Huskers Set Sights on Big Ten Championship

The Nebraska men’s golf team takes aim at the conference title when the Huskers travel to Maryland for the Big Ten Championship, April 25-27.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament at the Baltimore Country Club gets underway with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 at 8 a.m. (CT) on Friday, April 25, before Saturday’s second round continues with the same schedule. Sunday’s final round will begin with tee times at 7 a.m. (CT).

The Huskers, who own six top-five tournament finishes this season, head into the conference championship ranked No. 82 nationally. Nebraska is still hunting for its first tournament title of the season, but is coming off a runner-up finish at Ohio State’s Robert Kepler Invite (April 18-19).

Nebraska has established a solid five-player rotation during the spring led by Hamish Murray.  The senior from Sydney, Australia has produced five top-20 finishes in his last six tournaments and carries a 72.00 stroke average while playing in all 29 rounds for the Huskers this season.

Freshman Brodie Cunningham has contributed four consecutive top-15 finishes, including tying Murray for third at the Bell Bank “Pay It Forward” Collegiate in Litchfield Park, Ariz. (March 24-25). Cunningham owns a 72.15 stroke average over 20 rounds on the season.

Rudy Sautron owns a team-best 71.48 stroke average over 27 rounds on the year. The sophomore from Reunion Island, France, won his Husker debut at the Gopher Invitational and has produced six top-15 finishes this season.

Redshirt sophomore Evan McDermott has added a strong 73.41 stroke average on the season, while notching a trio of top-25 finishes this spring.

Graduate Reed Malleck has added a 74.04 stroke average while recording five top-40 finishes on the year.

The Huskers will need to fire on all cylinders to challenge a Big Ten Championship field that features six top-50 teams nationally, including No. 11 Illinois, No. 13 UCLA, No. 27 Northwestern, No. 36 Oregon, No. 37 Purdue and No. 50 USC.

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

Big Ten Championship
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Country Club
(Par TBA, Yardage TBA)

Schedule
Friday, April 25 (Round 1) - 8 a.m. CT (tee times)
Saturday, April 26 (Round 2) - 8 a.m. CT (tee times)
Sunday, April 27 (Round 3) - 7 a.m. CT (tee times)

Live Scoring: Scoreboard.clippd.com

Participating Teams (18)
(11) Illinois
(13) UCLA
(27) Northwestern
(36) Oregon
(37) Purdue
(50) USC
(65) Michigan State
(72) Michigan
(79) Indiana
(82) Nebraska
(83) Ohio State
(86) Iowa
(101) Washington
(108) Minnesota
(111) Wisconsin
(123) Rutgers
(135) Maryland
(144) Penn State

Nebraska Lineup
1. Hamish Murray, Sr., Sydney, Australia
2. Brodie Cunningham, Fr., Glasgow, Scotland
3. Rudy Sautron, So., Reunion Island, France 
4. Reed Malleck, Gr., York, Nebraska
5. Evan McDermott, RSo., Spring Lake, Michigan
SUB - Jackson Benge, Fr., Omaha, Nebraska