HASTINGS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's golf team kicks off its 2014 season on Friday, as the Cardinals square off against Macalester in the annual MacMary Dual at Emerald Greens Golf Course
 
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SMU vs. Macalester — Their Meeting:
Blake Westerberg (Red Wing, Minn.) and Tim Wolford (Maple Grove, Minn.) posted rounds in the 70s, carding seven-over-par 79s, but it was not enough, as Macalester — behind a stellar collegiate debut Josh Wingardner — edged the Cardinals 324-336 at The Jewel in Lake City, Minn. | Recap
 
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The Cardinals have a busy week next week, taking part in the Bethany Lutheran Invitational on Thursday in Jordan, Minn., before heading to Marion, Iowa, to compete in the Mount Mercy Cropper Classic. … Macalester is right back on the course on Saturday, squaring off against Crown in a dual match in Waconia, Minn.
 
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Blake Westerberg (Red Wing, Minn.) and Tim Wolford (Maple Grove, Minn.) closed out the 2013 season as the Cardinal men's low scorers, averaging 78.7 and 79.1. … Westerberg and Wolford became the first Cardinal duo to finish with scoring averages in the 70s since 2007, when Jesse Polk '08 (77.3) and Andy Roberts '09 (79.8) accomplished the feat. … Wolford carded the Cardinals' low round of the season — twice — shooting a three-over-par 75 at the Cardinal Open on Sept. 5, then matching that mark during the final round of the season-ending MIAC Championships on Oct. 7. … Westerberg carded a team-best eight rounds in the 70s, highlighted by four season-best rounds of 77 — including a pair of 77s in the season-ending 54-hole MIAC Championships. …  Thomas Garside (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) turned in the shot of the season in a dual against Carleton on Sept. 22, using a four-hybrid to record his first-ever hole-in-one, acing the 170-yard 17th hole at Willinger's Golf Course in Northfield, Minn. … Connor Brandt (Woodbury, Minn.) carded a collegiate-best six-over 77 in his collegiate debut at the Mac/Mary Dual on Aug. 30 at The Jewel GC. … As a team, Saint Mary's shot a season-best 319 at the Cardinal Open on Sept. 5, while adding a 322 during the third round of the MIAC Championships on Oct. 7.