Men's Golf | September 15

MUSKOKA, Ontario, Canada - The Northern Illinois University men's golf team completed play at The Canadian Collegiate at Oviinbyrd Golf Club on Tuesday, finishing in 11th place.

Junior Beau Petersen (Gretna, Neb./Gretna) was the Huskies' top finisher this week, tying for 30th place with a 54-hole score of 224. Petersen was in the scoring group for NIU in all three rounds, posting scores of 74 on both Sunday and Monday. He was the Huskies' low scorer on Tuesday with a five-over par 76.

Craig Long (Alpharetta, Ga./Milton) and Jack Mulligan (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central) tied for 45th at +16 for the tournament. Long had the low round of the tournament for NIU with an even par 71 on Monday that included four birdies with three coming on the first four holes of the front nine. Mulligan also had his best round of the week on Monday with a two-over 73 that included five birdies. Monday proved to be the lowest team score for the Huskies with a 296. Petersen's second straight 74 and a round of 78 by Devin Swoyer (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) rounded out the scoring.

NIU finished with a team score of 912, one stroke ahead of Abilene Christian and Kent State. This week's field featured three programs that reached the NCAA Regionals last season in New Mexico, Notre Dame and UNC Wilmington as well as Mississippi State who reached the NCAA Championship stroke play. New Mexico won the tournament at -5 with Notre Dame second.

"We just did not execute this week in Canada," said head coach John Carlson. "Our ball striking left us scrambling for pars on a championship setup. The weather today definitely contributed to the difficulty but we're disappointed in our result. It's a quick turnaround to Duke and our team will respond well as they have in the past."

The Huskies return to action Sept. 21-22 for the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke University Golf Club.

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