UMAC ready for competitive UMAC Men's Golf Championship

UMAC ready for competitive UMAC Men's Golf Championship

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BECKER, Minn.---The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men's Golf Championship will begin Thursday at Pebble Creek Golf Club with the University of Wisconsin-Superior in search of its fourth-consecutive title. Competition begins Thursday, Oct. 7 and wraps up after 54 holes Saturday, Oct. 9 with the winning team earning UMAC champion status and the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Championship set for May 2022. 

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Here's some of the key information to know before play begins Thursday: 

2020-21 Championship Highlights
  • The UMAC Championship was held in the spring for the first time ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Wisconsin-Superior won a third-straight UMAC title by a total of 63 strokes. This is the team's largest margin of victory in that time span. 
  • Ryan Peterson collected his second medalist finish in a row with a final score of 211 (-5) that ranks the best in UMAC Championship history. He won the event by 14 strokes.
  • The Yellowjackets had three players finish in the top five with all four scorers placing in the top 10.
  • North Central University made the biggest jump in the standings from the previous year finishing eighth in 2019 to fourth in 2020-21. 

2021 Season Highlights
  • North Central won the UMAC Preview by five strokes over Wisconsin-Superior. This was the first win for the Rams since 2011 at the Preview and just the second in program history. 
  • Four different UMAC players have combined to shoot eight rounds below par this season. 
  • Seven different UMAC schools currently have at least one player ranked in the top-15 in UMAC scoring avg. 

2021 Team Scoring Averages
Team Rds. Strokes Avg.
North Central 12 3732 311.0
Wisconsin-Superior 12 3813 317.8
Bethany Lutheran 8 2562 320.2
Northwestern 11 3585 325.9
Crown 7 2285 326.4
Northland 5 1682 336.4
Martin Luther 10 3453 345.3
Minnesota Morris 9 3162 351.3


2021 Key Players to Watch (by team)
  • Bethany Lutheran: Noah Fick, Sr. | Seventh in UMAC scoring, 78.8 scoring average |
  • Crown: Titus Wookey, Fy. | Eighth in UMAC scoring, 78.8 scoring average |
  • Martin Luther: Kyle Lindemann, Sr. | 82.1 scoring average |
  • Minnesota Morris: Brady Raph, So. | Leads UMAC in scoring, 73.1 scoring average |
  • North Central: Jacob Sweeney, So. | 2nd in UMAC scoring, 75.4 scoring average |
  • Northland: Cole Woodliffe, Sr. | 81.6 scoring average |
  • Northwestern: Jackson Nyhus, Jr. | 10th in UMAC scoring average, 80.3 scoring average |
  • Wisconsin-Superior: Cody Stanisich, So. | Third in UMAC scoring average, 77.2 scoring average |

2021 UMAC Championship Information
  • WHEN: Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 7-9
  • WHERE: Becker, Minnesota / Pebble Creek Golf Club
  • WHY: The winning men's and women's teams at the UMAC Championship will earn the conference's automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships in May 2022. 
  • HOW MUCH: FREE! Come cheer on your favorite teams.
 

TEAM PREVIEWS
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Bethany Lutheran College
Josh Pederson | 3rd season |
 
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 3rd | 995 |
 
Players to Watch
  • Noah Fick, Sr.| Spring 2021 Championships: 32nd, 266, 5th team finisher | 2021 Rd. Avg. 78.75 |
  • Nick Hansen, Sr. | Spring 2021 Championships: T14, 246, 2nd team finisher | 2021 Rd. Avg. 80.75 |
  • Gabe Stoez, Jr. | 2021 All-UMAC Honors | Spring 2021 Championships: 7th, 240, 1st team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. 82.38 |
 

Crown College
Ryan Doheny | 4th Season |

2020-21 Spring Championships
| 8th | 1061 (+197) |
 
Players to Watch

  • Titus Wookey | 2021 Fall: 8 Rounds: 78.75 scoring average, Won 1st place at the North Central TRI invite with NCU and UNW. 4th place finish at BLC invite with 77, top 15 at UMAC Preview |
  • Matt Yerke | 2021 Fall: 8 rounds: 81.25 scoring average, Top 5 at UNW Invite, Top 10 at BLC Invite, Top 10 at MLC Invite |
  • Drake Dawson | 2021 Fall: 8 rounds: 81.5 scoring average, top 5 at MLC invite, low round 73 at BLC duel. shot 77 at MLC Invite | 
 

