WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's golf team kicks off its 2017 season with a pair of competitions. The Cardinals square off against Macalester in the annual MacMary Dual at The Bridges Golf Course on Friday, before heading to Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake, Minn., on Saturday and Sunday for the 36-hole Augsburg Invitational
The Matchups:
Friday, September 1, 2017 * The Bridges Golf Course, Winona, Minn. * MacMary Dual
• Saint Mary's Cardinals vs. Macalester Scots
Saturday-Sunday, September 2-3, 2017 * Majestic Oaks Golf Course * Ham Lake, Minn.
• Augsburg Invite Field: Saint Mary's, Augsburg, XXXX
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—A Year Ago:
• September 1, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: After an impressive preseason, Saint Mary's coach
Greg Moore was excited to see what his squad could do when the they were playing for real. And the Cardinals did not disappoint. Led by
Hunter Rau's (Plainview, Minn.) two-over-par 74, the Cardinals rolled to a season-opening 304-326 win over Macalester in the teams' annual MacMary Dual at Highlands National Golf Course |
Recap
Saint Mary's at Augsburg Invitational—Their Last Appearance:
• September 3-4, 2016 * Ham Lake, Minn.:
Blair Sanders (Lee's Summit, Mo.) put together Saint Mary's best round during the opening day of the Augsburg Invitational, shooting a five-over-par 77. The following day, Sanders was back in the spotlight, as the Cardinal freshman aced the 190-yard fourth hole at Majestic Oaks Golf Course. Sanders took advantage of the ace, shooting 78 to lead the Cardinals to an 18
th -place finish |
Day 1 Recap *
Day 2 Recap
Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals head to Randall Oaks Golf Country Club in West Dundee, Ill., next weekend to take part in the 36-hole Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament, hosted by Carthage College.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster |
2017 Schedule |
2016 Statistics
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David Iten (Fridley, Minn.) closed out the season as the Cardinals' scoring leader a year ago with a 79.75 scoring average, while
Hunter Rau (Rushford, Minn. / 80.30),
Brett Jackson (Edmonds, Alberta / 80.33),
Blair Sanders (Lee's Summit, Mo. / 80.35),
Kyle Brodt (Roseville, Minn. / 80.36), and
Owen Blakely (Elmhurst, Ill. / 80.70) were all within one stroke of him. … The Cardinals finished the season with 39 rounds of 79 or better—led by one-over-par 72s from Iten and Brodt. … Sanders, Rau, Jackson, and
Juan Sanchez (Bogota, Colombia) all chipped in rounds of two-over-par—Sanchez's was a two-over 72, while Sanders', Rau's, and Jackson's were all 74s. … The two-over-par rounds by Sanchez, Sanders, Rau, and Jackson were all career-lows. … Blakely carded a career-best three-over 75 at the Loras Spring Invitational on April 3, while
Bryce Galewski (Winona, Minn.) added a pair of career-low 78s during the two-day Loras Invite. … Sanders finished with a team-high seven rounds of 79 or better this season. … Jackson turned in the Cardinals' best 36-hole performance of the season at the Midwest Region Classic on Sept. 25-26, carding rounds of three-over-par 75 and two-over 74 for a 149 total. … Sanders' second-round 78 during the Augsburg Invitational on Sept. 4 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. … The Cardinals' second-day 297 at Carthage's Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament on Sept. 10 tied the single-day school record. … 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.
