Huskers Wrap Up Fall at Steelwood Collegiate

The Nebraska men’s golf team concludes its 2024 fall season when the Huskers travel to the Steelwood Collegiate in Loxley, Ala., Oct. 26-27.

The two-day, 54-hole event on a 7,096-yard, par-72 layout at the Steelwood Country Club is hosted by the University of South Alabama.

Action begins with a shotgun start on Saturday with two rounds starting at 8:30 a.m. (CT), followed by Sunday’s final round, which is also set for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Fans can follow the live scoring at scoreboard.clippd.com.

Nebraska’s lineup in the 5-count-4 scoring format will be among a strong 14-team field in Alabama that includes 10 top-100 teams led by Big Ten counterpart No. 15 Illinois, No. 58 Clemson (ACC), No. 77 Kansas State (Big 12) and No. 86 Kentucky (SEC). No. 59 Kennesaw State, No. 69 Chattanooga, the hosts from No. 79 South Alabama, No. 82 Troy and No. 95 Rice join the No. 68 Huskers among the top-100 teams in the field.

Rudy Sautron leads the Huskers to Alabama following his second top-five finish of the year while helping Nebraska to a third-place finish in a 13-team field at the Qubein Cup (Oct. 14-15).  The sophomore from Reunion Island, France, tied for third with a 213 (+3) at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. He leads the Huskers with a 71.50 stroke average over 12 rounds this season, including a win with a 208 (-5) at the season-opening Gopher Invitational in Independence, Minn. (Sept. 8-9).

Senior Hamish Murray has added three top-25 finishes while posting a 72.92 stroke average through 12 rounds. He led NU with a season-best tie for seventh with a 209 (-4) at the Git-R-Done Invitational at Firethorn in Lincoln (Sept. 23-24).

Evan McDermott has joined Sautron and Murray in the Nebraska lineup for every round this fall. The redshirt sophomore from Spring Lake, Mich., carries a 73.17 stroke average, including a season-best tie for 11th with a 211 (-2) at the Git-R-Done Invitational.

Live updates and scoring for the Steelwood Collegiate can be found at HuskersGolf on Instagram and X, and Scoreboard.clippd.com. Complete coverage can be found at Huskers.com.

Steelwood Collegiate
Oct. 26-27, 2024
Loxley, Alabama (Host: South Alabama)
Steelwood Golf Club (Par 72, 7,096 Yards)

Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 26 (Rounds 1 & 2) - 8:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)
Sunday, Oct. 27 (Round 3) - 8:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)

Live Scoring: Scoreboard.clippd.com

Participating Teams (14):
15-Illinois, 58-Clemson, 59-Kennesaw State, 68-Nebraska, 69-Chattanooga, 77-Kansas State, 79-South Alabama, 82-Troy, 86-Kentucky, 95-Rice, 102-East Carolina, 103-Memphis, 120-Louisiana Tech, 193-Virginia Tech

Nebraska Lineup (5-count-4)
1. Rudy Sautron, So., Reunion Island, France
2. Grant Jabenis, Sr., Omaha, Nebraska
3. Reed Malleck, Gr., York, Nebraska
4. Evan McDermott, RSo., Spring Lake, Michigan
5. Hamish Murray, Sr., Sydney, Australia
IND - James Ackerman, Fr., Leawood, Kansas

Sautron Makes Major Splash in Winning Nebraska Debut
Rudy Sautron made his NCAA Division I debut as a Husker by capturing the tournament title at the season-opening Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9). The sophomore from Reunion Island, France, who transferred to Nebraska after spending his first collegiate season at NCAA Division II Cameron University in Oklahoma, tied the Nebraska sophomore tournament record with a 208 (-5) at the Windsong Farm Golf Club.

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.

Sautron added a second top-five finish with his tie for third to help the Huskers to another third-place finish in a loaded 13-team field at the Qubein Cup in Greensboro, N.C. (Oct. 14-15). Sautron finished with a three-round total of 213 (+3) that included an opening-round 69 (-1). He leads Nebraska with a 71.50 stroke average over 12 fall rounds.

Murray Opens 2024-25 With Three Straight 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).

He continued his impressive play by tying for 12th at 215 (-1) at the Badger Invitational (Sept. 29-Oct. 1).

Murray, who owns eight top-25 showings in 14 tournaments as a Husker, shot 74 or better in eight of his first nine rounds this season, including a Husker career-best 66 (-6) in the second round of the Badger Invite (Sept. 30). 

Murray, who led Nebraska with a 72.69 stroke average as a junior in 2023-24, carries a 72.92 average through 12 rounds this fall, after struggling to a 232 (+22) at the Qubein Cup (Oct. 14-15).

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: +6 (870), Badger, Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Team Finish: 3rd, Qubein Cup, Oct. 14-15
                    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: 66 (-6), Hamish Murray, 66, Badger, 2nd, Sept. 30
Individual Round to Par: -6, Hamish Murray, 66, Badger, 2nd, Sept. 30
Eagles (5):
Grant Jabenis, No. 5 (Par 5), 1st, Qubein Cup, Oct. 14
Rudy Sautron, No. 9 (Par 5), 2nd, Badger, Sept. 30
Brodie Cunningham, No. 2 (Par 5), 1st, Badger, Sept. 29
Rudy Sautron, No. 11 (Par 5), 3rd, Git-R-Done, Sept. 24
Rudy Sautron, No. 18 (Par 5), 1st, Gopher, Sept. 8