The West Virginia University Mountaineers men's golf team finished what it started on Monday, cruising to a resounding victory at the Island Resort Collegiate at Sage Run. The Mountaineers followed up Sunday's 40-under par performance with another stellar performance on Monday, shooting 15-under par to finish the tournament with a sizzling 55-under par 809 to win the 54-hole event.
The first day of the Island Resort Collegiate in Harris saw the West Virginia University Mountaineers dominate play for most of the 36 holes at the Sage Run Golf Course. WVU shot 18 under par in the first round, and then followed that up with a school-record 22 under par, finishing with a 40-under par 536. The Mountaineers are five shots clear of second place Purdue, which won last year’s tournament. Photo courtesy of West Virginia University.
Melanie Green won the Island Resort Championship Epson Tour ladies golf tournament at the Sweetgrass Golf Course in Harris, coming back from two strokes down to win. She shot a 7-under par 65 on Sunday, including an eagle on the 14th hole. Click the above headline for details.
Ater a four-and-a-half-hour delay on Saturday morning, the second round of the Island Resort Championship finally kicked off. Half of the field was able to finish their round before it was suspended due to darkness at 9:15 p.m. local time. Click the above headline for details.
It was a good day to be a University of Southern California alum. Two, Amari Avery and Christine Wang, found themselves with a share of the lead Friday at the Island Resort Championship after 18 holes. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour photo)
The MHSAA Division One UP Finals were held Wednesday, and the Escanaba Eskymos cruised to the to the girls championship at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. The Eskymos beat second place Marquette by 17 strokes, 382-399. Eskymo junior Kamrie Scott won her second straight UP championship by shooting an 8-over par 80. Menominee’s Lexi Marineau was runner up after shooting a 90. Escanaba’s Dani Hughes finished third with a 93. It’s the third UP championship in four years for Escanaba.
The Marquette Sentinels edged the Escanaba Eskymos to win the MHSAA Division One boys UP championship on Wednesday at the Sage Run Golf Course. The Sentinels won by eleven strokes (311-322), to repeat as UP Champions. Junior Boden Moore shot a two-under 70 to win medalist honors. Westwood senior Tanner Annala was runner-up, finishing three strokes back with a 73, and Iron Mountain’s Cooper Pigeon was third with a 77. The Eskymos’ top golfer was sophomore Carson Artley, who was seventh after shooting a 79. (MHSAA photo)
The North Central Jets won their third championship in four years on Wednesday at the Escanaba Country Club behind the surprise performance from sophomore Nathan Pipkorn, who fired a 76 to win medalist honors. It was six strokes better than his previous best score of the season. Mid Peninsula freshman Christian VanDamme was runner-up after shooting an 81. NCA won the team score with a 343. Lake Limden-Hubbell was second with 353.
The 14th annual Island Resort Championship returns to Sweetgrass Golf Club June 20-22, and Tuesday was Media Day as tour officials, golfers, and others came to town to promote the event. Click the above headline for details and to listen to interviews.
The NMU women's golf team traveled down to Columbus, Ohio to start their fall season at the ODU Champions of Women's Golf. The 'Cats sit 11th of 15 teams after round one, and Maggie Pietila recorded the program's second ever hole in one with her sister on the course and family in attendance. Click the above headline for details. (NMU photo)
The Purdue Boilermakers won the championship of the NCAA Island Resort Collegiate on Monday at Sage Run, pulling away from Boise State to win by 13 strokes. The two teams were tied heading into Monday's action. Click the above headline for details. (Purdue Athletics photo)
Thirty-six holes are in the books at the Island Resort NCAA Collegiate men's golf championships at Sage Run, and it's a two-team race heading into Monday's final 18 holes. The Purdue Boilermakers and Boise State Broncos are tied atop the leaderboard, with everybody else at least 15 strokes behind. Click the above headline for details. (Purdue photo)
Top NCAA Men’s Golf teams will converge at Sage Run Golf Course this Labor Day weekend for the fifth annual Island Resort Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. Click the above headline for details, and for comments from tournament director Tony Mancilla.
Soo Bin Joo rallied from four strokes behind to win the rain-shortened Island Resort Championship on Sunday at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. The LPGA Epson Tour event was reduced from 54 to 36 holes because of the weather. Click the above headline for details.
Anne Chen carded the joint-lowest round that the Island Resort Championship has ever seen in just her third Epson Tour event, firing a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead after the first round at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of Epson Tour.
Mid Peninsula High School golfer Bradly VanDamme won his second straight Division Three U.P. championship on Thursday, holding off his little brother by three strokes at the U.P. Finals in Escanaba. The North Central Jets, meanwhile, had four of the top ten golfers and won the team championship with ease. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos are back on top in high school girls golf after winning the MHSAA Division One Upper Peninsula championship Wednesday at the Wawonowin County Club in west Ishpeming. Click the above headline for details, photos, interviews.
The Bark River-Harris Broncos won the MHSAA Division Two girls golf Upper Peninsula championship on Wednesday, the school's first title in a decade. BR-H senior Ava McDonough was the medalist. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of MHSAA/Jason Juno.
The Northern Michigan University golf coach Eric Johnson will be holding an open tryout for the 2023-24 NMU women's and men's golf teams on Wednesday, September 13th. Click the above headline for details.
Tsai Cheng Tseng made a charge down the stretch to capture her first career Epson Tour victory in only her second start Sunday at the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass in Harris. Click the above headline for the details. (Epson tour photo, story)
Auston Kim fired a bpgey-free round of 64 on Saturday to take the lead after the second round of the Epson Tour ladies golf tournament at the Sweetgrass Golf Course. Click the above headline for details, courtesy of the Epson Tour. (Epson Tour photo)
Sweetgrass Golf Club put up a fight in the First Round of the Island Resort Championship. When the last putt dropped for the day, only 47 players were able to post a red number to start their weekend. Click the above headline for details. (Epson Tour story, photo)
The Mid Peninsula High School boys golf team captured the MHSAA Division Three Upper Peninsula championship on Wednesday, and it was mostly a family affair. Click the above headline for details, and to hear interviews.
The Houghton High School boys golf team cruised to a repeat of its 2022 MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division One championship on Wednesday, while a newcomer “came out of nowhere” to win individual medalist honors. Click the above headline for photos, videos, interviews.
The Northern Michigan University men's golf team traveled to Canton, Ohio, to compete in the Cav Classic hosted by Walsh University at the Glenmoore Country Club, a 6854-yard par 72 course. The Wildcats finished first of ten teams, posting a team score of +4 (580) over two rounds. Click the above headline to read details.
Troy Mattson is returning to the Northern Michigan University athletic department after his June 2022 retirement as basketball coach. This time, Mattson will take over as the head golf coach for both the men's and women's programs. Click the above headline for details.
The NMU men's golf team made the journey down to Ohio where they placed tied for eighth. The match consisted of 54-holes, two rounds on Monday and one on Tuesday. The team shot a final score of 889, which breaks the Team 54-Hole School Record. Click the above headline for details.
The Island Resort Collegiate golf championship went down to the wire on Monday, and in the end, nothing was solved as the Toledo Rockets and Illinois State University Redbirds finished tied for first place and will share the trophy. Click the above headline for detais.
The first day of the Island Resort Collegiate golf championship is in the books at Sage Run. After 36 holes of golf, Toledo is in first place, followed by Illinois State, Michigan, and Kentucky. Click the above headline for details. (Toledo Athletics photo)
Northern Michigan University graduate and former NMU golfer Chris Black won the Upper Peninsula Golf Association Men's Championship on Sunday in Iron Mountain. The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland won by three strokes. Click the above headline for details.
