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The Nebraska men’s golf team returns to action this weekend when the Huskers journey to Wisconsin to compete in the Badger Invitational.
The three-day event at the University Ridge Golf Club in Verona begins with the first round on Sunday, Sept. 29 with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 at 9:30 a.m. (CT). Action continues with the same schedule for Monday’s second round, before the tournament concludes Tuesday, Oct. 1 with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. (CT).
Nebraska’s lineup in the 5-count-4 scoring format will take on a strong 16-team field in Wisconsin that includes Minnesota and the Badgers from the Big Ten, along with Ball State, Green Bay, Illinois State, Long Beach State, Memphis, Northern Illinois, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, VCU, Washington State, Western Kentucky and Winthrop.
Hamish Murray leads the Huskers to Wisconsin after tying for seventh at Nebraska’s Git-R-Done Invitational (Sept. 23-24). Murray’s 209 (-4) was a Nebraska career best and helped the Huskers to a fifth-place team finish.
Nebraska, which opened the year with a third-place finish in a 15-team field at Minnesota (Sept. 8-9), notched a pair of top-five finishes to open the season for the first time since 2010-11, when the Huskers opened with a trio of top-three finishes.
Redshirt sophomore Evan McDermott added a career-best 211 (-2) to tie for 11th individually at the Git-R-Done Invitational.
Freshman Brodie Cunningham made his collegiate debut a memorable one by firing a 212 (-1) over three consistent rounds (70-71-71) to take 13th while playing as an individual in Nebraska’s “B” lineup at Firethorn.
Junior Quinn Yost will join Cunningham in making his season lineup debut after finishing 28th with a 216 (+3) at the Git-R-Done Invite.
Rudy Sautron rounds out Nebraska’s lineup in Wisconsin. The Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 12), Sautron opened his Husker career by winning the Gopher Invitational with a Nebraska sophomore record 208 (-5) before tying for 38th at the Git-R-Done Invitational with a 221 (+8).
Live updates and scoring for the Badger Invitational can be found at HuskersGolf on Instagram and X, and Scoreboard.clippd.com. Complete coverage can be found at Huskers.com.
Badger Invitational
Sunday, September 29-Tuesday, October 1
Verona, Wisconsin
University Ridge GC (Par 72, 7,286 Yards)
Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 29 (Round 1) - 9:30 a.m. CT (Tee Times)
Monday, Sept. 30 (Round 2) - 9:30 a.m. CT (Tee Times)
Tuesday, Oct. 1 (Round 3) - 9:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)
Live Scoring: Scoreboard.clippd.com
Participitating Teams (16): Ball State, Green Bay, Illinois State, Long Beach State, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, VCU, Washington State, Western Kentucky, Winthrop, Wisconsin
Nebraska Lineup (5-count-4)
1. Hamish Murray, Sr., Sydney, Australia
2. Evan McDermott, RSo., Spring Lake, Michigan
3. Brodie Cunningham, Fr., Glasgow, Scotland
4. Quinn Yost, Jr., Farmington, New Mexico
5. Rudy Sautron, So., Reunion Island, France
Sautron’s three-round total included an opening-round 69 (-2) that featured Nebraska’s first eagle of the season on No. 18. He added a second-round 70 (-1) before closing with a final-round 69 (-2). His 208 matched the NU sophomore record set by former PGA pro Brady Schnell (2004-05) and Seth Porter (1999-2000).
Sautron’s performance helped the Huskers to a third-place team finish in a strong 15-team field in Minnesota - Nebraska’s best team finish since 2021.
His effort also earned him a share of the first Big Ten Conference Men’s Golfer-of-the-Week award for the 2024-25 season announced Sept. 12.
Murray Opens 2024-25 With Back-to-Back Top-25 Finishes
Hamish Murray, a second-year Husker from Sydney, Australia, produced his best Nebraska individual finish with a tie for seventh with a 209 (-4) at the Git-R-Done Invitational (Sept. 23-24). It was Murray’s second straight top-25 finish to open the season, joining his tie for 24th at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9).
Murray, who owns seven top-25 showings in 12 tournaments as a Husker, owns six consecutive rounds of 74 or better to open the season, including a Husker career-best 67 (-4) in the second round of the Git-R-Done Invite (Sept. 23).
Murray, who led Nebraska with a 72.69 stroke average as a junior in 2023-24, owns a 71.33 stroke average over six rounds early in 2024-25.
He opened his Husker career with three straight top-20 finishes, including a season-best tie for ninth in his Nebraska debut at the Bearcat Invitational (Sept. 18-19, 2023). He closed with a three-round score of 211 (-2) on a par-71, 7,279-yard layout at the Coldstream Country Club in Cincinnati.
Murray produced a tie for 19th with a 215 (-1) at the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin (Oct. 1-3), before tying for 17th at Purdue with a 214 (+1).
Murray closed the fall with a tie for 33rd with an even-par 216 at the Everett Buick GMC Classic in Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 16-17.
He added his fourth top-20 effort by tying for 19th at 146 (73-73) in the rain-shortened Battle at Briar’s Creek in South Carolina (Feb. 5-6). He added another tie for 19th with a 214 (-2) to lead NU at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (March 11-12).
During the summer of 2024, Murray was the runner-up at the Nebraska Amateur Championship with a four-round total of 274 (-10), trailing only champion Reed Malleck (273, -11).
Murray, who was a 2024 GCAA Scholar All-American and a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII selection, also took time during the summer to participate in the Nebraska Life Skills No Filter Service Trip Abroad to Panama.
Murray was ranked among the top 50 golfers in NCAA Division II by Golfstat in 2022-23 and was the Cameron Athlete of the Year across all sports.
2024-25 Nebraska Season Bests
Team Total: 859 (+7), Git-R-Done, Sept. 23-24
Team to Par: +7 (859), Git-R-Done, Sept. 23-24
Team Finish: 3rd, Gopher Invite, Sept. 8-9
Individual Finish: 1st, Rudy Sautron, Gopher Invite, Sept. 8-9
Individual Total: 208 (-5), Rudy Sautron, Gopher Invite, Sept. 8-9
Individual to Par: -5 (208), Rudy Sautron, Gopher Invite, Sept. 8-9
Individual Round: 67 (-4), twice
Evan McDermott, 67, Git-R-Done, 2nd, Sept. 23
Hamish Murray, 67, Git-R-Done, 2nd, Sept. 23
Individual Round to Par: -4, twice
Evan McDermott, 67, Git-R-Done, 2nd, Sept. 23
Hamish Murray, 67, Git-R-Done, 2nd, Sept. 23
Eagles (2):
Rudy Sautron, No. 11 (Par 5), 3rd, Git-R-Done, Sept. 24
Rudy Sautron, No. 18 (Par 5), 1st, Gopher, Sept. 8