2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

David Stluka
Tom Lynn
David Stluka
Meg Kelly
Tom Lynn
Tom Lynn
David Stluka

Nicole Ciskowski

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Barrington, Ill.
  • Major Marketing
  • High School Barrington

Biography

Honors and Awards: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) ... 2020-21 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WCGA) All-America Scholar ... 2022-23 Big Ten Women's Golfers to Watch

2022-23: Named one of Wisconsin's 2022-23 Big Ten Women's Golfers to Watch in preseason ... competed as an individual at the Badger Invitational where she T37 ... competed in six tournaments overall, including five in the Badgers team lineup ... finished T25 at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup on Oct. 3-4 for best tournament finish during the 2022-23 season and tying her career 54-hole best tournament finish (T25) ... featured in a profile for the Wisconsin (UW) School of Business Next Generation Business Leaders ... 2023 Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22: Competed in six tournaments with the team and one as an individual during her junior season ... recorded new 54-hole career-low of 223 at the Westbrook Invitational ... shot new 18-hole career-low of 71 in the second round of the Big Ten Championship ... shot new 36-hole career-low of 148 at the Big Ten Championship ... best finish was T27 at the Indiana Invitational ... 2022 Academic All-Big Ten.

2020-21: Competed in all six events ... best finish was 25th at the Indiana Spring Challenge ... shot a career-low 18-hole score of 72 in the second round of the Clemson Invitational ... shot career-low 54-hole score at the Clemson Invitational ... recorded one round at even-par ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten ... 2020-21 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WCGA) All-America Scholar.

2019-20: Competed as an individual at East-West Match Play Challenge ... finished stroke play T24th ... also competed as an individual at the Westbrook Invitational ... career-low 18 hole score of 72 at East-West Match Play Challenge ... career-low 36 hole score of 150 at East-West Match Play Challenge ... career-low 54 hole score of 229 at Westbrook Invitational ... one top 25 finish

High School: Tied for 7th at IHSA State in 2018, made an appearance in 2017 ... Tied for medalist in the 2018 Mid-Suburban League Golf Championship Meet

Amateur: AJGA Transamerica Scholastic Honor Roll 2017 ... In AJGA, four top 20s, 4 top 15s, finished 4th at Forest Lake in 2017 ... Top finishes for WWGA Junior and Amateur events, MAJGT Chamption at Mistwood in 2016, Heritage Bluffs in 2017, and Winnetka in 2019

Personal: Parents Ed and Lisa ... sister Heather competed on the Minnesota women's golf team ... sister Evelyn graduated from Iowa

Stats

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 36 Low 54
2019-20 5 379 75.80 72 150 229
2020-21 18 1,396 77.55 72 151 227
2021-22 21 1,615 76.90 71 148 223
2022-23 18 1,411 78.39 74 150 225
Totals 62 4,801 77.44 71 148 223
 

Finishes

2022-23

Sept. 18-20 Badger Invitational* 75-76-74=225 / T37
Oct. 3-4 Barbara Nicklaus Cup 87-78-84=248 / T25
Oct. 28-30 The Battle at the Beach 77-78-78=233 / T83
Feb. 6-7 FAU Paradise Invitational 79-77-74=230 / T64
March 17-19 MountainView Invitational 76-79-81=236 / T88
April 15-16 Lady Buckeye Invitational 84-77-78=239 / 79

2021-22

Sept. 19-21 Badger Invitational* 76-80-77=233/ T46
Oct. 11-12 Illini Women's Invitational 79-76-73=228/ T74
Feb. 27-28 Westbrook Invitational 72-79-72=223/ T54
March 14-15 Briar's Creek Invitational 80-78-81=239/ T90
March 27-29 Chattanooga Classic 75-81-76=232/ T63
April 9-10 Indiana Invitational 77-74-82=233/ T27
April 22-24 Big Ten Championship 77-71-79=227/ T48

2020-21

Feb. 19-21 Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational 78-80-76=234/ 39
March 14-16 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 80-76-75=231/ T32
March 26-28 Clemson Invitational 79-72-76=227/ T59
April 4-5 Indiana Spring Challenge 80-74-77=231/ 25
April 17-18 Indiana Invitational 76-80-81=237/ T79
April 23-25 Big Ten Championship 84-75-77=236/ T68

2019-20

Sept. 23 East-West Match Play Challenge* 78-72=150/ T24
Feb. 23-24 Westbrook Invitational* 74-80-75=229/T83
*Competed as an individual

Off the Course

  • Favorite tour golfer: Jordan Spieth
  • Favorite tournament to watch: The Masters
  • Dream Ryder Cup Captain: Tiger Woods
  • Favorite hole at University Ridge: 12
  • Favorite Course: Heather Course Boyne Highlands Michigan
  • Hardest Course: Ohio State Scarlett Golf Course
  • Most memorable round: Shooting 68 in the 2018 high school sectionals
  • Dream foursome: Me, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Jack Nicklaus
  • When did you start playing: Around age eight
  • Who taught you how to play: My dad
  • Course(s) you grew up on: Biltmore Country Club and The Dunes at Sanibel Island
  • Best meal to eat after a round: A 5 Guys burger with a side of fries and a milkshake
  • Favorite club in your bag: Putter or driver
  • Favorite ball: Titleist ProV1
  • Any aces: Yes. MAJGT 2016 hole 9 at Mistwood Golf Club
  • If not golf, what sport would you play: Football
  • Favorite distance to hit from: 95 yards
  • Favorite golf memory: Traveling the country in summers for golf tournaments, playing great courses, and meeting new people
  • Practice routine: Before a tournament I putt for 30 minutes, practice short game and chipping for 15, hit the range starting with wedges and ending with drivers, then lastly I picture a few holes and play the holes with the clubs on the range
  • Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament: No Option by Post Malone and Mr. Brightside by The Killers
  • Favorite part about the practice center: The giant putting green!! I love to practice putting
  • Best golf course snack: GoGo Squeeze
  • Any golf superstitions/rituals: Everything has to be packed and organized DAYS before a trip
  • Dream job: I don't know yet!!
  • Favorite place to hang out on campus: Memorial Union
  • Favorite restaurant in Madison: Dotty's
  • Anything the media would find interesting: I am a founding member of the First Tee of Greater Chicago and on the Barrington Chapter steering committee

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Swings R
    5'5"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior