SEWARD, Neb. – More than 90 golfers from 11 different institutions will be on hand as the Concordia University Men’s Golf program co-hosts the 2023 Blue River Classic this week along with Doane. The tournament will feature 36 holes on Tuesday and another 18 on Wednesday with all action taking place at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb. This will mark the second official varsity event of the 2023-24 season for Head Coach Brett Muller’s squad. Live scoring will be provided through the Golf Genius app (information below).
2023 Blue River Classic
• Sept. 5 – 8:30 a.m. | Sept. 6 – 8:30 a.m.
• Highlands GC | Lincoln, Neb.
• Live Results: Golf Genius (GGID = 2023BRC)
• Format: 36 holes on day 1, 18 holes on day 2
Tournament Field
Briar Cliff University
Central CC
Concordia University
Doane University
Dordt University
Hastings College
Morningside University
Mount Marty University
Northeast CC
Southeast CC
York University
Seven Bulldogs opened the 2023-24 campaign at the UC Ferguson Classic hosted by Oklahoma City University on Aug. 28-29. Drew D’Ercole topped the Bulldogs by shooting a three-round score of 68-75-75–218. Named All-GPAC and all-region last season, D’Ercole has returned to the program for a fifth season. His three-under-par 68 on the first day of the tournament equaled a career low for 18 holes. The rest of the team’s top five featured Justin Webert (71-78-75–224), Jake Richmond (75-79-74–228), Jake Hagerbaumer (78-73-79–230) and Gavin Buttshaw (78-73-79–230). The program is coming off a 2022-23 season in which it set a school record for 18-hole scoring average of 300.3.
At the 2022 Blue River Classic, Concordia’s ‘A’ team placed fifth (out of 12 groupings) with a three-round score of 296-290-288–874. Iowa Western Community College emerged as the team champion while Jason Kolbas (Iowa Western) captured the individual title. For the Bulldogs, Jacob Woodmancy put together a fine tournament in shooting 68-71-71–210. He placed fifth in a tournament field that included 77 individuals.
Following the Blue River Classic, Concordia will have four tournaments (including one JV event) remaining on the fall 2023 schedule. Next up will be the Siouxland Invite slated for Sept. 11-12.