Spartan Men finish 5th at the Spartan Invitational
After a tough first day, our men bounced back and played some nice golf on day two. Adrian had a tremendous round, and Thor birdied his first two holes on the way to a very nice round as well. I thought Brant Baron also had a solid two days.
Results of the two-day Spartan Invitational Sept 7-8 at Pebble Lake Golf Course (Par 72) in Fergus Falls.
*The Spartans hosted their two-day Invitational on Sunday/Monday.
*Former Spartan golfer Erik Bjorndahl (now a Jr at Mayville State) was the medalist with a two-day total of 143 (72-71).
*Bjorndahl carded the lowest round of each day and ended with a victory margin of 6 shots over Noah Faltysek of Alex Tech.
*After struggling on day 1, the M State men played much better on day improving 15 shots (341 day 1 to 326 day 2).
*Adrian Fillipi (76) and Thor Ewan (79) carded the low rounds of Tuesday for M State
*Alexandria Tech (Red) won the tournament with a two day 613 (308-305).
*Mayville State won the women's tournament with a two day 779 (387-392).
*Sydney Carlson of Valley City State was the medalist with a 159 (77-82).
*M State's Amara Neuerburg made her Spartan debut with a 197 (100-97).
Men's Team Results:
1.Alexandria Tech (Red) 613 (308-305)
2.Valley City State 619 (313-306)
3.Mayville State 621 (314-307)
4.Alex Tech (Black) 642 (303-339)
5.M State 667 (341-326)
6.Turtle Mountain College 740 (368-372)
M State Men Individual Results:
Adrian Fillipi 162 (86-76)
Thor Ewan 165 (86-79)
Brant Baron 167 (83-84)
Kellen Murray 173 (86-87)
Braden Johnson 177 (87-90)
Sawyer Stromlund 178 (88-90)
M State Women Individual Results:
Amara Neuerburg 197 (100-97)
Head Coach Jason Retzlaff Quote:
"After a tough first day, our men bounced back and played some nice golf on day two. Adrian had a tremendous round, and Thor birdied his first two holes on the way to a very nice round as well. I thought Brant Baron also had a solid two days. Our young team is gaining experience against outstanding competition, and I was very pleased with how we improved as the tournament went on. It was also great having Amara Neuerburg make her debut with 2 birdies on Monday as the highlight."
"We are so happy for Erik on a phenomenal two days of golf. He loves the game and works extremely hard to get better. It was awesome to see that hard work pay off with such a dominant two days of golf."
Photos:
M State's Brant Baron lines up a birdie putt he went on to make on the 13th hole on Monday (Photo by Tony Rendz)