2019-20 Women's Golf Roster

Kim Kosmatka
Kim Kosmatka
Kim Kosmatka

Tess Hackworthy

  • Position Swings R
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Madison, Wis.
  • Highschool Edgewood

Biography

2019-20: Career low 18- and 36- hole totals at East-West Match Play Challenge hosted at University Ridge with a 70-69= 139, finished in first place for the stroke play portion... named Big Ten Co-Golfer of the Week following this performance... competed in all six tournaments... recorded career low 54-hole score of 216 at Cardinal Cup... finished T6... one medalist finish... two top five finishes... 3 top 10 finishes... four top 25 finishes... 3rd in program record book for 36-hole round of 139 at East-West Match Play Challenge... seventh lowest season average in program history at 74.47... led the team in scoring for season.... recorded six rounds under par

2018-19: Competed in nine events for the Badgers while averaging a 75.03 per round. Hackworthy had a career-best finish at the Silverado Showdown, April 7-9, earning a share of 11th place invidually with a 221 (+5).

2017-18: Did not compete

Summer 2017: Won the Wisconsin State Open for the second straight year ... also won the US Women's Amateur Qualifier in Hoffman Estates, Illinois in June to qualify for the US Women's Amateur Championship held at San Diego Country Club in August

2016-17: Played in three tournaments, including one as an individual ... collected career low 18-, 36- and 54-hole totals at the Minnesota Invitational with a 78-74-72=224 to finish in a tie for 17th place, third-best among the Badgers ... earned Academic All-Big Ten honors

2015-16: Competed in three tournaments during freshman campaign ... took part in Cardinal Cup and UCF Challenge as an individual golfer ... earned best finish at Cardinal Cup, tying for 44th with a 15-over 231 ... picked up 18- (75), 36- (155) and 54-hole (231) season-lows at the event ... sidelined in the spring after a surgery ... won her first major tournament at the Wisconsin State Open in June with a 3-over par 77-70=147

High School: Member of Edgewood High School's four-straight state championship teams ... won the WIAA individual title in 2014 ... 2014 Wisconsin State Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year ... finished top two in every event played in 2014 ... Wisconsin Sectional Champion 2013 and 2014  ... First-Team All-State 2013 and 2014, third-Team All-State 2012, All-State honorable mention 2011 ... 2014 High School scoring average: 35.7 and 71.9 ... tied for seventh at the 2014 Wisconsin State Women's Open  ...  was second at 2014 Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship ... was fourth at the 2015 WWSGA State Amateur with a 15-over 76-76-76-228 ... seventh at 2013 AJGA in Kansas City, Mo. ... won FCWT in Santa Barbara, CA (February 2014) ... won MAJGT Second City Classic: Homewood, Ill. (June 2014) ... won MAJGT Autumn Open: Madison, Wis. (October 2013) ... National Honor Society member and Academic All-State four years

Stats

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 36 Low 54
2015-16 8 635 79.38 75 155 231
2016-17 8 612 76.5 72 146 224
2018-19   26 1951 75.03 70 144 221
2019-20 17 1266 74.47 69 139 216
TOTALS 59 4464 75.66 69 139 216

2015-16 Finishes

Sept. 20-22 East-West Match Play Challenge 81-79=160 / 50
Oct. 19-20 Cardinal Cup* 80-75-76=231 / T44
Feb. 7-9 UCF Challenge* 79-81-84=244 / 92

2016-17 Finishes

Sept. 12-13 Minnesota Invitational 78-74-72=224 / T17
Sept. 18-20 East-West Match Play Challenge 681-80=161 / 47
Feb. 26-27 Westbrook Spring Invitational* 72-80-75=227 / T52

2018-19 Finishes

Sept. 28-30 Schooner Fall Classic 80-74-70=224 / T65
Oct. 8-9 Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah 77-76-73= 226 / T74
Oct. 20-21 Cardinal Cup 78-74-82= 234 / T42
Feb. 3-5 UCF Challenge 75-79-71= 225 / T80
Feb. 24-25 Westbrook Invitational 72-72-77=221 / T58
Mar. 15-17 Notre Dame Clover Cup 79-76-76=231 / T38
Mar. 22-24 Mountainview Collegiate 75-74-72=221 / T43
Apr. 7-9 Silverado Showdown 73-73-75= 221 / T11
Apr. 19-21 Big Ten Championships 75-73= 148 / T24
 

2019-20 Finishes

Sept. 16-17 Glass City Invitational at Inverness Club 77-82-76= 235/ 62
Sept. 23 East-West Match Play Challenge 70-69= 139/ 1
Oct. 7-8 Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah 77-77-77= 231/ T76
Oct. 18-20 Cardinal Cup 73-72-71= 216/ T6
Feb. 23-25 Westbrook Invitational    74-71-73= 218/ T45
March 2-3     Gunrock Invitational 77-79-71= 227/ T14
*Competed as an individual

Off the Course with Tess

  • Favorite tour golfer- Jason Day
  • Favorite tournament to watch- The Masters
  • Favorite hole at University Ridge- 16
  • Favorite Course- The Valley Club of Montecito
  • Hardest Course- Bull Valley Golf Club
  • Most memorable round- Playing Shadow Ridge Golf Club with my dad as my caddie
  • When did you start playing- Age four
  • Who taught you how to play- My dad
  • Course(s) you grew up on- Maple Bluff Country Club
  • Best meal to eat after a round- Culver's burger, fries and a shake
  • Favorite club in your bag- 7 iron
  • What kind of clubs- TaylorMade
  • Favorite ball- Pinnacle Ladies Bling
  • Any aces- Maple Bluff Country Club hole No. six, 156 yds
  • Favorite distance to hit from- 82 yds
  • Twitter- @TessHackworthy
  • Instagram- @tesshackworthy
  • Practice routine- Try to hit wedges everyday
  • Go-to hype song(s) before a tournament- Good Day by Nappy Roots
  • Favorite part about the practice center- The putting platform
  • Best golf course snack- Peanut butter and jelly
  • Any golf superstitions/rituals?- Foam roll
  • Major- Retailing & Consumer Behavior
  • Dream job- Work for TaylorMade Golf Company
  • Favorite place to hang out on campus- The Terrace
  • Favorite restaurant in Madison- Graze

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Swings R
    5'4"

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Swings R
    5'4"

  • 2017-18Junior

    Swings R
    5'4"

  • 2018-19Senior

    Swings R
    5'4"

  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

    Swings R
    5'4"