FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota State Men's Golf team continues their fall season and heads down to West Des Moines, Iowa for the Zach Johnson Invitational. Hosted by Drake, the tournament will be held at Glen Oaks Country Club September 22-23.
Tournament Schedule
The Zach Johnson Invitational will be a 54-hole tournament played over the span of two days. The first two rounds will be played on Monday, with the final 18-holes commencing on Tuesday. Both days will feature a shotgun start, with Monday scheduled to tee off at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
Follow the Action
Live statistics for the 2025 Zach Johnson Invitational will be provided by Scoreboard Live, by Clippd. A link to the live scoring for the tournament can be found on the Men's Golf Schedule page on gobison.com.
The Tournament Field
Hosted by Drake, the 2025 Zach Johnson Invitational will feature nine teams in the event. Along with the Bison, the tournament field includes Eastern Illinois, Houston Christian, Indian Hills Community College, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, and Western Illinois.
The Course
The 2025 Zach Johnson Invitational will be played at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. Rated as the 6 best course in Iowa by Golf Digest, Glen Oaks features an 18-hole course designed by the renowned architect Tom Fazio. Originally opened in 1991, the course is a par-71 and measures 6,961 yards. Known for its beautiful yet challenging holes, Glen Oaks requires skill and strategy and is well suited for golfers of all skill levels. Home of the Zach Johnson Invitational annually since 2015, Glen Oaks was home to the Principal Charity Classic from 2001-2012, an annual PGA Tour Championship event.
Bison at the Zach Johnson
NDSU returns to the Zach Johnson Invitational for the first time since 2023, where they were the runner-up team. This will mark the Bison's eighth appearance at the event, with their first time being in 2016. NDSU has won this tournament twice, in back-to-back years of 2021 and 2022. The Bison have never had an individual champion in the event.
Last Time Out
NDSU enters the Zach Johnson Invitational with a two-tournament winning streak, marking the first time the Bison opened the season with consecutive victories since 2017-2018. Coach
Dr. Ekren Miller made Bison history as the first head coach to lead NDSU men's golf to tournament victories in his first two events with the program. NDSU placed three inside the top 10 with
Jake Skarperud and
Carter White finishing in a tie for third and
Rylin Petry finishing in a tie for 10th.
Bison Competing
The Bison will be taking six golfers to the Zach Johnson Invitational. The golfers competing in the event will be the winning lineup from the season opening tournament, which includes
Andrew Ballou,
Gabe Benson,
Rylin Petry,
Jake Skarperud,
Carter White, and
Max Wilson.
Bison Notes
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Rylin Petry leads the Bison with four rounds of par or better and two top 10 finishes so far this season.
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Carter White picked up his first top 5 finish as a Bison at the Bluejay Invitational. White holds the lowest round for the Bison this season at 67 (-5) from the second round of the Bluejay.
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Jake Skarperud finished in a tie for third place at the Bluejay Invitational, marking his first top 5 finish since his victory at the Loyola Intercollegiate in February 2024.
Looking Ahead
Following the Zach Johnson Invitational, the Bison will wrap up their four-week tour with events against North Dakota on October 1-2. October 1st will be played at the Fargo Country Club, then the rivals will head north to play the second event at Grand Forks Country Club on October 2nd.
