The team had a great tournament last week, recording 34 birdies over three rounds, the fourth-most in program history

Men's Golf 10/2/2025 10:00:00 AM Jack Belcher - Athletics Communications Assistant

PREVIEW: Men's Golf at the Flyer Fall Intercollegiate

MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Northern Michigan University men's golf team will head to Lemont, Illinois, to compete in the Flyer Fall Intercollegiate at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club. The 'Cats travel to Illinois to compete in the two-day tournament, hosted by Lewis, from Monday, October 6th to Tuesday, October 7th.

The field includes GLIAC foes Purdue Northwest (#144/25), Roosevelt (#152/26), and UW Parkside (#105,18). In addition, the tournament will include top teams in the Midwest region, highlighted by McKendree (#85/11), William Jewell College (#98/15), and Lewis University (#102/17) (National/regional rankings based on final 2024 ranking).

Tee time's will be updated once those become available. Live scoring, provided by Scoreboard (Powered by clippd), can be found here.

There will also be several top times involved from divisions outside of the NCAA Division 2, including NJCAA 2 team Kirkwood College (#5), and 2 teams from NCAA Division 3, Trine (#62) and Wheaton (#73).

About the Course: Cog Hill Golf, a Jemsek Golf Facility, is a historic 72-hole public golf facility located near Chicago. Dubsdread (Course #4) has been awarded "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses" by Golf Digest and is Rated #1 in Illinois-Golfweek.

Weather Report
As of writing, the weather in Lemont on Monday calls for partly cloudy weather with 10 mph winds and temperatures in the low 80s. Tuesday calls for temperatures in the low 70s with a 42% chance of rain and winds around 10 mph. 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
The NMU men's golf team wrapped up competition at the Motor City Shakedown, finishing fourth of five teams and posting a trio of top-20 finishes.

The Wildcats had a great tournament, posting a three-round total of 921 (+57), just five strokes shy of tying the tenth-best three-round score in NMU men's golf history. The 15 birdies in round one matched the tenth-best team birdie count in 18 holes. The 'Cats shot an impressive first round 295 (+7), and trailed only Davenport (-1) after the first round. From there, NMU carded rounds of 316 (+28) and 310 (+22).

Leading the charge for the 'Cats was Tyler Annala, who shot rounds of 71 (-1), 79 (+7), and 78 (+6) for a three-round total of 288 (+12), finishing 14th among the field. Annala's opening round 71 featured six birdies, matching the six he recorded on this exact date at this exact tournament last season, one birdie shy of matching the program record. Annala recorded six more over the final two rounds to give him 12 circles on the tournament, good for second-most in the field, and a number that is good for third-most in program history. Both Arthur Ylitalo and Levi Pennala finished among the top-20, with the pair of them shooting matching 229s (+13) and finishing T17.

Harvey Ylitalo finished just outside of the top-20, shooting a three-round total of 236 (+20) to finish T22. Ylitalo finished fourth among the field in par three scoring (+2, 3.17 avg.), and was eighth among the field in pars with 32. Jacob Daavettila had a memorable tournament, carding an eagle in his opening round on the 556 yard par-five 17th, the 15th eagle in Wildcat history and first of Daavettila's career. Daavettila finished with a tournament total of 241 (+25), rounding out the Wildcat's was Brady Badker, shooting a three-round score of 248 (+32).

Previously at The Flyer Fall Intercollegiate
Last season, the NMU men's golf team finished 13th of 17 teams at the Flyers Fall Intercollegiate. The team finished with an overall +59 as they scored a +28 in the first round of play and a +31 in the second round.

Tyler Annala concluded in 33rd place individually with a score of +13, and Arthur Ylitalo finished the Wildcat scoring in 73rd with a score of +22. Levi Pennala finished 36th while competing as an individual with a score of +14. For several of the Wildcats, this intercollegiate invitational will be their first opportunity at this course.

