NDSU Men’s Golf Heads to the 2025 Summit League Championship

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State Men’s golf team will conclude the 2024-2025 season at the Summit League Championship April 27-29 at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona.
 
Tournament Schedule
The 2025 Summit League Championship will be a three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18-holes played each day. The first round will begin with the first sets of pairings teeing off from the 1^st and 10^th hole at 7 a.m. MST. Each following pairing will tee off every ten minutes after the previous group.
 
The Field
The Summit League Championship will feature 11 teams in the tournament. The field will be No. 1 Oral Roberts, No. 2 North Dakota State, No. 3 St. Thomas, No. 4 Denver, No. 5 South Dakota, No. 6 Kansas City, No. 7 South Dakota State, No. 8 Northern Colorado, No. 9 Omaha, No. 10 Weber State, and No. 11 North Dakota.
 
Coverage
Live Coverage of the 2025 Summit League Championship 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 opened in 1997, Longbow Golf Club went through a complete redesign by renowned golf course architect Ken Kavanaugh in the fall of 2003 to make it a “must-play” course for golfers of all skill levels. Featuring scenic desert landscapes and a view of the Superstition Mountains, this 18-hole course has strategic bunkers and water hazards that prioritizes skillful decision making along with striking long shots. The course is a unique par-71 with a total yardage of 7,050 from the back tees and is tabbed as one of the Top 20 Courses in Arizona.
 
Bison at the Summit League Championship
At the 2024 Summit League Championship, the Bison tied for fifth out of nine teams in the tournament. The Bison had two golfers finish within the top 10 in 2024, with Ian Simonich in a tie for third and Jake Skarperud placing ninth. Skarperud and Simonich are the only Bison returning to the Summit League Championship from the 2024 roster. NDSU has won the Summit League Tournament once in program history (2018).
 
Last Time Out
The NDSU Men’s golf team enters the Summit League Championship following a tenth-place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational. Jake Skarperud was the highest placing golfer in a tie for 27^th.
 
Bison Competing
NDSU will take five golfers to the Summit League Championship. The Bison competing will be Ian Simonich, Jake Skarperud, Josh Galvin, Rylin Petry, and Max Wilson.
 
Josh Galvin

Galvin played every round for NDSU and posted a career-high of three top 10 finishes during the season. Galvin recorded a career-low round of 68 at the Doc Gimmler Red & Black, as well as a career-low 54-hole score of 209 at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic in October.
 
Rylin Petry
Petry played every round and led the team in scoring average with 72.97 over 30 rounds, with a team high of 17 rounds of par or better. He posted career-lows at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic, with a career-low round of 67 in the second round and career-low 54-hole score of 207. The junior also led the Bison with the most top 10 finishes this season at four. Petry received his first All-Summit League First Team honor for the 2024-2025 season.
 
Ian Simonich
Simonich has played all 30 rounds for the Bison and has logged 13 rounds of par or better with a scoring average of 73.17. Simonich is the lone Bison to claim a victory this season after winning the Tommie Invitational by two shots, and finished within the top 10 in two other events. His season-low 54-hole score of 210 and season-low round of 68 were both at the Loyola Intercollegiate in February. Simonich received his second All-Summit League Second Team honor for the 2024-2025 season.
 
Jake Skarperud

Skarperud has also played every round for the Bison, with a season-low of 67 in the second round of the Doc Gimmler Red & Black. Skarperud has posted four finishes within the top 20, with his highest being a tie for 14^th at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic, where he recorded a season-low 54-hole score of 211.
 
Max Wison
Wilson has played 18 rounds across six events for the Bison in his first season. Wilson shot a career-low 54-hole score of 219 at the Loyola Intercollegiate in February and posted his highest finish of the season at the Bandon Dunes Championship with a tie for 15^th in the 100-golfer field.