WEST DUNDEE, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's golf team hits the links this Saturday and Sunday, heading to Randall Oaks Country Club for the 36-hole Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament, hosted by Carthage College.
The Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament Field:
• MSOE, UW-Stout, Lake Forest, Viterbo, Aurora, Hannibal-LaGrange, Judson, Saint Mary's, Elmhurst, North Park, Northwestern (Minn.), Central-Iowa, North Central (Ill.), Augustana (Ill.), Marian (Wis.), Wisconsin Lutheran, Illinois Wesleyan, Carthage
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Saint Mary's—Their Last Action:
• September 9-10, 2016 * Ham Lake, Minn.:
Blair Sanders (Lee's Summit, Mo.) carded team-best rounds of 77 and 78 for a 155 total in leading the Cardinals to an 18
th-place finish at the Augsburg Invitational at Majestic Oaks Golf Course |
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Saint Mary's at Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament—Their Last Appearance:
• September 11-12, 2015 * West Dundee, Ill.: Saint Mary's did a little mountain climbing during Day 2 of the Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament. The Cardinals, sitting in 12th place after the opening day of the two-day tournament, climbed six spots—shooting a second day 299 to finish sixth with a 36-hole 604.
Blake Westerberg (Red Wing, Minn.), who carded a career-best even-par 71 to share the first-round lead, followed that up with a four-over 75 to finish tied for third—with, among others, teammate
Brett Jackson (Edmonton, Alberta) |
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Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals head to Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, Ill., next weekend to take part in the 36-hole Midwest Region Classic, hosted by Benedictine (Ill.) University.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Blair Sanders (Lee's Summit, Mo.) led the way for the Cardinals at the Augsburg Invitational last weekend, carding rounds of 77 and 78 for a 155 finish and a 25
th-place individual finish. … Sanders' second-round 78 last Sunday was highlighted by his first career hole-in-one. The freshman aced the 190-yard fourth hole at Majestic Oaks Golf Course, using a five-iron. … Sanders has now carded rounds of 78 or better in all three of the Cardinals' competitive rounds this season—the freshman put together a two-over-par 74 against Macalester on Sept. 1. …
Kyle Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) was second to Sanders at the Augsburg Invitational, shooting rounds of 80 and 82 for a 162. …
David Iten (Fridley, Minn.) finished with a second-round 79 on Sunday to go with his opening-round 90 to finish with a 167, while
Bryce Galewski (Winona, Minn. / 82-99—181),
Owen Blakely (Elmhurst, Ill. / 88-84—172) and
Chad Cesarz (Jackson, Mich. / 88-88-176) rounded out the Cardinals' lineup. … With their win over Macalester on Sept. 1, the Cardinals snapped an eight-year Scots' winning streak in the annual MacMary Dual. Saint Mary's had last beaten Macalester Aug. 31, 2007.
