP=79 (+7)

*Competed as an Individual
** Competed as a Substitute

Off the Course

  • Favorite tour golfer: Justin Thomas
  • Favorite tournament to watch: US Open
  • Favorite hole at University Ridge: 4
  • Favorite Course: Baultusrol Golf Club
  • Hardest Course: The Idaho Club
  • Most memorable round: The final round of my freshman year high school state championship, ended up winning by 1
  • When did you start playing: When I was about 5 I went to the driving range with my dad because he was getting a lesson, at the end the coach helped me out for about 10 minutes and I was hooked
  • Course(s) you grew up on: Camas Meadows and Royal Oaks Country Club
  • Best meal to eat after a round: Chipotle
  • Favorite club in your bag: Putter
  • What kind of clubs: Titleist
  • Favorite ball: Pro v1
  • Any aces: My one and only ace was last fall, 4 iron from 200 yards in the fog so we didn’t know it was in until we walked up to the green
  • If not golf, what sport would you play: Tennis
  • Favorite distance to hit from: 105
  • Favorite golf memory: Throughout the summer, my friends and I would meet up and drive to different courses before sunrise in order to be the first group out. Looking back at those rounds now that we have all moved away from home it is something that I will greatly miss.
  • Practice routine: I spend the majority of my time practicing short game stuff
  • Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament: Good morning (Kanye West)
  • Favorite part about the practice center: The bowl offers an unlimited number of short game shots to practice along with the university ridge being an amazing course to play daily
  • Best golf course snack: Fruit Snacks
  • Any golf superstitions/rituals: The golf ball number I play matches the round of the tournament
  • Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Terrace
  • Favorite restaurant in Madison: Ian’s Pizza

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

    6'0"
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'0"