Nebraska men’s golf wins first title since 2012
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – Rudy Sautron stormed to a share of the individual title with a final-round 64 (-7) to help lead the Nebraska men’s golf team to its first title in more than a decade by winning the Git-R-Done Invitational with a school-record 54-hole total of 823 (-29) at Firethorn Golf Club on Tuesday.
Sautron (Reunion Island, France) matched the best single-round total by a junior in school history, just one shot shy of his overall school-record 63 that he shot last season at the Steelwood Collegiate. Sautron birdied No. 16 and No. 18 to match Kansas State’s Alex Lindstrom for a share of medalist honors with a school-record three-round total of 200 (-13) on the 7,102-yard layout at Firethorn. It was Sautron’s second individual title as a Husker, joining his win at the Gopher Invitational to open his Nebraska career at the start of the 2024-25 season.
The previous school record for 54-hole score was 203, shared by Harry Crockett (2023-24) and Brady Schnell (2005-06).
True freshman Caden Mickelson added a record-setting performance of his own by finishing third at 201 (-12), including a final-round 67 (-4). Mickelson opened the tournament with a 66 (-5) and 68 (-3) on Monday. His three-round total shattered the previous Husker freshman record set by Brodie Cunningham with a 209 (-7) a year ago.
Cunningham added a top-15 finish by tying for 12th with a three-round total of 212 (-1), while Evan McDermott put four Huskers in the top 15 by tying for 15th at even-par 213.
Sophomore Jackson Benge rounded out Nebraska’s five-player lineup in a tie for 26th at 216 (+3), including even-par scores of 71 in both the first and third rounds.
As a team, Nebraska used a final-round 274 (-10) to pull away from the runners up from Kansas State. The Wildcats closed at 840 (-12), including a final-round 279 (-5). Iowa State finished third at 842 (-10).
Nebraska’s tournament title was its first since winning the Fairway Club Invitational at ArborLinks (Sept. 10-11, 2012) to open the 2012-13 season.
The Huskers will enjoy their first break of the fall season before returning to action at the Purdue Fall Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. (Oct. 13-14).
Git-R-Done Invitational
Sept. 22-23, 2025
Lincoln, Nebraska
Firethorn Golf Club (Par 71, 7,077/7,102 Yards)
Final Team Results
1. Nebraska – 272-277-274=823 (-29)
2. Kansas State – 275-286-279=840 (-12)
3. Iowa State – 279-283-280=842 (-10)
4. Wichita State – 277-288-289=854 (+2)
5. South Dakota State – 285-288-284=857 (+5)
6. Sam Houston – 279-288-291=858 (+6)
7. St. Thomas (Minn.) – 279-291-289=859 (+7)
8. Nebraska (B) – 290-282-289=861 (+9)
9. Kansas City – 302-281-283=866 (+14)
10. Creighton – 288-292-287=867 (+15)
11. Omaha – 286-293-297=876 (+24)
12. Missouri State – 296-301-300=897 (+45)
Final Individual Results
T1. Alex Lindstrom, Kansas State – 63-69-68=200 (-13)
T1. Rudy Sautron, Nebraska – 66-70-64=200 (-13)
3. Caden Mickelson, Nebraska – 66-68-67=201 (-12)
4. Alex Malanga, Sam Houston – 71-67-69=207 (-6)
T5. Emilio Arellano, Wichita State – 72-68-69=209 (-4)
T5. Owen Sawyer, Iowa State – 69-73-67=209 (-4)
7. Jackson McCommon, Iowa State – 69-73-68=210 (-3)
T8. Paul Beauvy, Iowa State – 68-70-73=211 (-2)
*T8. Oliver Toyer, Kansas State – 69-70-72=211 (-2)
T8. Jose Ramirez, Wichita State – 67-73-71=211 (-2)
T8. Fionn Dobbin, Kansas State – 69-71-71=211 (-2)
Nebraska Individuals
T1. Rudy Sautron – 66-70-64=200 (-13)
3. Caden Mickelson – 66-68-67=201 (-12)
T12. Brodie Cunningham – 71-67-74=212 (-1)
T15. Evan McDermott – 69-72-72=213 (E)
*T18. Thomas Bryson – 72-67-75=214 (+1)
T26. Jackson Benge – 71-74-71=216 (+3)
*T36. Bryson Oots – 72-76-70=218 (+5)
*T40. Quinn Yost – 72-74-73=219 (+6)
*T40. James Ackerman – 74-73-72=219 (+6)
*T43. Davis Johnson – 78-68-74=220 (+7)
*competed as individuals in Nebraska’s B lineup
