WEST DUNDEE, Ill. –
Roger Sauvage (
Jr.-Seattle, Wash.) posted his first top-10 finish for the Lakeland University men's golf team and pacing a solid team effort as the Muskies competed at the Judson University Spring Invite on Monday at Randall Oaks Golf Club.
Sauvage shot a round of 80 to tie for eighth in a big field of 125 players on a gusty day with tough scoring conditions at the par-71, 6,593-yard Randall Oaks course. He led Lakeland to a ninth place finish in a field of 22 teams, with the Muskies posting a team score of 338, just five strokes from a top-5 team finish.
Sauvage scored 43 on the front nine and a two-over par 37 on the second nine. He posted a pair of birdies, one on the par-5, 542-yard fifth hole and again with a 3 on the par-4, 405-yard 14th.
Kaiden Dopp (
So.-Wild Rose, Wis.) was Lakeland's No. 2 scorer for the second straight event, this time shooting an 84 to tie for 34th. Dopp finished without a birdie but parred eight holes and posted no score worse than six on any hole.
Gabe Ascher (
Jr.-Wautoma, Wis.) battled for a round of 86 to tie for 49th, including a birdie on the part-5, 529-yard 15th hole.
Brandon Bloechel (
So.-Sheboygan, Wis.) was not far behind with an 88, including a birdie on the par-4 18th.
Parker Braun (
So.-Brillion, Wis.) shot a score of 95 and
Ayden Long (
Fr.-Oostburg, Wis.) added a round of 98 playing as an individual. Long's up-and-down round included a 58 on the first nine but a pair of birdies in shooting 40 on the back nine holes.
St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Lutheran College tied for the team title with matching scores of 321. Nathan Kwiatkowski of the College of DuPage (Ill.) was medalist with a score of three-over 74.
Judson Spring Invite Results