SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket men's golf team played host to the Sixth Annual Twin Ports Collegiate Saturday, taking place on its home course at Nemadji Golf Club. The home-course advantage certainly paid off for the 'Jackets, wrapping up day one of the tournament in sole possession of first place.
 
In addition to the lead UWS also set a new program-low, firing a collecting 287 (one under par) while playing the East/West course. Furthermore, three Yellowjacket golfers sit atop the individual leaderboard heading into the final round of play Sunday.
 
Tournament Notes

• UW-Superior entered three separate teams, joining Wisconsin Lutheran, St. Scholastica, Bethany Lutheran, Martin Luther and Northland.
• Leading the charge for the 'Jackets was Nate Burke (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld), finishing round one with a 34/35 split to sit three under. On top of 12 pars, he fired three birdies on the front nine before carding an eagle on the par-five 13th.
• Andrew Rude (Superior, Wis./Superior) fired three birdies on the front nine and added two more on the back nine, capping Saturday's round with a one-under 71.
• In a share of second place with Rude is teammate Conner Willard (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing). Firing three birdies on the round, he also eagled the par-five 13th.
• Ian Bundy (Austin, Minn./Austin) and Trevor Durfee (Superior, Wis./Superior) rounded out the Yellowjackets' first team entry. Bundy ended his day with a four-over 76, featuring two birdies within three holes on the back nine while Durfee carded an 83, including a birdie on the par-five 13th.
• Matthew Unger led the second Yellowjacket team, finishing in a tie of fifth place on the individual leaderboard. He finished the day with two birdies, while marking down a two on the par-four fifth hole.
• Capping his round with a five-over 77, including a birdie on the par-five second and par-four 18th was T.J. Sitek (Superior, Wis./Superior).
• Sitting in a logjam of 19th place was August Lang (Somerset, Wis./Somerset), firing two birdies on the day for a 79. Joining him came Brayden Tyman (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet), who shaved seven strokes from his front nine score to climb up the leaderboards with a 79.
• Freshman Carson Armstrong (Wautoma, Wis./Wautoma) finished the opening round with an eight-over 80. His round began with a 45 on the front before clipping ten strokes for a 35. Armstrong added an eagle on the par-five 13th.
• Carson Riddle (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) began the Yellowjackets' final team, ending his afternoon with an 80. Like a lot of his teammates he also found success on the 13th hole, ending it with a birdie.
• Seth Pettingill's (Superior, Wis./Superior) round saw a birdie on the par-three third, as he finished with a 40/42 split to sit 28th overall.
• Caden Knutson (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) and Boone Mathison (Tomah, Wis./Tomah) each ended with an 83. Knutson had a 42 on the front and 41 on the back, while Mathison shot a 44/39 split.
• Making his Yellowjacket debut Saturday was Zach Lussier (Brossard, Quebec/College Charles-Lemoyne), ending his first tournament with a 46 on the front and a 45 on the back for a collective 91.
• Out of 54 players, 19 finished the par-five 13th hole under par.

 
The Yellowjackets resume round two of the Twin Ports Collegiate Sunday, with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. at Nemadji Golf Club.