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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Arthur Ylitalo

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Highschool Buffalo

Biography

2024-25 (Sophomore)
  • Started in all seven events, ending the year with a 75.1 scoring average in 15 total rounds
  • Posted a round of 69 in the Motor City Shakedown en route to finishing third with a two-round score of 143 (-1)
    • His six birdies in round one is one shy of the NMU program record for most birdies in one round, and his 11 birdies in two rounds is two shy of the program record (13)
2023-24 (Freshman)
Spring 2024
  • Started in all five events
  • Four top twenty-five finishes
  • Came in second on the team at the GLIAC Championships while taking 23rd overall
  • Came out of the Klash in Kentucky finishing T2 scoring rounds of 75 and 75 totaling 150
Fall 2023
  • Started in all four events
  • Recorded eight birdies at the Whistling Straits Championship
    • His eight birdies were the best in the field
Before NMU
  • Third place finish in the state high school golf tournament
Personal
  • Son of Malinda Ylitalo
  • From Buffalo, Minnesota
  • Brother of Walter Ylitalo, also on the NMU golf team
  • Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing pickup sports

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'11"