Males’s Golf Opens Season At Gopher Invitational

Men’s Golf | September 8

INDEPENDENCE, Minn. – The Northern Illinois University males’s golf staff opened its 2025-26 season on the Gopher Invitational, hosted by Minnesota at Windsong Farm Golf Club. The Huskies completed in fifteenth place at 44-over par.

“The start of 2025 mirrored our experience in 2024 at Windsong Farm,” stated head coach John Carlson. “The demanding championship layout tested our young team and we struggled to find consistency off the tee throughout the week.”

Sophomore Beau Petersen (Gretna, Neb./Gretna) was the Huskies’ prime finisher, ending tied for forty fifth with a 54-hole rating of eight-over par 211. Petersen posted a gap spherical 75 Sunday morning, following that up with a fair par spherical of 71 within the afternoon. He performed his remaining 9 holes within the second spherical at two-under par to put up NIU’s lowest spherical of the match. Petersen moved up 22 spots on the leaderboard to tie for thirty fourth coming into Monday’s remaining spherical. The sophomore carded a 75 on Monday.

NIU posted its lowest staff rating within the second spherical with a 10-over par 294. Junior Craig Long (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) bounced again from a gap spherical 80 to card a two-over 73 with 4 birdies. Jack Mulligan (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central) had a 74 as Patrick Raupp (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) and freshman Corentin Guilloux (Longages, France) each had rounds of 76.

Long had the Huskies’ low rating in Monday’s remaining spherical with a two-over 73. He completed tied for sixty fifth at +13, enjoying the ultimate 36 holes at four-over par. Guilloux matched Petersen with a spherical of 75 and in addition tied for sixty fifth, counting in NIU’s scoring group in all three rounds in his Huskie debut.

“Looking ahead, we plan to make some adjustments to our lineup for the Badger Invitational in two weeks with the goal of addressing our driving challenges,” Carlson stated.

The Huskies had two golfers compete as people on the Minnesota Golf Classic, hosted by Bethel University at Pioneer Creek Golf Course. Conner McCall (Vandalia, Ill./Vandalia Community) tied for twelfth with a 54-hole rating of one-over par 21. McCall had a career-low spherical of 70 within the second spherical. Devin Swoyer (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) tied for thirty third at seven-over par.

NIU is subsequent in motion Sept. 22-23 at Wisconsin’s Badger Invitational at TPC Wisconsin in Madison.

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NIU Results

T-45. Beau Petersen        75-71-75=221 (+8)

T-65. Corentin Guilloux    75-76-75=226 (+13)

T-65. Craig Long        80-73-73=226 (+13)

72. Jack Mulligan        76-74-79=229 (+16)

T-73. Patrick Raupp        74-76-80=230 (+17)

Minnesota Golf Classic

(Pioneer Creek Golf Course, Maple Plain, MN | Par 72, 6953 yards | 15 groups, 109 gamers)

T-12    Conner McCall    72-70-75=217 (+1)

T-33    Devin Swoyer        74-74-75=223 (+7)