Ronnberg Takes Individual Crown
BELLEVUE, Neb. — Hugo Ronnberg carded a second round 3-over to win the 2023 North Star Athletic Association individual men’s golf title and lead the No. 4-ranked Bellevue University men’s golf team took home the team championship.
For the second-straight day, competitors had to contend with significant winds at the 6,638-yard, par-72 Platteview Golf Club.
BU began the day 18 strokes ahead of second place Dickinson, and shot 303 (+15) as a group to finish at 28-over with a two-day total of 604. Dickinson State finished second with a score of 649 (+73) with Waldorf in third at 668 (+92). Viterbo, Valley City, and Dakota State finished in the final three positions.
Ronnberg opened the round a stroke ahead of teammate Alex Zillig for the individual lead and widened that by a stroke, carding a 3-over 75 to total a 4-over 148 for the tournament. His round was highlighted by a trio of birdies and an eagle on No. 2.
Ronnberg’s individual championship marks the 10th-straight year in which a Bruin golfer has won an individual conference title. Bellevue is now a perfect 7-for-7 in producing individual champions since joining the North Star.
Zillig shot a 4-over 76 on the day to finish at 6-over for the event to finish second overall with teammate Hugo Brandt finishing third at 7-over following his second round 75.
Waldorf’s Hunter Houdayer (+10) shot 6-over on the day to finish fourth as the top non-BU finisher and Dickinson State’s Hunter Myran (+11) placing fifth after shooting 6-over on the day.
Rodrigo Navarrete (+12) shot 5-over and Floris-Jan Oosterhof (+13) carded a 7-over round to finish sixth and seventh, respectively.
Houdayer was voted the 2022-23 NSAA Men’s Golfer of the Year and BU’s Rob Brown was voted NSAA Men’s Coach of the Year.
All five Bruin golfers were recognized as first team all-conference selections along with both Houdayer and Myran.
Next up for the Bruins is the 2023 NAIA National Championship to be held from Tuesday, May 16 through Friday, May 19 in Mesa, Ariz. at the Las Sendas Golf Club.
