Caleb Badura

JUNIOR AURORA, NEBRASKA (AURORA/NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

CAREER STATS Year Rounds

2019-20 12

Total 12 Strokes

920

920

CAREER HONORS

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019; Spring 2020) • NAIA Championship Qualifier (59th, Northwestern College, 2019) • NAIA Ping All-Central Region (2019) • Great Plains Athletic Conference

Player of the Year (2019) • Great Plains Athletic Conference

Tournament Title (2019) • Nebraska Golf Association

Co-Amateur of the Year (2019) • Nebraska State Match Play Champion (2019) • Nebraska Amateur Championship Runner-Up (2019) • Nebraska Class B High School

Champion (2017, 2018)

SOPHOMORE (2019-20)

Caleb Badura was a regular in Nebraska’s lineup in his first season as a Husker in 201920. The sophomore transfer competed in 12 rounds and finished fourth among the Huskers with a 76.67 stroke average. He matched teammate Mark Foelbaek for third among the Huskers at the season-opening Duke/Rod Myers Invitational. Badura tied for 44th with a 226 (+10).

Badura finished 37th with a 235 (+16) as the No. 4 Husker at the Prairie Club Invitational in Valentine, Neb. He closed his fall season at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in a tie for 67th at 236.

He opened the spring strong at the Big Ten Match Play Championships, going a perfect 4-0 individually to help the Huskers to a fourth-place team finish. He became the first Husker in history to go 4-0 at the Big Ten Match Championships, while powering Nebraska to its best team finish.

Badura closed the spring season by leading Nebraska again at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate by tying for 21st. His 54-hole score of 223 was a season best, while his finalround 70 (-2) was also a Nebraska best.

Off the course, Badura earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2019-20.

Average

76.67

76.67 CAREER BESTS

Low Round Low 54-Hole Score Top Finish Rounds Under Par

70 (Desert Mountain, 3/8/20) 223 (Desert Mountain, 3/8/20) T21st (Desert Mountain, 3/8/20) 1

BEFORE NEBRASKA

Badura, who captured the 2019 GPAC Tournament individual title, finished his only season in Orange City, Iowa, with a 73.6 stroke average - the No. 2 average in school history. He also earned a spot on the NAIA Ping AllCentral Region Team. He qualified for the NAIA Championship at the Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz., May 21-24, where he tied for 59th. Badura posted five top-10 finishes as a freshman, including a pair of tournament titles.

During his career at Aurora High School, Badura won back-to-back individual Class B state titles in 2017 and 2018. He also led the Huskies to a team championship in 2017. He was a three-time Nebraska Coaches Association Super-State selection in 2015, 2017 and 2018, and a two-time Nebraska Golf Association Junior All-Star team selection in 2017 and 2018. Badura was selected to be a member of the KansasNebraska Junior Cup Team in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He also set the Aurora High School record with a low round of 68.

PERSONAL

The son of Craig Badura and Jennifer Badura, Caleb was born April 8, 2000, in Hastings, Neb. He has a younger sister, Danica.

Caleb is majoring in sports media and communication and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2019-20. “I chose Nebraska because of what it has to offer not only athletically, but academically. Being able to come home and play at the Division I level for the Huskers is a dream come true,” Badura said. “Seeing what Coach Hankins has done with the Husker golf program is exciting, and I’m thrilled to be able to be a part of the rebuilding process and rich tradition of Nebraska Athletics in the years to come.”