Martin Luther College
Matt Pearson | 3rd season |
 
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 6th | 1009 (+145) |
 
Players to Watch
  • Kyle Lindemann, Sr. | 2020-21 Championships: t25th place, 258 (+42), #3 team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. – 82.1|
  • John Fix, Jr. | 2020-21 Championships: t27th place, 260 (+44), #4 team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. – 85.9 |
  • Micah Otto, Jr. | 2020-21 Championships: 33rd place, 269 (+53), #5 team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. – 87.5 |
 

North Central University
Lon Flippo | 6th Season |
 
2020-21 Spring Championships 
| 4th | 996 (+132) 
 
Players to Watch
  • Joacob Sweeney, So. | Rookie of the Year 2020, 1st team UMAC 2020 | 2021 Rd. Avg 76.71 |
  • Isaac Wright  2, So. | 1st Team UMAC 2020 | 2019 Championships 23rd, 259 (+43), 1st team finish | 2021 Rd. Avg 79.1 |
  • Ben Long, Fy. | 2021 Rd. Avg 78.3 |

Northland College
Mason Parker | 2nd Season |

2020-21 Spring Championships 
| 9th | 1077 (+213) | 

Players to Watch 

  • Cole Woodliffe, Sr. | 1 Top-5 and 1 Top-10 Finishes in 2021 | 2020 Championships: DNP | 2021 Avg. - 81.6 |  
  • Connor Evans, Sr. | 2 Top-10 Finishes in 2021, T-9 at UMAC Preview | 2020 Championships: DNP | 2021 Avg. - 82.8 | 
  • George Butvilas, Jr. | 2 Top-10 Finishes in 2021, 6th at UMAC Preview | 2020 Championships: 13th, 244 (+28), 1st team finisher| 2021 Avg. - 83.2 | 
 

University of Minnesota Morris
University of Minnesota Morris
Jana Koehler | 4th Season |
 
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 7th | 1013 (+149) |
 
Players to Watch
  • Brady Raph, So. | 2021 First Team All-UMAC | 2021 Championships: 2nd, 225 (+9), 1st team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. – 73.13 |
  • Dalton Koehler, So. | 2021 Rd. Avg. – 90.63 |
  • Marshall O’Meara, So. | 2021 Rd. Avg. – 91.56 |
 

University of Northwestern
Billy Aune | 27th Season |
 
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 2nd | 975 (+111) |
 
Players to Watch
  • Noah Johnson, Sr. | 2017 Academic All Conference, 2018/2019 UMAC Sportsmanship Award, 2019/2021 1st Team All Conference | 2020 Dan and Kelly Wood Award, 2020 NCCAA Scholar-Athlete | 2019 Championships: 4th, 231 (+15), 1st on UNW| 81.4 |
  • Max Wilcox, Jr. | 2019 Championships: T-19th, 251 (+35), 4th on UNW| 80.6 |
  • Jackson Nyhus, So. | 2021 All Conference Honorable Mention | 2019 Championships: T-9th, 243 (+27), 2nd on UNW| 81.0 |
 


University of Wisconsin-Superior
Paul Eberhardt | 6th season |
 
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 1st | 912  (+48) |
Postseason: T-28th (640, +76) in 2021 NCAA Championships at Oglebay Golf Course in Wheeling, W.Va.
 
Players to Watch

  • Cody Stanisich, So. | UMAC Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021) | 2021 Championships: T-9th, 243 (+27), second team finisher| 2021 Avg. – 77.17 |
  • Sam Albrecht, Sr. | Two-time All-UMAC First Team  (2018 and 2020) | 2021 Championships: T-5th, 232 (+16), Third team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. – 81.42 |
  • Taylor Burger, So. | 2021 Championships: Did Not Compete | 2021 Rd. Avg. – 78.11 |