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Men’s golf finishes fall in bad fashion

By Rhema Rhea | October 23, 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 8, 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 8, 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...

Men’s golf in last after first round

By Northern Star Staff | October 6, 2013

After day one of the Erin Hills Intercollegiate the men’s golf team sits in last place of 14 teams.The Huskies shot 314 after their first round, 34 strokes more than No. 8 Stanford, which leads the tournament. No. 3 UCLA and No. 22 SMU are tied in second...

Men’s golf heading back to Wisconsin

By Rhema Rhea | October 2, 2013

DeKalb | Men’s golf takes its second trip to Wisconsin on the year as it looks to build upon its best outing of the season.The Huskies will be without one of their top performers, Nick Huggins, who will miss the rest of the season after injuring his...

Young men’s golf team continuing to improve

By Rhema Rhea | October 1, 2013

Men’s golf continued to improve its season score despite a 13th place out of 14 teams.The Huskies finished Tuesday’s round with its second-best card of the fall, shooting a 305. The 302 NIU posted during the first round of the 54-hole tournament was...

Best round of season not good enough for men’s golf

By Jacob Onak | September 22, 2013

Finishing 14th out of 14 isn’t normally a good thing, but the fact that the men’s golf team set a new overall low score is something to cheer about.At the Wolf Run intercollegiate the Huskies ended both days one and two in last place. NIU’s overall...

Men’s golf hopes short game improves in Indy

By Rhema Rhea | September 18, 2013

DeKalb | Men’s golf’s freshmen will get another chance to prove their quality this weekend.The Huskies will compete in the Wolf Run Intercollegiate hosted by Indiana University, where they took 11th place last season.Head coach Tom Porten likes how...

Shawn Foley, the men's golf's team lone senior, has become a leader this season.

Foley takes leadership role for men’s golf

By Rhema Rhea | September 16, 2013

The best is yet to come for men’s golf’s lone senior, Shawn Foley.Foley and Nick Huggins are the only returns from last year’s group, and head Coach Tom Porten has been looking to them to fulfill a guidance role, as the team introduced five new...

Men’s golf’s new guys anxious for first fall tourney

By Rhema Rhea | September 5, 2013

The men’s golf team enters the new season with basically a whole new roster. The team lost six players from last season due to graduation.Head coach Tom Porten, entering into his fifth season, will have four freshmen to bring into his system this year:...

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