Gopher Invitational
About
The Gopher Invitational is an annual collegiate men's golf tournament hosted by the University of Minnesota at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Maple Plain, Minnesota. The event is played over 54 holes of stroke play across two days, with 36 holes on the first day and 18 holes on the second. The course is a par-71 layout measuring approximately 7,464 yards. The tournament typically fields around 15 teams, with each team fielding five players and counting the best four scores each round. Invitations are extended to competitive NCAA Division I programs primarily from the upper Midwest and surrounding regions. The Gopher Invitational is known for attracting strong talent and has a history of participants going on to professional careers.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 - 8, 2025 | Windsong Farm GC | Paul Beauvy, Frankie Harris, Aaron Pounds (-8) | -8 | 38.60 | See Results |
| Sep 8 - 9, 2024 | Windsong Farm GC | Rudy Sautron (-5) | -5 | 33.06 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudy Sautron | -5 | 208 | 69 | 70 | 69 | +5.10 | 12.43 |
| 2 | Noah Kumar | -4 | 209 | 69 | 72 | 68 | +4.77 | 10.19 |
| T3 | Luke Gutschewski | -2 | 211 | 74 | 66 | 71 | +4.10 | 8.13 |
| T3 | Harris Barth | -2 | 211 | 70 | 68 | 73 | +4.10 | 8.13 |
| T5 | Mesa Falleur | -1 | 212 | 72 | 70 | 70 | +3.77 | 7.19 |
| T5 | Parker Claxton | -1 | 212 | 72 | 76 | 64 | +3.77 | 7.19 |
| T7 | Will Morlan | E | 213 | 76 | 66 | 71 | +3.43 | 5.94 |
| T7 | Eduardo Galdos | E | 213 | 73 | 69 | 71 | +3.43 | 5.94 |
| T9 | Paul Beauvy | +1 | 214 | 70 | 71 | 73 | +3.10 | 5.65 |
| T9 | Cormac Sharpe | +1 | 214 | 70 | 69 | 75 | +3.10 | 5.65 |
| T9 | Gage Messingham | +1 | 214 | 71 | 71 | 72 | +3.10 | 5.65 |
| T9 | Jordan Gilkison | +1 | 214 | 69 | 72 | 73 | +3.10 | 5.65 |
| T13 | Noah Kent | +2 | 215 | 68 | 71 | 76 | +2.77 | 5.20 |
| T13 | Zach Heffernan | +2 | 215 | 70 | 71 | 74 | +2.77 | 5.20 |
| T15 | Drew Wrightson | +3 | 216 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +2.43 | 4.84 |
| T15 | Alvaro Portillo | +3 | 216 | 75 | 69 | 72 | +2.43 | 4.84 |
| T17 | Patrick Adler | +4 | 217 | 74 | 72 | 71 | +2.10 | 4.67 |
| T17 | Maxwell Tjoa | +4 | 217 | 71 | 73 | 73 | +2.10 | 4.67 |
| T19 | Kaleb Wilson | +5 | 218 | 72 | 68 | 78 | +1.77 | 4.49 |
| T19 | Isaiah Ibit | +5 | 218 | 73 | 72 | 73 | +1.77 | 4.49 |
| T19 | Gray Mitchum | +5 | 218 | 76 | 74 | 68 | +1.77 | 4.49 |
| T19 | Todd Duncan | +5 | 218 | 73 | 74 | 71 | +1.77 | 4.49 |
| T19 | Max Lyons | +5 | 218 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +1.77 | 4.49 |
| T24 | Hamish Murray | +6 | 219 | 72 | 73 | 74 | +1.43 | 4.18 |
| T24 | Bennett Swavely | +6 | 219 | 71 | 74 | 74 | +1.43 | 4.18 |
| T24 | Owen Rexing | +6 | 219 | 73 | 75 | 71 | +1.43 | 4.18 |
| T27 | Owen Sawyer | +7 | 220 | 73 | 77 | 70 | +1.10 | 3.98 |
| T27 | Craig Long II | +7 | 220 | 69 | 79 | 72 | +1.10 | 3.98 |
| T27 | Max Green | +7 | 220 | 75 | 71 | 74 | +1.10 | 3.98 |
| T27 | James Rico | +7 | 220 | 78 | 69 | 73 | +1.10 | 3.98 |
| T27 | Chun-Ta Wu | +7 | 220 | 74 | 74 | 72 | +1.10 | 3.98 |
| T32 | Ryan Banas | +8 | 221 | 77 | 70 | 74 | +0.77 | 3.65 |
| T32 | Dianchao Wu | +8 | 221 | 74 | 78 | 69 | +0.77 | 3.65 |
| T32 | Johan Widal | +8 | 221 | 73 | 73 | 75 | +0.77 | 3.65 |
