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Nelson and Kennedy Lead Otters to 2nd Place Finish

By Matt McGovern, 05/08/23, 4:45PM CDT

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The Otter Boys golf team competed in the Up North Invite at the Virginia Golf Club on May 5th and 6th.  The event was hosted by Rock Ridge and included 12 teams from all over the state.  The boys ended up in 2nd place overall only losing to Brainerd.  

Day one started on Friday with cold and very windy conditions.  The experienced Otters put together a team score of 310 which included an impressive 74 from Senior captain, Charlie Fuder. Sophomore, Adam Kennedy, carded a 77, Junior, Ryan Nelson, contributed with 78, and Junior, Riley McGovern added an 81.  The Otters sat in 2nd place after day 1.  

Day two started at 9am on Saturday and while it continued to be quite chilly, the winds were a little more manageable.  However, the course was playing long and wet on Saturday and overall the scores were a little higher than expected in the entire tournament.  The Otters held onto 2nd place after firing a 315 which included rounds of 77 by Nelson and Kennedy, a 78 by McGovern, and an 82 by Fuder.  Junior, Gavin Goepferd (86-90) and Senior, Aidan Swenson, (92-90) also competed for the Otters.  

Individually, Nelson and Kennedy ended up in 7th place in the 72 player field.  Fuder finished 10th overall and McGovern finished 12th.  

The Otters will compete again on Monday in their first CLC event of the year in Willmar.  Right now the Otters are ranked 3rd in state as a team in class AA and have a few busy weeks ahead as they prepare for the section golf tournament in early June.