2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Jacob Beckman

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Middleton, Wis.
  • Major Business: Risk Management and Insurance
  • High School Middleton

Biography

Awards & Honors

2023-24 Academic All-Big Ten 

Year-By-Year

2024-25: Made starts in all 10 tournaments ... Tied for 12th at the 2025 Big Ten Championships (Apr. 25-27), finishing at +2 across three round (68-70-74=212) ... Came in T19 at the Ford Collegiate (Apr. 14-15), recording a +4 finish (70-74-70=212) ... Tied for 68th at the Mason Rudolph Championships (Apr. 4-6) with a +10 finish (75-73=75=223) ... Notched a 64th-place finish at the Schenkel Invitational (Mar. 21-23), coming in at +10 (73-80-73=226) ... Finished T58th at the Seminole Intercollegiate (Mar. 10-11), recording a 69-72-78=226 (+10) ... Placed T68th at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 10-12) on 78-74-69=221 (+5) scoring... Finished T2nd overall at the Purdue Fall Invitational, shooting a three-round career low 75-67-69=211 (-5) ... Tied for 17th place at the Badger Invitational, shooting a 76-67-74=217 ... Scored the second-best score for the Badgers at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate, finishing T42nd after carding a 69-74-74=217 (+7)... Finished T45th at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational 2024 carding a 78-73-73=224 (+8).

2023-24: Played in all 10 tournaments on Wisconsin's lineup ... breakout season after not playing during 2022-23 and played a key role on team as leader in the lineup ... started the season at Marquette Intercollegiate where he placed T35 (+10) ... placed 65th at Visit Knoxville Collegiate at +13 ... shot a new career-low 54-hole score of 212 at the Windon Memorial Classic finishing T41 at -1 ... matched his career-low 18-hole score of 68 at the Badger Invitational and placed T19 at 215 (-1) ... finished T16 at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational for his best 54-hole tournament finish of the fall ... made par at the Puerto Rico Classic to place T61 at 216 ... T33 at The Invitational at the Ford, finishing +3 at 219 ... finished -3 at the Schenkel Invitational to T23 with a new career-low 54-hole score of 213 and a new career-low 18-hole score of 66 in the second round of the Schenkel Invitational ... made par to T21 at 213 (E) as the Badgers won the Hawkeye Invitational .. led the Badgers at the Big Ten Championship, finishing in 15th at 222 (+12) ... set new career-best 54-hole tournament finish at Big Tens with 15th-place finish ... finished season with 72.53 average (2,176 strokes / 30 rounds) ... set new season and career lows of 66-138-212 ... improved career average by over two strokes to 73.50 (3,234 strokes / 44 rounds) from prior 75.57 ... 2023-24 Academic All-Big Ten.

2022-23: Redshirt season ... did not compete.

2021-22: Played in five tournaments, including two as a member of the Badgers' lineup ... made collegiate debut at Marquette's Intercollegiate Individual Event at Washington County Golf Course and shot career-low 18-hole score of 68 in the second round and 36-hole score of 145 ... placed T54 at Badger Invitational in UW lineup at 226 (+10) ... finished T73 at Steelwood Collegiate Invite with 230 (+14) ... shot career-low 54-hole score of 225 as an individual at the Puerto Rico Classic (+9) ... shot 232 (+16) to finish T79 at the Schenkel Invitational playing as an individual ... finished season with 75.57 average (1,058 strokes / 14 rounds ... season lows of 68-145-225.

High School: No. 1 ranked player in Wisconsin ... played for one of the top high school programs at Middleton and coach Tom Cabalka ... 15th place at 2020 Wisconsin Junior Boys Championship ... fourth place at 2020 32nd Lake Arrowhead Invitational ... 12th place at 2019 WIAA State championship ... 12th place at 2019 Wisconsin Junior Boys Championship ... 2019 Third team All-State (Wisconsin) ... 2019 First team All-Conference (Big 8 Conference) ... 2018 and 2019 academic All-State high honors for golf ... two-time 200 IM champion at JV conference in swimming ... top swimmer at Middleton and tremendous student.

