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White helping lead men’s golf

By Zack Thompson | March 25, 2014

Junior transfer Liam White has been the most consistent player for the Huskies as he tries to lead one of the country’s youngest teams in the right direction.White, who transferred from Indian Hills Community College, has experience playing golf at...

Men’s golf finishes 12th out of 14 teams

By Zack Thompson | March 17, 2014

Men’s golf finished its spring break with a 12th-place finish at the Talis Park Challenge Monday in Naples, Fla.The Huskies were tied for 10th after day one of the tournament, but high winds and tough greens got the better of them on day two.Junior...

Men’s golf looks to shake off early-season struggles

By Zack Thompson | March 16, 2014

Men’s golf rough start to the season continued last week at the General Hackler Championship in Murrells Inlet, S.C.The Huskies began spring break at the General Hackler Championship and opened the tournament with 36 holes on the first day, concluding...

Men’s golf can’t solve Ga. course

By Zack Thompson | March 2, 2014

Men’s golf got the spring season underway Saturday with a fifth-place finish at the Forest Hills Collegiate in Augusta, Ga.The Huskies finished fifth out of seven teams, with a total team score of 628 in the 36-hole event. Freshman Caulen Coe finished...

Men’s golf to tee off on spring season

By Zack Thompson | February 26, 2014

Men’s golf is getting back in the swing of things this weekend following a near four-month layoff.The Huskies will compete in the Forest Hills Collegiate Saturday in Augusta, Ga. The one-day, 36-hole tournament is the Huskies’ first event since Oct....

Women’s golf enjoyed match play

By Rhema Rhea | February 12, 2014

Women’s golf is back to its regular style of play after it had a different experience when it traveled to Lakewood Ranch, Fla., for the eight-team MAC Match Play tournament last weekend.The Huskies participated in their first match play-based event...

Men’s golf to polish young guns in offseason workouts

By Rhema Rhea | October 28, 2013

Men’s golf ended the fall portion of its schedule on one of its lowest points of the year, but NIU hopes the young core will take the offseason to improve its play.NIU finished last week’s Pinetree Intercollegiate tying its worst total of the season,...

Men’s golf finishes fall in bad fashion

By Rhema Rhea | October 22, 2013

Men’s golf finished its fall season finale on a low note Tuesday, taking 11th out of 12 in the Pinetree Intercollegiate in Kennesaw, Ga.The Huskies could not follow up on their two best outings of the season and tied the Northern Intercollegiate for...

White’s level of play rising for men’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | October 14, 2013

It has taken some time, but men’s golf junior Liam White has turned into one of the faces of the future for Huskie golf.White has been the leader of a core group of fellow first-year Huskie golfers in Caulen Coe, Pierrick Fillon and Jake Curwin. White,...

Men’s golf makes strides in final day of tournament

By Rhema Rhea | October 8, 2013

The men’s golf team had its second straight tournament with a 13-out-of-14 team finish, but still came out with some positives.NIU got better each day of the three-day Erin Hills Intercollegiate, which was hosted by Marquette University. The scores...

Rich active part of golf programs

By Rhema Rhea | October 7, 2013

DeKalb | You could say alumnus Jerry Rich is the godfather of NIU golf.Rich is the owner of Rich Harvest Farms, 7S771 Dugan Road in Sugar Grove, the home course for the men’s and women’s golf teams, and he has tried to make all the players feel at...

Loss of Huggins’ experience hurts men’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | October 7, 2013

DeKalb | Men’s golf will have to go the rest of their season without top golfer Nick Huggins.Huggins, a junior, has been playing with a torn labrum muscle in his left shoulder for weeks, but can no longer do so. Surgery for the repair is scheduled for...