Notes on The Field -

McKendree - As a team, the Bearcats finished 3rd out of 14 teams at the UIndy Fall Invitational at Broadmoor Country Club. They followed that up this past weekend by finishing 11th out of 17 teams at the NCAA D2 Midwest Regional Preview in Peru, Indiana, at Rock Hollow Golf Club.
- At the UIndy Fall Invitational, McKendree was led by Trystan Du Plessis, who finished at -5, which landed him in 5th place. Edison Wu was close behind, finishing in 18th, scoring a -3. Once again, Du Plessis led the way for the Bearcats at the Midwest Preview as he finished with a +6 in 18th place. Tristan Traustason and Dhayanij Iemkanitchat both finished in the top 45.
Purdue Northwest - As a team, the Pride finished 15th out of 19 teams at the Bulldog Fall Classic in Big Rapids, Michigan. This past week, they finished 5th of five teams at the Motor City Classic in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Purdue Northwest was led by Brody Pass and Maxwell Abel, who tied for 62nd at +19 at the Bulldog Fall Classic. At the Motor City Classic, Jack Glaspy finished in 12th with a score of +11, followed by Nicholas Alvarez in 21st (+19), Maxwell Abel in 22nd (+20), and Brody Pass in 26th (+24).
Parkside - The Rangers began their season with an 11th-place finish out of the 19 teams at the Bulldog Fall Classic (Midwest Central Regional Preview). They followed that performance with a 6th place finish out of 17 teams in the Fall Midwest Collegiate (NCAA D2 Midwest Regional Preview).
- UW Parkside was led at the Bulldog Fall Classic by Ryan Lingelbach, who finished in 17th place with a score of +9. Just behind him were Aleck Simms in 29th (+11) and Hayden Underhill in 41st (+14). In the Fall Midwest Collegiate, they were led by Shane Stanley in 6th (E) and Aleck Simss in 11th (+4).
Roosevelt - The Lakers started their season finishing 19th out of 19 teams in the Bulldog Fall Classic. They followed up that performance with a 12th-place finish out of 14 teams at the UIndy Invitational held at Broadmoor. This past week. Roosevelt finished 3rd out of five teams at the Motor City Invite in Dearborn, Michigan.
- The Lakers at the Bulldog Fall Classic were led by Pierre Heylen and Ben Jones, who finished in 58th and 85th, respectively. At the UIndy Invitational, Ben Jones led the way in 26th (E), and Pierre Heylen finished in 46th with a score of +5. In the Motor City, Roosevelt's efforts were buoyed by 2 top 10 finishes as Pierre Heylen finished 5th with a +8 and Jaime Garnett ended up in 7th (+10). Not far behind was Ben Jones, who finished in 12th place with a +11. The highlight of their Motor City Classic came when Marc Waller recorded their third ace in program history during Monday's morning round.
William Jewell - William Jewell University began their 2025 campaign by finishing 10th out of 10 teams at the Arch Cup, which took place at the Gateway National Golf Links in Madison, Illinois. Two weeks ago, it finished 2nd out of four teams at the KC Cup. This past week, they competed in the Midwest Collegiate, where they finished 17th out of 17 teams.
- In the Arch Cup, William Jewell was led by Independent Ivan Bravo, who finished 19th (+6). Only Cooper Newkirk cracked the top 50 as he finished 49th at +16. At the KC Cup, they had three of the top five finishers, as Jay Choi finished 4th at +7, and Ivan Bravo and Kade Richman tied for 5th, both finishing at +8. Finally, William Jewell was led by Ivan Bravo, who finished 60th in the Midwest Collegiate; none of their other competitors finished within the top 80.
Lewis University - The hosts of the Flyer Invitational began their season by finishing in 3rd place out of 10 teams at the Arch Cup. Next, they finished 16th at The Bulldog Fall Classic out of 19 teams. Their most recent performance was an 11th-place finish out of 14 teams at the UIndy Invitational at Broadmoor.
- At the Arch Cup, the Flyers were led by two top-ten performances from Gabriel Delaval, who finished in 3rd at -3, and Jann Atendido, who finished in 7th with a +1. At the Bulldog Classic, Ty Doty and Gabriel Delaval finished tied for 51st at +16 to lead the way for the Flyers. Most recently, Ty Doty, Beau Broermann, and Gabriel Delaval all finished tied for 38th at +4 at the UIndy Invitational.

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Annala: 6' 0"; Senior

Brady Badker: 5' 10"; Senior

Levi Pennala: Sophomore

Arthur Ylitalo: 5' 11"; Junior

Harvey Ylitalo: Freshman

Jacob Daavettila: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tyler Annala
: 6' 0"; Senior

Brady Badker
: 5' 10"; Senior

Levi Pennala
: Sophomore

Arthur Ylitalo
: 5' 11"; Junior

Harvey Ylitalo
: Freshman

Jacob Daavettila
: Freshman