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A young lineup of newcomers paced the Nebraska men’s golf team to six top-10 finishes in 2015-16.
Junior Michael Colgate, a transfer from Nebraska-Kearney, led the Huskers with a 74.29 stroke average in 31 rounds. He was one of three Huskers to start every tournament, along with Justin Jennings and Sean Song. Jennings, a junior from Amarillo, Texas, compiled a 75.13 stroke average, while Omaha native Song had a 77.16 stroke average.
Freshman Jackson Wendling saw action in 11 of 12 tournaments, and compiled a 75.71 average in the process. Freshman Jace Guthmiller played in 26 rounds and earned a 77.38 average. Additional Huskers to compete during the season included Joel Sneed (8 rounds), Aaron Wong (7), Clayton Peterson (4) and Dylan McCabe (3).
Fall Season
NU opened the season at the three-team Ballyneal Challenge on Sept. 8. Wendling, playing as an individual, produced a fourth-place finish individually with a score of 142. He was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week for his performance. The Huskers took runner-up honors as a team, with Jennings’ tie for fifth leading all players in the lineup. Colgate finished seventh and Peterson took 10th to round out NU’s top-10 finishers.
The following week, Nebraska tied for sixth at 899 at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate. Colgate collected his second top-10 finish in two events, highlighted by a second-round 68 at Weibring Golf Club. Song placed 34th individually (226) and Sneed tied for 42nd (228).
Colgate led the Huskers in the Jackrabbit Invitational, Sept. 26-28, with his tie for 38th individually. NU produced a three-round total of 908 to earn a 12th-place finish at The Prairie Club. Guthmiller tied for 42nd, highlighted by a second-round 71.
Nebraska posted three rounds of 299 en route to a fourth-place finish at the Bruce Fossum Memorial in its first tournament of October. Colgate paced the Big Red with a 12th-place result (220), while Jennings tied for 15th, Song took 17th and Guthmiller finished 19th.
The Huskers wrapped up their fall season at the Maryland Intercollegiate, Oct. 19-20, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. NU finished ninth in the 36-hole event at 608. Wendling led the Huskers with a tie for 19th, and carded the best round by a Husker with his second-round 72. Colgate and Jennings each tied for 25th at 151.
Spring Season
Nebraska opened the spring season Feb. 12-13 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Fla. The Huskers fell by narrow margins in each of their first three matches before defeating Rutgers, 5-1-0, in the ninth-place match. Jennings produced a 3-1-0 showing to lead NU, while Colgate (2-1-1) and Guthmiller (2-1-1) also posted winning records.
Colgate took 25th place at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, Feb. 19-21, at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif., with a score of 221. The Huskers finished 18th at 909.
Three Huskers earned top-30 finishes at the Michigan Desert Mountain Invitational to lead NU to a tie for ninth at 886. Wendling paced NU’s effort with a tie for 21st at 217, which included a first-round 69. Jennings tied for 27th and Colgate tied for 29th.
NU fired its best 54-hole score of the season in its next outing at the Desert Shootout at Palm Valley Country Club in Goodyear, Ariz. The Huskers opened with two rounds of 288 before a season-low 279 in the final round. Colgate earned a tie for 18th at 210, firing a final-round 66 in the process.
The Huskers opened April at the Seattle Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay, host of the 2015 U.S. Open. Jennings’ 40th-place finish (237) led NU to a 15th-place team finish. Colgate tied for 46th and Wendling tied for 59th.
At the Hawkeye Invitational, Nebraska tied for ninth at 885. Wendling and Guthmiller each tied for 27th (220) to lead the Huskers at Finkbine Golf Course. Colgate tied for 34th at 222.
Song tied for 39th at 226 to guide the Huskers to a 13th-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, April 22-24, at Victoria National in Newburgh, Ind. NU opened with 299 before posting 313 and 306 en route to a 918 total. Jennings tied for 52nd at 230 and Colgate took 54th at 231.