2024-25 Lakeland Men's Golf Recap
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Head Coach:
Mitch Vechione (1st year)
Wisconsin Lutheran Fall Invitational: No team score
Midwest Region Classic (fall): 36th of 44 teams (317-325=642)
UW-Stout Fall Invitational:Â 22nd of 22 (333-325=658)
Viterbo V-Hawk Invitational (fall): 6th of 7 (332-328=670)
FST Pinecrest Invitational (spring):Â 10th of 12 (332-332-319=983)
Marietta Pioneer Classic (spring): 5th of 8 (315-309=624)
Morningstar Masters (spring):Â 10th of 15 (314)
Judson Spring Invitational: 9th of 22 (338)
St. Norbert Invitational (spring): 6th of 7 (342)
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship:Â 5th of 10 (339-335-315-320=1309)
NACC All-Academic Team:Â Gabe Ascher,
Isaak Aune,
Brandon Bloechel,
Carter Boehmer,
Parker Braun,
Kaiden Dopp,
Tanner Schultz
Leader in stroke average: Roger Sauvage, 79.1 strokes per 18 holes
Leader in top-10 finishes: Brandon Bloechel (2)
Top individual finish: Brandon Bloechel (13th at NACC Championship and tie for 13th at Midwest Region Classic)
Top team finish:Â 5th (Marietta Pioneer Classic and NACC Championship)
Team scoring average:Â 326.7 strokes per 18 holes
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Season Highlights
- Muskies improved their team scoring average for second straight year, from 331.1 last year to 326.7 this year
- Team also improved on its best low team score from 311 the year before to 309 in 2024-25
- Muskies moved up two spots in the team standings on the final day to finish fifth at the NACC Championship, their best finish in conference since placing fourth in 2011
- Lakeland played events in Texas and Ohio in the spring season, and the trip to Texas is believed to be the first in program history
- Roger Sauvage joined team for spring season and led squad in scoring average, shooting seven of his 10 rounds in the 70s
- Brandon Bloechel shot team's low round of even par 72 on the first day of the Midwest Region Classic Sept. 20, his second career round for the Muskies of even par
- Low team round (18 holes) of 309 on second day of Marietta Pioneer Classic March 23. Round also was tied for the seventh-best team round in program history.
- Low team two-day total (36 holes) of 624 at Pioneer Classic March 22-23
- Low individual round (18 holes) of 72 by Bloechel at Midwest Region Classic Sept. 20
- Low individual two-day total (36 holes) of 149 by Bloechel at Midwest Region Classic
- Five players shot rounds in the 70s (Bloechel, Sauvage, Carter Boehmer, Parker Braun, and Kaiden Dopp)
- Seven players shot rounds of 81 or lower (Bloechel, Boehmer, Braun, Dopp, Sauvage, Isaak Aune and Tanner Schultz)
- Five different players (Aune, Bloechel, Braun, Dopp and Sauvage) took honors for low individual score in a team round
- Nine different players played at least seven varsity rounds (Aune, Bloechel, Boehmer, Braun, Dopp, Sauvage, Schultz, Gabe Ascher and Ayden Long) and every one shot a round of 86 or better
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