The men’s golf team kicked off its spring competition schedule at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Saturday and Sunday, finishing 14th in a 16-team pool during competition in Scottsdale, Arizona.
How it happened
Saturday’s opening round saw two...
This week, Red & Black sat down with head coach John Carlson and players Reece Nilsen and Tommy Dunsire to talk about the teams upcoming spring season, evaluation of the fall slate and the hunger in the team room for a home MAC championship...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 19, 2022
DeKALB — As students took time off after the conclusion of the Fall 2021 semester, members of NIU’s men’s golf team spent the winter break on the green.
“I was pleased to see how many took the initiative and also to see how far ahead we are...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| November 11, 2021
DeKALB — Men’s golf closed out its fall competitive schedule with a 17th place finish at the Saint Mary’s Invitational Wednesday in Pebble Beach, California.
NIU recorded a score of 26-over par at the event after sinking 11 spots on the leaderboard...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 20, 2021
DeKALB — The men’s golf team finished in a tie for first place with Morehead State University at the Xavier Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio while senior Reece Nilsen was crowned as the tournament champion as an individual competitor.
Nilsen concluded...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 13, 2021
DeKALB — Men’s golf finished in 11th place Tuesday at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The Huskies completed the tournament with a score 29-over par, 893, on the 54-hole course. Their par count of 29-over put them 16 strokes...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| October 4, 2021
DeKALB — The NIU men’s golf team earned a fourth place finish, scoring four-under par as they hosted the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate in Sugar Grove.
NIU jumped ahead early on Saturday. Senior Tommy Dunsire and freshman Ben Sluzas led the...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| September 29, 2021
DeKALB — The men’s golf program was led by a strong performance from senior Reece Nilsen, who finished in solo second individually at the Badger Invitational in Verona, Wis.
In their second outing of the season, the Huskies finished at four-over...
DeKALB— After a shortened 2020-2021 season due to COVID-19, the men’s golf team has one thing on its mind: elevating the program in competitive golf ranks.
“Last season, it was a sense of belief. Belief that we could compete and belief that...
DeKALB— Four months ago, former NIU men’s golf captain Jordan Less was reflecting on a putt that cost him the MAC individual golf championship. Today he’s preparing for the first stage of Korn Ferry Tour qualifying.
Less posted a 9-under, T-12...
DeKALB — Head Men’s Golf Coach John Carlson will be staying on through 2025 as the head of the program after two years at the helm of the program, according to an NIU Athletics news release.
Carlson took over as the head of men’s golf in August...
DeKALB — Graduate student Jordan Less took home solo-fourth at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas on Sunday. Less finished the 54-hole tournament with a one-under, 215. He was one shot back of Baylor University’s Luke Dossey,...
