STATESBORO, Georgia – Wisconsin’s strong start at the 43rd annual Schenkel Invitational saw the Badgers tied for third place overall following the first day of competition.
Wisconsin is currently 2-under after shooting 286 as a team and tied with Kentucky after the first 18 holes at Forest Heights Country Club. Host Georgia Southern, currently ranked No. 19 by GolfStat, leads the 14-team field at 16-under 272, while No. 24 Mississippi State is currently in second place with 4-under 284. Five teams in the field are currently ranked among the top-50 by Golfstat (full team standings with rankings below).
Round two tees off Saturday morning with 18 holes.
Round 1 – Friday, March 17
Cameron Huss is currently tied for seventh overall with a 2-under 70 to pace the Badgers individually. Huss finished Friday with four birdies, including three on consecutive holes (3, 4 and 5) on the front nine.
Badgers Daniel Aas and Clayton Tribus both finished T-12th at 1-under 71 on the day. Aas scored a hole-in-one on par-three Hole 3 to aid his first round performance, while Tribus played strongly to par and collected two birdies.
Teammates Maxime Legros and Coalter Smith both finished T-34th at 2-over 74. Competing as an individual, Max Schwarz finished 5-over 77 to tie for 60th.
2023 Schenkel Invitational
*Competing as an individual for Wisconsin
| Pos. | Team | To Par | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #19 Georgia Southern | -12 | 272 | — | — | 272 |
| 2 | #24 Mississippi State | -4 | 284 | — | — | 284 |
| T3 | Wisconsin | -2 | 286 | — | — | 286 |
| T3 | Kentucky | -2 | 286 | — | — | 286 |
| 5 | #41 Liberty | -1 | 287 | — | — | 287 |
| 6 | #43 Notre Dame | +2 | 290 | — | — | 290 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee St. | +3 | 291 | — | — | 291 |
| T8 | UCF | +7 | 295 | — | — | 295 |
| T8 | Campbell | +7 | 295 | — | — | 295 |
| 10 | West Virginia | +10 | 298 | — | — | 298 |
| 11 | Florida Gulf Coast U | +12 | 300 | — | — | 300 |
| 12 | #45 North Florida | +14 | 302 | — | — | 302 |
| 13 | UAB | +19 | 307 | — | — | 307 |
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