LE MARS, Iowa – The Northwestern College men's golf team competed at the Northwest Iowa Invitational Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21 finishing the tournament with an ninth-place team finish.
The tournament took place at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars, Iowa with a Par 72. Four Raider rounds were posted under par on the tournament.
Brock Murphy (Jr., Tea, S.D./Tea Area) led the team with a three-round score of 216, nine strokes ahead of the second-place finishing Raider. He was the only Northwestern golfer to shoot under par twice -1 in Round 2 and -2 in Round 3.
The third through fifth place finishes were up for grabs heading into the final round this afternoon.
Kolby Newborg (Jr., Tea, S.D./Tea Area) and
Alex Snyder (Sr., Alta, Iowa/Alta-Aurelia) battled for the second-place team finish for the Raiders at the tournament. Ultimately, both shot a three-round total of 225 to finish tied for 39
th as individuals.
Trenton De Haan (Jr., Orange City, Iowa/MOC-Floyd Valley) and
Jackson Laven (Fr., Okoboji, Iowa/Spirit Lake) rounded out the top-5 for the Raiders, De Haan sneaking out a one stroke advantage over Laven.
Northwestern finishes (bolded score = under par):
T12
Brock Murphy – 75-
71-
70-216
T39
Kolby Newborg – 74-73-78-225
T39
Alex Snyder – 76-74-75-225
T43
Trenton De Haan – 81-74-
71-226
T47
Jackson Laven – 75-79-73-227
Individuals:
T52
JT Klinghagen – 77-78-73-228
T56
Kyle Christy – 76-82-
71-229
Up Next: The Raiders will take to the course again for the GPAC Championships next week on Monday, September 27 and Tuesday, September 28 for two rounds of the championships set to take place at Indian Creek Golf Course in Elkhorn, Neb.
