NIU men’s golf took first place at the Badger Invitational in a field of 16 teams. Senior Felix Krammer keyed the charge, finishing tied for second place.
Krammer had a career weekend, matching NIU’s 18-hole scoring record while setting his career best round score. Krammer’s first round score of 64 earned him the nod and left him in first place after day one.
In the second round, Krammer posted a score of 72, leaving him tied for second place going into the final frame. Krammer held firm in the third round, exiting the tournament with a score of 73.
As a team, NIU produced its two best rounds of the season this weekend. The Huskies’ score of 283 in the first round and 280 in the second round bests their previous low – a score of 289 in the second round of the Purdue Fall Invitational.
The Huskies had two golfers finish within the top-5 individually, as senior Ben Sluzas tied for fifth-place. Including Krammer and Sluzas, NIU had four golfers fall within the top-15.
Including Krammer, the Huskies had three golfers set career lows and one golfer set a season high.
Graduate student Patrick Bruminhent set his career best in the first round, shooting a 69. Freshman Patrick Raupp set his career high in the second round, posting a score of 67. Sluzas set his season high in the second round, shooting a 69.
With the top-5 finish, Sluzas was NIU’s second golfer. Sluzas got off to a slow start, leaving the first round shooting a 74. Sluzas rounded out the tournament matching his season high score of 69 in the third round.
Raupp was the Huskies’ third golfer, tying for 12th place. He shot a 72 in the first round before setting his career high of 67 in the second round. He left the tournament with a score of 76 in the third round.
Although he competed as an individual, Bruminhent finished as the Huskies’ fourth golfer, tying for 15th place. After setting his career low score in the first round, Bruminhent shot a 71 in the second round. He rounded out the tournament shooting a 76.
Freshman Conner McCall was fourth within the Huskies’ lineup, finishing tied for 40th place. McCall shot a 73 in the first round, but a score of 77 in the second round held him back. He exited the tournament with a score of 74 in the third round.
Rounding out NIU’s lineup, sophomore Craig Long finished tied for 59th place. Long opened the tournament with a score of 76 in the first round, followed by a score of 72 in the second round. He left the tournament with a score of 79 in the second round.
UP NEXT
The Huskies’ next tournament is the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational, an all-day event that begins Oct. 13 and wraps up Oct. 14. The event is held at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida.