Will Danielson has started his senior year at Milsaps College with a third place finish in the Majors first event of the fall season, the Greystone Fall Invitational.
Competing in Dickson, Tenn. at the Greystone Golf Club on Sept. 8 and 9, the Saskatoon product carded rounds of 70 and 71, good enough for a tie for third place in the field. The team was 12th.
Next up for the Majors is the Rhodes Fall Invitational in Tunica Resorts, Miss. on Sept. 23 and 24.
Speaking of strong starts, Alex Swinnerton was a shot off the pace for Indianna University of Pennsylvania (IUP) at the Crimson Hawks first event of the season. The Saskatoon resident shot 72, 68, and 67 at Edgewood Country Club on Sept. 9 and 10 during the University of Charleston Invitational. Swinnerton’s 207 was just a shot behind event champion Erik Ulvang.
Fellow Waskesiu junior graduate Guillermo Salazar of Calgary was also inside the top 10 at 215 (71, 71, 73).
As a team IUP was second behind the host school. The Crimson Hawks next event is the Hillsdale Invitational in Plymouth, Mich. on Sept. 16 and 17.
The Minot State University (MSU) Beavers teams were in Bemidji, Minn. for the BSU Invite on Sept. 9 and 10.
Winston Grayson of Kipling had a fantastic debut shooting 71 and 75 at the Bemidji Town and Country Club, that left him in ninth in his collegiate debut.
Jace Carlisle of Estevan is finishing his college career at MSU this year, he fired back-to-back rounds of 75 to place tied for 17th.
Darien Herlick of Weyburn was also making his first college start for MSU, the Golf Kenosee member shot 78 and 75, he was tied for 32nd.
Chase Gedak, also of Estevan shot 76 and 79 for the Beavers, he was tied for 41st.
As a team the Beavers were fifth out of nine schools competing. The team heads to Hudson, Wis. on Sept. 16 for the CSP-MSU Fall Brawl at the Troy Burne Golf Club.
Carter Degelman of Saskatoon made a mark in his first collegiate event on Sept. 9 and 10 for the Dominican University of California Penguins program. Making his debut at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, Cal. the Riverside Country Club member shot 77 and 72, god enough for a tie for eighth overall.
Fellow Saskatonian and Riverside player Carter Bell was 21st overall. He opened with an 81 in round one but bounced back beautifully with a 76 in the second round.
The Penguins won the team event with both players’ assistance. Their second event of the fall season is the Bishop Invitational in DuPont, Wash. on Sept. 26 and 27.
This week also marked the opening of the fall season for Tommy Danielson and Chase Pochylo of Saskatoon and the Nicholls Colonels. They were in Choudrant, LA. for the Argent Financial Classic on Sept. 9 and 10. Pochylko shot 229 and placed 80th, Danielson was 10 shots higher at 239, he was 94th. The team was 18th.
The Colonels are in Jackson, Tenn. on Sept. 16 and 17 for the Grover Page Classic in their next action.
The women’s MSU team and Holly Knudsen of Chaplin were also in Bemidji this week for the Tracy Lane Memorial at the same venue. Knudsen shot 83 and 87, good enough for a tie for eighth place to start her senior year.
As a team the Beavers were third. Knudsen will be in Hudson, Wisc. On Sept. 16 and 17 as well.
Regina’s Hallie Crozier’s second collegiate season is underway at Ferris State. The Bulldogs were in Peru, Ind. for the Midwest Ladies Collegiate at Rock Hollow Golf Course. The Royal Regina Golf Club member posted rounds of 83, 82, and 87, she was tied for 66th.
The Bulldogs were seventh out of 16 schools in the field. Next up for Ferris State is the Beall Fall Classic in Findlay, Oh. on Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.
Yorkton’s Ella Kozak is two events into her college career at Western Carolina University competing for the Catamounts.
On Aug. 26 Western Carolina was in Clemson, S.C. for the one day, 36-hole Tiger Classic at The Walker Golf Course. The 2024 Saskatchewan Junior Women’s champion shot 77 and 82, she was 78th overall. The Catamounts were 14th overall.
On Sept. 9 and 10 Kozak was in Avondale, LA. for the Green Wave Invitational at TPC Louisiana. The Yorkton product improved immensely in her second start, shooting 76, 77, and 72 finishing in a tie for 18th overall.
The Catamounts also jumped up the leaderboard placing sixth. Their next action is the Tot Hill Farm Invitational on Sept. 23 and 24 in Asheboro, N.C.
Saskatoon’s Justin Miller is the last Saskatchewan competitor to make his college debut this week. Playing for Southwestern Community College, the Spartans were in Fort Dodge, Iowa for the Iowa Central Fall Kickoff at the Fort Dodge Country Club on Sept. 9. He shot 86 and placed 65th. The Spartans were third as a squad.
Next up is the North Iowa Area Fall Invitational at Highland Park Golf Course in Mason City, IA on Sept. 17.
Several other players will start their fall seasons on Sept. 16.