Tag: Tom Porten
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team continues its Sunshine State swing this weekend at Florida Atlantic’s third annual Spring Break Championships. “The course is in outstanding condition,” said NIU head coach Tom Porten during the team’s practice round Thursday. “This is a terrific, very well-run event. We have over 200 volunteers that are involved in the event. We...
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team left Orlando Tuesday after posting 302, their best score in three rounds, at the Rio Pinar Invitational. The Huskies salvaged an 18th-place finish, maintaining their 36-hole standing. Their 917 score over three rounds finished four strokes shy of overtaking Houston Baptist for 17th. Redshirt senior Tim Kay (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett HS)...
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team are wrapping up its fall season by competing at the St. Mary’s Invitational today and Tuesday, Oct. 26. On the heels of their runner-up performance at the Bearcat Invitational, the Huskies are looking to carry that momentum to the scenic Monterey Peninsula for the 15-team event held just off the...
Senior Jeff Dick (Sherman, Texas/Sherman) added a second individual title to his resume and led the Northern Illinois golf team to a second-place finish Tuesday at the Bearcat Invitational. NIU (873, +9) finished a mere two strokes back of champion Oakland, earning a season-best second place standing. The Huskies posted a 291 in the second round...
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team finished in seventh place after rain washed away today’s final round of the CSU/Telich Sun Life Financial Golf Invitational. The final tally left NIU (604, +36) a stroke ahead of Loyola-Chicago for seventh place in the field of 15. The finish gives the Huskies three consecutive top 10s after a...
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team claimed an eighth place finish in the 18-team field at this weekend’s D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate. NIU closed the tournament with rounds of 302 (+18) and 307 (+23), giving them a three-round total of 918 (+66). The Huskies beat seven of the eight Illinois schools competing, falling only to the first-place...
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team will commence on a 108-hole, four-day road trip beginning Saturday, Oct. 2, at Illinois State’s D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate. “It will be an excellent test of the depth of our roster as we compete twice this weekend, first in state at ISU then on to Ohio for the CSU Invite,”...
