MARQUETTE, Mich. — The Northern Michigan University men’s golf team will head to Bolingbrook, Illinois, to compete in the Flyer Spring Invite at Bolingbrook Country Club. The ‘Cats travel to Illinois to compete in the two-day tournament, hosted by Lewis, from Monday, March 30th to Tuesday, March 31st.
The field includes GLIAC foes Davenport (#8, #55), UW Parkside (#13, #87), Purdue Northwest (#28, #172), and Roosevelt (#29, #173) (Regional/National rankings based on 2025-26 ranking).
Other top Midwest teams in the tournament include: Rockhurst (#9, #60), University of Illinois Springfield (#15, #113), Quincy (#18, #128), and Lewis (#20, #134).
About the Course: Just an hour outside of Chicago in the picturesque village of Bolingbrook, the 18-hole championship golf course at Bolingbrook Golf Club offers golfers the chance to come test their hand at a beautiful design by Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest. As scenic as it is a joy to play, the course provides magnificent photo opportunities at every hole. Elevated tees, rolling fairways and seven lakes are scattered throughout the layout, which includes a true island green par 3 and 600-yard par 5.
Weather Report
As of writing, the weather in Boilingbrook on Monday calls for partly cloudy weather with temperatures in the high 60s. Tuesday calls for temperatures in the high 60s with a 57% chance of Scattered Thunderstorms in the afternoon. While the weather is ideal for golfing on Monday, there’s a chance of suboptimal weather conditions persisting throughout Tuesday.
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Last Time Out
Freshman Jacob Daavettila led the Wildcats with his best career finish, finishing T5 at the Saddlebrook Spring Kickoff.
The first-year golfer shot a +5 on round three to finish with a three-day total of +12, just three strokes off of second place. This marked Daavettila’s best tournament finish as a collegiate golfer, with his previous best a +24 at the final event of the fall season. Daavetilla, along with teammate Arthur Ylitalo, paced the tournament in par three scoring (3.17), T5 in par four scoring (4.33), T6 in total birdies (8), T7 in total pars (31), and recorded the second-fewest bogey’s and doubles+.
As a team for the week, the ‘Cats were second in par-three scoring (3.38), fourth in par-four scoring (4.61), fifth in par-five scoring (5.26), fourth in total birdies (26), third in total pars (161), and recorded the third and fourth fewest bogey’s and doubles+, respectively.
The full live scoreboard from the tournament can be found at Scoreboard by Clippd.
Harvey Ylitalo, finished T18 among the field. Harvey finished second on the team in par five scoring (5.22), total pars (29), bogeys, and doubles+.
Brady Badker and Levi Pennala both finished T24 at +29 with third round scores of +8 and +14, while Arthur Ylitalo and Tyler Annala finished T28 with matching tournament scores of +33.
Davenport took the team title, shooting a three-day total of +35, followed by Saginaw Valley (+53) in second, Kentucky Wesleyan (+64) in third, and NMU in fourth. Caden Kwan of Davenport claimed the individual title with his tournament total of +4, while there was a three-way tie for second with Chen-Shiuan Wu (Davenport), Garrett Morrison (Saginaw Valley), and Justin Grimard (Davenport) all at +9.
Previously at The Flyer Fall Intercollegiate
Last season, the NMU men’s golf team finished in 6th place of 8 teams (307, 315 – 622).
The team produced some well-rounded scores after day one, as they sat 17 strokes behind the leaders. The tournament concluded on Saturday with respectable rounds from the ‘Cats.
Walter Ylitalo (75, 81 – 156) took the Wildcat second-place spot in T17, Tyler Annala (79, 79 – 158) locked down a tie for T25th overall.
The team played the par 5’s better than everyone but Drury, averaging a 5.13. Drury won the meet at +6 overall and 582 strokes.
Notes on The Field –
Davenport