A Badgers alumnus tops crowded leaderboard at Wisconsin State Open
A two-time champion is among a crowded leaderboard at the Wisconsin State Open at Tuckaway Country Club going into the final day.
Harrison Ott, a two-time Wisconsin State Open champion, finished his second round at Tuckaway Country Club on Aug. 18 with a score of 5-under-par, 139. Ott was confident that this score wouldn't be enough to top the leaderboard, but he was proven wrong when Max Schwarz, a University of Wisconsin alumnus, birdied the final hole on No. 18 to take the lead with a score of 4-under-par.
Schwarz, who plays out of Paradise Valley, Arizona, also shot a 4-under 68 in his round, earning him the round of the day. Ott, who had previously been leading the tournament, was one of four players, including two amateurs from Marquette University, Mason Schmidtke and Brandon Cloete, who shared 5-under for the tournament, three shots behind Schwarz.
Ott, who has won the State Open twice, expressed that winning as a professional feels different from winning as an amateur, but he remains focused on taking his game to the course and seeing what he can accomplish in the final 36 holes.
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