EVANSTON, Ill. (September 6, 2024) – Fresh off a season in which it captured its first Big Ten Conference title since 2006, the Northwestern University men's golf team will raise the curtain on its 2024-25 slate this weekend at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Wash.
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Action at Sahalee Country Club, which features a par-72 course with a 7,007-yard layout, will get underway on Saturday with first and second-round play at 9 a.m. (CT). Sunday's final round is also scheduled to begin with tee times from 9 a.m. (CT).
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Northwestern is set to feature as part of a field that includes five NCAA Championship Finals qualifiers from a season ago. That quintet includes Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M. Event host Washington, Arizona State, Duke, Oregon, Pepperdine, TCU, and UNLV round out the 13-team field.
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Reigning Big Ten Conference Head Coach of the Year David Inglis' lineup for the event is set to include Ethan Tseng, Akshay Anand, Niall Shiels-Donegan, Daniel Svärd, and Aidan Kramer. First-year Mark Gazi will compete as an individual.
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Both Svärd and Tseng enjoyed terrific 2023-24 seasons, both earning First Team All-Big Ten Conference distinction. Svärd became the program's third two-time individual Big Ten Champion in program history, firing a one-over 211 (68-75-68) at the Big Ten Championships. Tseng fired 16 rounds at par of better last season, none more impressive than a final-round eight-under-par 62, matching Jess Daley's 18-hole program record, en route to victory at the Fighting Irish Classic.
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Shiels-Donegan posted top-25 finishes in two of his last three outings, highlighted by a 19th-place showing at the Big Ten Championships, while Anand compiled three top-25 showings of his own throughout the season.Â
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Both Kramer and Gazi will mark their respective Northwestern debuts this weekend. A graduate transfer from Georgia Tech, Kramer appeared in 26 rounds during his time as a Yellow Jacket, turning in 18 rounds at par or better. The lone first-year on the Wildcat roster, Gazi is coming off a two-year stint on the Ireland U18 Team and represented his country at the 2023 European Boys Championships in Switzerland.
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After returning from the Pacific Northwest, Northwestern will be in action closer to home when it competes at the Fighting Illini Invitational, September 20-22, in Olympia Fields, Ill.
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Action at Sahalee Country Club, which features a par-72 course with a 7,007-yard layout, will get underway on Saturday with first and second-round play at 9 a.m. (CT). Sunday's final round is also scheduled to begin with tee times from 9 a.m. (CT).
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Northwestern is set to feature as part of a field that includes five NCAA Championship Finals qualifiers from a season ago. That quintet includes Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M. Event host Washington, Arizona State, Duke, Oregon, Pepperdine, TCU, and UNLV round out the 13-team field.
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Reigning Big Ten Conference Head Coach of the Year David Inglis' lineup for the event is set to include Ethan Tseng, Akshay Anand, Niall Shiels-Donegan, Daniel Svärd, and Aidan Kramer. First-year Mark Gazi will compete as an individual.
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Both Svärd and Tseng enjoyed terrific 2023-24 seasons, both earning First Team All-Big Ten Conference distinction. Svärd became the program's third two-time individual Big Ten Champion in program history, firing a one-over 211 (68-75-68) at the Big Ten Championships. Tseng fired 16 rounds at par of better last season, none more impressive than a final-round eight-under-par 62, matching Jess Daley's 18-hole program record, en route to victory at the Fighting Irish Classic.
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Shiels-Donegan posted top-25 finishes in two of his last three outings, highlighted by a 19th-place showing at the Big Ten Championships, while Anand compiled three top-25 showings of his own throughout the season.Â
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Both Kramer and Gazi will mark their respective Northwestern debuts this weekend. A graduate transfer from Georgia Tech, Kramer appeared in 26 rounds during his time as a Yellow Jacket, turning in 18 rounds at par or better. The lone first-year on the Wildcat roster, Gazi is coming off a two-year stint on the Ireland U18 Team and represented his country at the 2023 European Boys Championships in Switzerland.
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After returning from the Pacific Northwest, Northwestern will be in action closer to home when it competes at the Fighting Illini Invitational, September 20-22, in Olympia Fields, Ill.