By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
SAUK CENTRE/SARTELL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's golf team is back in action on Saturday and Sunday, as the Cardinals take part in the 36-hole Saint John's Invitational. Day 1 of the two-day tournament will be held at Greystone Golf Course in Sauk Centre, Minn., on Saturday, with the final round taking place at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell, Minn., the following day
 
The Saint John's Invitational Field:
• Saint John's, Saint Mary's, St. Thomas, Gustavus, Augsburg, Concordia, Bethel, Carleton, St. Olaf, University of Manitoba, Macalester
 
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Saint Mary's Last Action:
• Sept. 22-23, 2018 * The Jewel Golf Course, Lake City, Minn.: Kyle Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) followed up his team-best opening-day score of four-over-par 75 with a five-over 76, while Joe Abdo (Edina, Minn.) shaved five strokes off his Day 1 79 with a team-best three-over 74 in leading the Cardinals to a third-place finish at the 10-team Saint Mary's Invitational | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap


Saint Mary's At Saint John's Invitational — Their Last Appearance:
• Sept. 19-20, 2015 * Blackberry Ridge GC/Greystone GC, Sauk Centre/Sartell, Minn.: After carding an opening round, three-over-par 75 at Blackberry Ridge Golf Course, Blake Westerberg (Red Wing, Minn.) recorded an even-par 72 at Greystone Golf Course for a team-best 147 in helping Saint Mary's to an 18th place finish in the two-day event | Day 1 Recap * Day 2 Recap
 
Saint Mary's Up Next:
• The Cardinals close out the fall portion of their schedule next weekend, heading to Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course in Jordan, Minn., to take part in the 54-hole Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championshps.
 
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• The Cardinals' second-round 312 (28-over-par) at the Saint Mary's Invitational last weekend matched its third-best team total of the season. The Cardinals posted a season-low 313 (25-over) during the opening round of the Augsburg Invitational, while adding 27-over 315s at the Augsburg Invitational and the Midwest Regional. … Kyle Brodt (Roseville, Minn.) put together rounds of 75-76—151 to finish tied for second at last weekend's Saint Mary's Invitaitonal. … Joe Abdo (Edina, Minn.) chipped in a 79-74—153 at the Saint Mary's Invite. Abdo's three-over 74 last Sunday was the team's low score of the tournament — and the third-lowest round posted by a Cardinal this season. … Bryce Galewski (Winona, Minn.) and Juan Sanchez (Bogota, Colombia) finished tied for third for the Cardinals at the Saint Mary's Invitational last weekend, shooting 162s — Galewski going 80-82, while Sanchez flipped those totals with an 82-80 — while Tyler Dove (Hudson, Wis.) rounded out the lineup with an 84-84—168. … With his 79-74 last weekend, Abdo has now recorded rounds of 79 or better in seven of his nine competitive rounds — including a career-low one-under 71 during the opening round of the Augsburg Invitational on Sept. 1. … Abdo's one-under-par 71 is the Cardinals' low round to date, and the first sub-par round since Dove carded a three-under-par 69 during the third round of the 2017 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. … Dove's third-round three-under 69 was the Cardinals' low round of the season a year ago and just one shot off the single-round school record. … Dove delivered his season-best, a four-over 75, during Day 2 at the Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament on Sept. 8. … Juan Sanchez (Bogota, Colombia) carded a four-over-par 76 to lead the way for the Cardinals against Macalester in the Mac/Mary Dual on Aug. 31, while Abdo delivered an opening-round one-under 71 and Sanchez tallied a second-round 77 to pace the Cardinals at the Augsburg Invitational. … Alex Kren (Neillsville, Wis.), playing as an individual, posted a career-best five-over 77 during the second round of the Augsburg Invitational on Sept. 8. … Brodt enters this weekend's Saint John's Invitational with a team-best 76.83 stroke average, followed by Abdo (77.00), Sanchez (79.86), Galewski (80.11), and Dove (80.89). … The Cardinals have recorded 24 rounds of 79 or better this season. Saint Mary's posted 40 sub-80 rounds a year ago. … With their 12-shot win over Macalester in the season-opening Mac/Mary Dual on Aug. 31, the Cardinals have now beaten the Scots in each of the last three duals. … The Cardinals' 313.5 scoring average last season was a single-season school record, four shots better than the previous mark, set in 1995. … Saint Mary's seventh-place finish at the 2017 MIAC Championships was its best showing since placing fifth during the 2008 season.