NDSU Men’s Golf Opens Season at the Metropolis Intercollegiate

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State Men’s Golf team will begin the 2025-26 season at the Metropolis Intercollegiate September 8-9 at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, New York.
 
Tournament Schedule
The Metropolis Intercollegiate will be a two-day, 54-hole tournament. Rounds one and two will be played on Monday, with the final 18 holes on Tuesday. Both days will utilize a shotgun start, with the pairings teeing off at 8:45 a.m. ET/7:45 a.m. CT each day.
 
The Field
The tournament will feature 15 teams in the field. Along with the Bison and host Columbia, the event includes Bryant, Connecticut, Dartmouth, FDU, Fordham, Holy Cross, Iona, Lafayette, Richmond, Siena, St. John’s, Towson, and Yale.
 
Coverage
Live results of the 2025 Metropolis Intercollegiate will be available through Scoreboard Live, by Clippd, which can be found here or through the men’s golf schedule page on gobison.com.
 
The Course
Originally designed in 1904 by professional golfer and course architect Herbert Strong, the Metropolis Country Club is located in the suburbs of New York City. The country club underwent significant restorations in 2013 to lengthen most of the holes and introduce forward tees to the course. In addition to the course restorations, the club added over 30 acres of native shrubbery to enhance the 1900s soul of the course.
 
The par-70, 6,878-yard course features uneven lies, canted fairways, and undulating greens. Metropolis Country Club was a host site for one of the 2024 U.S. Senior Open qualifiers.
 
Bison at the Metropolis Intercollegiate
This will be NDSU’s first appearance at the Metropolis Intercollegiate, in its debut year. This event is one of four tournaments Columbia will host in 2025-26.
 
Last Time Out
The Bison enter the Metropolis Intercollegiate following a runner-up finish at the 2025 Summit League Championships in April. Rylin Petry finished as the sole NDSU golfer in the top 5, with teammate Jake Skarperud finishing in a tie for sixth.  
 
Bison Competing
NDSU will take six golfers to New York. The Bison competing will be Andrew Ballou, Gabe Benson, Rylin Petry, Jake Skarperud, Carter White and Max Wilson.
 
On the Links

• Rylin Petry enters the fall season following a strong junior year. Earning his first All-Summit League First Team honor in 2025, Petry was later named the Summit League Men’s Golf Scholar of the Championship. Petry played every round for the Bison in the 2024-2025 season and led the team with the most top 10 finishes at five, as well as a team high of 19 rounds of par or better.
• Jake Skarperud posted a sixth-place finish at the Summit League Championships, and a season low round of 66 (-5). Skarperud played every round for the Bison in the 2024-2025 season and posted 12 rounds of par or better.
• Carter White and Andrew Ballou will be making their debut as Bison at the Metropolis Intercollegiate.

 
Looking Ahead
Following the Metropolis Intercollegiate, the Bison will head to Omaha for the Blue Jay Invitational. Hosted by Creighton, the tournament will be played at Shadow Ridge Country Club on September 15-16.