MUNDELEIN, Ill. – The University of Wisconsin-Stout men's golf team delivered a record-tying opening round and finished sixth overall at the Forester Spring Invite, held April 17-18 at Countryside Golf Club - Prairie Course.
The Blue Devils fired a program record-tying 282 in Friday's opening round, matching the lowest single-round team score in school history. Stout followed with a 307 on Saturday to finish with a two-day total of 589 (+13).
Stout's 282 placed them in a tie for second after day one and just four strokes off the lead. The Blue Devils ultimately finished sixth in a competitive 19-team field that featured multiple regionally ranked programs.
Individually,
Nick Buckman led the way for Stout, tying for ninth overall with a two-round score of 144 (68-76). His opening-round 68 tied for the third-lowest round in program history and was one of the top scores in the field.
Cameron Lipinski also cracked the top 20, tying for 14th at 145 (+1) after rounds of 70 and 75.
Andrew Bauer added a tie for 25th finish at 149 (+5), while
Cole Noreen (151, +7) and
Ayrton Longe (153, +9) rounded out the Blue Devil scoring.
Aurora University claimed the team title at 570 (-6), while Christian Wakeford of Aurora earned medalist honors with a 138 (-6).
The Blue Devils will compete next weekend, April 25-26 at the St. John's Spring Invitational in St. Cloud and Monticello, Minn. played at the Wapicada and Monticello golf courses.