Amateur: Fifth-place at 2020 WPGA Junior Championship ... first place at 2019 WPGA Junior Championship ... 9th place at 2019 Wisconsin State Amateur ... participant at the 2019 Junior Boys PGA Championship ... third place at 2018 Players Tour Blackwolf Run ... semifinalist at 2018 16U Junior Masters.

Personal: Parents are Mark and Suzanne ... sister Amanda ... major is Business: Risk Management and Insurance.

Stats

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 36 Low 54
2021-22 14 1,058 75.57 68 145 225
2022-23 Did Not Play - - - - -
2023-24 30 2,176 72.53 66 138 212
2024-25 30 2,184 72.80 67 138 211
Total / Career 74 5,418 73.22 66 138 211

Finishes

2024-25

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 6-8 Visit Knoxville Collegiate (70) T42nd, 69-74-74=217 (+7)
Sept. 22-23 Purdue Fall Invitational (72) T2nd, 75-67-69=211 (-5)
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Badger Invitational (72) T17th, 76-67-74=217 (+1)
Oct. 18-21 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational (72) T45th, 78-73-73=224 (+8)
Feb. 10-12 Puerto Rico Classic (72) T68th, 78-74-69=221 (+5)
Mar. 10-11 Seminole Intercollegiate (70) T58th, 69-72-78=219 (+9)
Mar. 21-23 Schenkel Invitational (72) 64th, 73-80-73=226 (+10)
Apr. 4-6 Mason Rudolph Championships (71) T68th, 75-73-75=223 (+10)
Apr. 14-15 The Ford Collegiate (70) T19th, 70-74-70=212 (+4)
Apr. 25-27 Big Ten Championships (70) T12th, 68-70-74=212 (+2)

2023-24

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 3-5 Marquette Intercollegiate (72) T35th, 74-80-72=226 (+10)
Sept. 8-10 Visit Knoxville Collegiate (70) 65th, 75-78-70=223 (+13)
Sept. 25-26 Windon Memorial Classic (71) T41st, 70-70-72=212 (-1)
Oct. 1-3 Badger Invitational (72) T19th, 76-71-68=215 (-1)
Oct. 15-17 Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational (72) T16th, 74-73-70=217 (+1)
Feb. 11-13 Puerto Rico Classic (72) T61st, 72-71-73=216 (E)
Feb. 26-27 The Invitational at the Ford (72) T33rd, 74-75-70=219 (+3)
March 15-17 Schenkel Invitational (72) T23rd, 72-66-75=213 (-3)
April 13-14 Hawkeye Invitational (71) T21st, 71-71-71=213 (E)
April 26-28 Big Ten Championships (70) 15th, 70-74-78=222 (+12)

2022-23

Did not compete during the 2022-23 season.

2021-22

Dates Tournament (Par) Finish, Scores (Par)
Sept. 5-6 Washington Co. Individual (72)* T22nd, 77-68=145 (+1)
Sept. 26-28 Badger Invitational (72) T54th, 75-72-79=226 (+10)
Oct. 30-31 Steelwood Collegiate Invite (72) T73rd, 77-79-74=230 (+14)
Feb. 13-15 Puerto Rico Classic (72)* 76th, 79-74-72=225 (+9)
March 18-20 Schenkel Invitational (72)* T79th, 76-74-82=232 (+16)
*Competed as an Individual

Off the Course

  • Favorite tour golfer: Brooks Koepka  
  • Favorite tournament to watch: The Masters
  • Favorite hole at University Ridge: 15
  • Favorite Course: Lawsonia-Links
  • Hardest Course: Whistling Straits
  • Most memorable round: 2021 2nd round of State Championship  
  • When did you start playing: 3 years old
  • Who taught you how to play: My mom and dad
  • Course(s) you grew up on: Ramsey Golf and Country Club and Bishops Bay CC
  • Best meal to eat after a round: Pasta of any kind
  • Favorite club in your bag: 58 degree
  • What kind of clubs: Titleist  
  • Favorite ball: Pro V1
  • Any aces: No
  • Favorite distance to hit from: 110 yds
  • Favorite golf memory: Watching a friend's hole in one
  • Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament: Put On By: Jeezy and Kanye West  
  • Favorite part about the practice center: The bowl
  • Best golf course snack: Trail Mix
  • Favorite restaurant in Madison: Raising Canes

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'9"
  • 2025-26Senior

    5'9"