Husker Trio Big Ten Golfers to Watch

Nebraska’s Caleb Badura, Reed Malleck and Will Marshall were included in the preseason Big Ten Men’s Golfers to Watch announced by the conference on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

Badura played in 20 rounds and produced a 75.30 stroke average in his third season as a Husker in 2021-22. The senior from Aurora, Neb., who will be entering his fifth collegiate season and fourth at Nebraska, competed for the Big Red at the 2022 Big Ten Championship. He was also NU’s top finisher at the Hawkeye Invitational, bringing home a tie for 15th. Off the course, Badura was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2021 and is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Malleck, also a Nebraska native, is hoping for a breakthrough season in his third year as a Husker. The junior from York was NU’s top finisher at the 2021-22 season-opening Rod Myers Invitational. He also joined Badura in representing the Huskers at the 2022 Big Ten Championship. He finished his sophomore season with a 75.80 stroke average. Off the course, Malleck was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an Academic All-Big Ten choice.

Will Marshall gives Nebraska another experienced returning golfer to watch. The senior from Elburn, Ill., posted a strong 73.27 stroke average over 15 rounds last season. He fired a career-best 212 (-4) to earn his first career top-25 finish at the Quail Valley Collegiate in Vero Beach, Fla. Overall, Marshall has competed in 33 rounds in his first three seasons as a Husker and owns a 75.33 career stroke average. He is also a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Head Coach Judd Cornell and the Huskers open their 2022-23 campaign at the Badger Invitational at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis., Sept. 11-13. It is the first of four fall events for the Big Red, joining the William H. Tucker Invitational (UNM Championship GC, Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 23-24), the Purdue Fall Invitational (Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Ind., Oct. 10-11) and the White Sands Bahamas Invitational (Ocean Club, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Oct. 28-30).