The Nebraska men’s golf team begins postseason play this weekend by competing at the 2021 Big Ten Championship in Carmel, Ind., April 30-May 2.
The Huskers will be part of a 14-team field on the 7,325-yard, par-72 layout at Crooked Stick Golf Club, which was the first great golf course designed by Pete Dye in 1964. Dye also designed Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, which played host to Nebraska’s last tournament – the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational (April 17-18).
The Big Ten Championship will cover three days of competition, beginning with tee times on Friday, April 30 at 8 a.m. (CT). The tournament continues with the second round on Saturday at 8 a.m., before concluding with Sunday’s final round at 7 a.m. (CT).
Live scoring for the event will be available at GolfStat.com.
“Our guys have prepared well over the past month and our team depth has continued to push us to compete and improve,” Nebraska Head Coach Mark Hankins said. “We have continuously competed for individual and team titles this spring, and this tournament won’t be any different. The tournament format is the same, and now we need to adapt to the conditions and golf course we find in Indiana. We’ve seen most of these schools at Big Ten Match Play, the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational and other events, so it won’t be unfamiliar to us on Friday.”
Nebraska’s five-player lineup in count-four scoring will be led by freshman Jack Lundin, who owns three straight top-12 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational with a career-best even-par 213 (April 17-19). Lundin tied for fourth at the Hoosier Invitational (April 3-4) in his last trip to Indiana. He also tied for 12th at the Aggie Invitational (April 9-11) and leads Nebraska with a 73.67 stroke average through 12 rounds this season.
Tom Westenberger has added three straight top-20 finishes for the Big Red, including top-10 showings at the Aggie Invitational with a career-best 217 and at the Hoosier Invitational. Westenberger ranks second among the Huskers with a 74.58 stroke average this season.
Caleb Badura (Aurora, Neb.), Will Marshall (Elburn, Ill.) and Mark Foelbaek (Jelling, Denmark) round out Nebraska’s five-count-four lineup at the Big Ten Championship. None of the Huskers have ever competed at the Big Ten Championship and the tournament will mark the first time this season that Nebraska has played with this five-golfer lineup.
Lundin Leads Young Huskers to Big Ten Championship
Jack Lundin, who was a two-time high school state champion and the South Dakota Men’s Amateur Champion in 2019, was Nebraska’s top finisher by tying for fourth (71-75-75) at the Hoosier Invitational (April 3-4). He followed that up with a 218 (71-77-70) to tie for 12th in a 96-player field at a loaded Aggie Invitational (April 9-11), before notching a tie for fifth with a career-best 213 (70-72-71) at the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational (April 17-18).
“We are looking forward to the competition this weekend,” Lundin said. “We will be focused on playing our best golf possible and just staying in the moment. We are worried about expectations or the other Big Ten teams, we are just going to focus on us and playing our best golf.”
Lundin also led the Huskers with a 3-1 individual record at the 2021 Big Ten Match Play.
Big Ten Championship
Carmel, Indiana
Crooked Stick Golf Club (Par 72, 7,325 Yards)
Schedule
Friday, April 30 (Tee Times) – 8 a.m. (CT)
Saturday, May 1 (Tee Times) – 8 a.m. (CT)
Sunday, May 2 (Tee Times) – 7 a.m. (CT)
Format: 5-Count-4
Live Scoring: GolfStat.com
Nebraska Lineup
1. Jack Lundin
2. Tom Westenberger
3. Caleb Badura
4. Will Marshall
5. Mark Foelbaek
Participating Teams (14)
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin
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