ST. CLOUD/SARTELL, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men's golf team posted a season-low round of 292 on Sunday while tying for fifth at the Saint John's Fall Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at St. Cloud Country Club and Blackberry Ridge Golf Club.
After shooting a 312 (+24) and sitting in 10th place on Saturday in St. Cloud, St. Olaf shot five spots up the team leaderboard on Sunday with a four-over 292, which was the joint fifth-lowest team round for the Oles since 2009-10. St. Olaf finished the event tied with Carleton College for fifth in the 14-team field with a 36-hole score of 604 (+28).
First year
Silas Dusenbury recorded the first top-five finish of his young career by tying for fifth (145, +1) with rounds of 73 (+1) and 72 (E). Dusenbury stormed out of the gates on Saturday with three birdies on the first five holes and finished tied for sixth in the field with seven birdies on the weekend. The first year finished just two shots behind the co-medalists and led the field in par-four scoring (-2).
Senior
Jacob Brown tied for 12th (149, +5) and shot an even-par 72 on Sunday that was the lowest round of his Ole career to jump up 12 spots and into the top 15. Senior
Ike Vessey also climbed double-figure spots up the leaderboard on Sunday with a season-low 75 (+3) and tied for 46th (156, +9) overall.
St. Olaf's final tournament before the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Championships will be the three-day Twin Cities Classic held Saturday through Monday, Oct. 3-5 at three different courses.