In a tournament where Wisconsin had put itself in a position to compete for a top spot, things quickly turned forgettable for the Badgers in the COG Mizzou Intercollegiate tournament.
The Badgers got off to a hot start after placing third after the first round and eighth after the second round, but were unable to stay in the hunt and wound up placing 11th at the conclusion of the 54-hole tournament.
Wisconsin trailed tournament host Missouri all the way from the first round on, as the host school found itself at the top of standings with a score of an eight-under par with a three round score of 856 (275-289-292).
Mizzou’s own freshman Ryan Zech took first place overall while shooting eight-under par at 208 (67-70-72).
Junior Anthony Aicher led the way for the Badgers ending four-over par at 220 (70-72-78), and tied for 11th place overall while leading Wisconsin for the seventh time this year.
The only other Badger to shoot a round under par was freshman Thomas O’Bryan after a one-under par at 71, and he ended with a three round score of 235 (71-78-86). In only his second tournament of the year, Zach Balit shot a 13-over par at 229 (74-78-77) and placed second on the team behind Aicher.
Wisconsin also had sophomore John Gullberg post his best 54-hole score of the season in his second tournament of the year after a final score of 234 (79-74-81). Sophomore Eric Shremp placed 81st with 249 (80-84-85) and came in last for the Badgers.
Wisconsin will find itself right back in action Saturday at the Hawkeye-TaylorMade Inviational played at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City, Iowa. The Badgers will continue play for the remainder of April before finishing up at the Big Ten Championships April 27-29.