| T32 | Bennett Espenshade | +8 | 221 | 78 | 69 | 74 | +0.77 | 3.65 |
| T36 | Jack Crousore | +9 | 222 | 77 | 72 | 73 | +0.43 | 3.50 |
| T36 | Bryce Reed | +9 | 222 | 74 | 72 | 76 | - | - |
| T38 | Weston Jones | +10 | 223 | 71 | 72 | 80 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Mauricio Tello | +10 | 223 | 73 | 76 | 74 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Ben Maclean | +10 | 223 | 70 | 78 | 75 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Jonas Appel | +10 | 223 | 73 | 77 | 73 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Ludvig Josefsson | +10 | 223 | 74 | 75 | 74 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Luke Metcalf | +10 | 223 | 75 | 83 | 65 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Evan McDermott | +10 | 223 | 75 | 76 | 72 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T38 | Matt Armstrong | +10 | 223 | 77 | 73 | 73 | +0.10 | 3.41 |
| T46 | Josh Lundmark | +11 | 224 | 78 | 70 | 76 | -0.23 | 3.11 |
| T46 | Reed Malleck | +11 | 224 | 79 | 71 | 74 | -0.23 | 3.11 |
| T46 | Jack Wetzel | +11 | 224 | 73 | 78 | 73 | -0.23 | 3.11 |
| T49 | Preston Worch | +12 | 225 | 78 | 75 | 72 | -0.57 | 3.03 |
| T49 | Gavin Newkirk | +12 | 225 | 80 | 71 | 74 | -0.57 | 3.03 |
| T51 | Vinny Cervantes | +13 | 226 | 70 | 79 | 77 | -0.90 | 2.97 |
| T51 | Mason Roloff | +13 | 226 | 72 | 73 | 81 | -0.90 | 2.97 |
| T51 | Zachary May | +13 | 226 | 77 | 75 | 74 | -0.90 | 2.97 |
| T51 | Carson Herron | +13 | 226 | 76 | 74 | 76 | -0.90 | 2.97 |
| T51 | Thomas Horne | +13 | 226 | 83 | 70 | 73 | -0.90 | 2.97 |
| T51 | Wyatt Provence | +13 | 226 | 77 | 77 | 72 | -0.90 | 2.97 |
| T57 | Felix Krammer | +14 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 75 | -1.23 | 2.83 |
| T57 | Argyle Downes | +14 | 227 | 74 | 79 | 74 | -1.23 | 2.83 |
| T57 | Derek Gutierrez | +14 | 227 | 79 | 74 | 74 | -1.23 | 2.83 |
| T60 | Brycen Jones | +15 | 228 | 77 | 76 | 75 | -1.57 | 2.75 |
| T60 | Chance Rinkol | +15 | 228 | 76 | 74 | 78 | -1.57 | 2.75 |
| T60 | Clark Sonnenberg | +15 | 228 | 78 | 73 | 77 | -1.57 | 2.75 |
| T60 | James Ackerman | +15 | 228 | 76 | 70 | 82 | -1.57 | 2.75 |
| T60 | John Logan | +15 | 228 | 80 | 76 | 72 | -1.57 | 2.75 |
| T65 | Benjamin Sluzas | +16 | 229 | 78 | 77 | 74 | -1.90 | 2.63 |
| T65 | Zach Rouleau | +16 | 229 | 74 | 77 | 78 | -1.90 | 2.63 |
| 67 | James Newton | +18 | 231 | 81 | 73 | 77 | -2.57 | 2.57 |
| 68 | Zach Frazer | +20 | 233 | 79 | 80 | 74 | -3.23 | 2.55 |
| T69 | Sam Dossey | +21 | 234 | 76 | 79 | 79 | -3.57 | 2.53 |
| T69 | Ryan Stendahl | +21 | 234 | 77 | 79 | 78 | -3.57 | 2.53 |
| T69 | Ryan Leach | +21 | 234 | 77 | 79 | 78 | -3.57 | 2.53 |
| T69 | Davis Ovard | +21 | 234 | 81 | 77 | 76 | -3.57 | 2.53 |
| T73 | Clark Akers | +22 | 235 | 80 | 74 | 81 | -3.90 | 1.35 |
| T73 | Luke Koenig | +22 | 235 | 78 | 78 | 79 | -3.90 | 1.35 |
| 75 | Conner McCall | +23 | 236 | 81 | 79 | 76 | -4.23 | 1.05 |
| T76 | Matthew Garside | +26 | 239 | 80 | 80 | 79 | -5.23 | 0.95 |
| T76 | Beau Petersen | +26 | 239 | 80 | 80 | 79 | -5.23 | 0.95 |
| 78 | Hugh Donegan | +27 | 240 | 82 | 77 | 81 | -5.57 | 0.65 |
| T79 | Brantley Baker | +28 | 241 | 84 | 79 | 78 | -5.90 | 0.55 |
| T79 | Kyler Schwamb | +28 | 241 | 79 | 79 | 83 | -5.90 | 0.55 |
