BECKER, Minn.---The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men's Golf Championship will begin Thursday at Pebble Creek Golf Club with the University of Wisconsin-Superior in search of its fourth-consecutive title. Competition begins Thursday, Oct. 7 and wraps up after 54 holes Saturday, Oct. 9 with the winning team earning UMAC champion status and the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Championship set for May 2022.
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Here's some of the key information to know before play begins Thursday:
2020-21 Championship Highlights
- The UMAC Championship was held in the spring for the first time ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Wisconsin-Superior won a third-straight UMAC title by a total of 63 strokes. This is the team's largest margin of victory in that time span.
- Ryan Peterson collected his second medalist finish in a row with a final score of 211 (-5) that ranks the best in UMAC Championship history. He won the event by 14 strokes.
- The Yellowjackets had three players finish in the top five with all four scorers placing in the top 10.
- North Central University made the biggest jump in the standings from the previous year finishing eighth in 2019 to fourth in 2020-21.
2021 Season Highlights
- North Central won the UMAC Preview by five strokes over Wisconsin-Superior. This was the first win for the Rams since 2011 at the Preview and just the second in program history.
- Four different UMAC players have combined to shoot eight rounds below par this season.
- Seven different UMAC schools currently have at least one player ranked in the top-15 in UMAC scoring avg.
2021 Team Scoring Averages
| Team |
Rds. |
Strokes |
Avg. |
| North Central |
12 |
3732 |
311.0 |
| Wisconsin-Superior |
12 |
3813 |
317.8 |
| Bethany Lutheran |
8 |
2562 |
320.2 |
| Northwestern |
11 |
3585 |
325.9 |
| Crown |
7 |
2285 |
326.4 |
| Northland |
5 |
1682 |
336.4 |
| Martin Luther |
10 |
3453 |
345.3 |
| Minnesota Morris |
9 |
3162 |
351.3 |
2021 Key Players to Watch (by team)
- Bethany Lutheran: Noah Fick, Sr. | Seventh in UMAC scoring, 78.8 scoring average |
- Crown: Titus Wookey, Fy. | Eighth in UMAC scoring, 78.8 scoring average |
- Martin Luther: Kyle Lindemann, Sr. | 82.1 scoring average |
- Minnesota Morris: Brady Raph, So. | Leads UMAC in scoring, 73.1 scoring average |
- North Central: Jacob Sweeney, So. | 2nd in UMAC scoring, 75.4 scoring average |
- Northland: Cole Woodliffe, Sr. | 81.6 scoring average |
- Northwestern: Jackson Nyhus, Jr. | 10th in UMAC scoring average, 80.3 scoring average |
- Wisconsin-Superior: Cody Stanisich, So. | Third in UMAC scoring average, 77.2 scoring average |
2021 UMAC Championship Information
- WHEN: Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 7-9
- WHERE: Becker, Minnesota / Pebble Creek Golf Club
- WHY: The winning men's and women's teams at the UMAC Championship will earn the conference's automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships in May 2022.
- HOW MUCH: FREE! Come cheer on your favorite teams.
Bethany Lutheran College
Josh Pederson | 3rd season |
2020-21 Spring Championships
| 3rd | 995 |
Players to Watch
- Noah Fick, Sr.| Spring 2021 Championships: 32nd, 266, 5th team finisher | 2021 Rd. Avg. 78.75 |
- Nick Hansen, Sr. | Spring 2021 Championships: T14, 246, 2nd team finisher | 2021 Rd. Avg. 80.75 |
- Gabe Stoez, Jr. | 2021 All-UMAC Honors | Spring 2021 Championships: 7th, 240, 1st team finisher| 2021 Rd. Avg. 82.38 |
