ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The Yellowjacket men's golf team opened competition at the Saint John's Spring Invitational Saturday, with two teams taking part on day one of the competition.
Through the first day of play at Wapicada Golf Club, the Yellowjackets sit 10th place after firing an opening round score of 318. The Yellowjacket "B" team sits 16th, finishing the round with a score of 348.
Leading the way for the Yellowjackets Saturday was
Nate Burke (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld), who fired a team-best three-over 75, putting him in a tie for 14th place. Burke opened the round with a double bogey, but then rattled off three straight birdies and posted four birdies total on the front nine, shooting an even par 36. He was three over on the back to finish.
For the Yellowjacket "B" team entry,
T.J. Sitek (Superior, Wis./Superior) was the low scorer, finishing his round with a six-over 82, tying him for 59th place.
Meet Notes
- Andrew Rude (Superior, Wis./Superior) shot an eight-over 80 Saturday. He carded a birdie on each of the front and back nines.
- Blu Anderson (Amery, Wis./Amery) ended the round with a nine-over par score of 81. Anderson shot a 40 on the front nine and a 41 on the back, carding back-to-back birdies on holes 13 and 14.
- Matthew Unger (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond) was right behind Anderson, finishing his round with a 10-over 82, tying him for 59th place. Unger had a pair of birdies on the front nine Saturday, including one on the par-four first hole.
- Rounding out the group was August Lang (Somerset, Wis./Somerset), who shot an 11-over 83. Lang carded birdies on 14 and 16 before closing the round with an eagle on the par-five 18.
- Zach Lussier (Brossard, Quebec/College Charles-Lemoyne) was part of the second Yellowjacket entry Saturday and carded a 15-over 87. He had a streak of four straight pars on holes 13-16.
- Carson Riddle (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) finished the day with a 17-over 89 and carded three birdies on the day.
- Trevor Durfee (Superior, Wis./Superior) shot an 18-over 90 and carded one birdie on the day.
- Closing things out for the Yellowjackets was Seth Pettingill (Superior, Wis./Superior). The Superior native finished the day with a 92. After carding a double bogey on the first hole, he bounced back to pick up his only birdie of the day on the second.
- Host Saint John's leads the event after the first day, sitting in first place after shooting a three-over 291 as a team.
The Yellowjackets will complete the two-day event Sunday when they play 18 holes at the Monticello Country Club in Monticello, Minn. Tee times are set to begin at 10 a.m.
