PARKER WINS BY NINE STROKES AS NORTHEAST QUALIFIES FOR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 10 Northeast Community College men’s golf team competed at the North Central District Tournament Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Whispering Creek Golf Club in Sioux City, Iowa. Freshman Bryson Parker (Turpin, Okla.) won the three-day event by nine strokes over the entire field while the Hawks finished second as a team and have officially qualified for the national tournament.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 10 Northeast Community College men's golf team competed at the North Central District Tournament Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Whispering Creek Golf Club in Sioux City, Iowa. Freshman Bryson Parker (Turpin, Okla.) won the three-day event by nine strokes over the entire field while the Hawks finished second as a team and have officially qualified for the national tournament.
Parker held a three-shot lead entering the third round Tuesday after a blistering score of 68 Monday and performed even better on Tuesday with a tournament-best score of 66. Ty Heimes won the tournament as an individual in 2022, Santiago Valdes won in 2023 and now Parker has captured the victory in 2025 to give the Hawks an individual winner in three of the last four seasons. Parker started Round 3 by making a 20-foot putt for birdie never lifted his foot off the gas from there as he finished his round with six birdies and an eagle. His three-day scores were 72, 68 and 66.
As a team, Tyler Baumchen (Topeka, Kan.) joined Parker in the top five as he finished in a tie for third place with scores of 75, 68 and 74. Luke Bonser (Durham, England) was as consistent as they come as he carded a score of 73 on all three days. Northeast finished the event just three strokes behind eventual winner No. 6 Kirkwood Community College.
The Hawks have now qualified for the national tournament as a team for the first time since 2022 and will compete at the 2025 NJCAA DII Men's Golf Championship from May 20-23 at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana.
STAT SHEET:
Team: Second Place | +7 | Round 1: 295 | Round 2: 287 | Round 3: 289
Bryson Parker (Turpin, Okla.): First Place | -10 | Round 1: 72 | Round 2: 68 | Round 3: 66
Tyler Baumchen (Topeka, Kan.): T3 | +1 | Round 1: 75 | Round 2: 68 | Round 3: 74
Luke Bonser (Durham, England): 6 | +3 | Round 1: 73 | Round 2: 73 | Round 3: 73
Tommy Dredla (Scottsbluff, Neb.): 34 | +18 | Round 1: 77 | Round 2: 79 | Round 3: 78
Gunther Soltvedt (Eagle, Colo.): Individual | +9 | Round 1: 75 | Round 2: 78
Jacob Harnden (Cobourg, Canada): Individual | + 4 | Round 3: 76
HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:
Head Men's Golf Coach Ty Heimes on the individual victory from Bryson Parker:
"Good playing out of him," Heimes said. "Winning by nine strokes is outstanding. Great tournament and he is very talented. We knew he could do it and I've been waiting for him to have a performance like that. I'm very excited for him."
Heimes on the overall performance from his team:
"The guys played well," Heimes said. "We got off to a little bit of a slow start that first day, but we played pretty well the last two days."
Heimes on what it means for Northeast to return to the national tournament:
"Really excited to get to the national tournament," Heimes said. "It has been their goal all year to qualify for nationals and I'm glad that we will have the opportunity to compete."
UP NEXT:
The Hawks will battle the nation's best at the 2025 NJCAA DII Men's Golf Championship from May 20-23 at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana.
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