BECKER, Minn. – The 2025 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Golf Championships are off and running at Pebble Creek Golf Club, where the University of Northwestern Men's Golf team looks to claim its first conference championship since 2016. The Eagles are entering the tournament with good momentum, having won three tournaments this season with multiple records broken in the last week alone. Follow along with live scoring all week here.
 
Day One
 
The opening round of the tournament was a successful one for UNW despite a tough course set-up. The team shot 302 (+14) and sits in second place, trailing UW-Superior by just one stroke. Freshman Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley) paced the Eagles, bouncing back from a bogey on his first hole to record three birdies and shoot 73 (+1), which puts him alone in second place. Shane Seiffert (Corcoran, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) is tied for fourth after a 75 (+3) that included two birdies, while Jakob Swanson's (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) birdie on 18, his second of the day, gave him a score of 76 (+4), good for a tie for sixth. Carter Dilly (Henning, Minn./Henning) rejoined the lineup Thursday and carded a 78 (+6) with a birdie on each side to tie for 10^th and round out the scoring four, while Luke Frazell's (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) 84 (+12) puts him in a tie for 22^nd with 36 holes to play.
 
Northwestern will once again be in the final grouping of tee times for Friday's second round, beginning at 12:20 PM in Becker.
 
Day Two
 
Friday's second round brought about some highs and lows for the Eagles, who find themselves in third place and four shots behind UW-Superior at +36 after a 310 (+22) on day two. Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley) was in red numbers for a bit and was the tournament's leader throughout much of the day, but will enter the final round tied for third place at +5 after a second-round 76 (+4). Shane Seiffert (Corcoran, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) used a trio of birdies to card a 77 (+5), which puts him in solo seventh at +8 for the week. Luke Frazell (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) was the lone Eagle to improve his score from round one to round two, shooting +1 on his second nine and firing a 78 (+6) to move to +18 for the tournament and a tie for 16^th. Jakob Swanson (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) is tied for 10^th at +11 with 18 holes to play after turning in a 79 (+7), while Carter Dilly (Henning, Minn./Henning) moved back into a tie for 14^th at +17 following Friday's 83 (+11).
 
UNW will attempt to chase down the Yellowjackets in a tight, three-team race in Saturday's final round, beginning at 12:20 PM.
 
Day Three
 
UNW improved its score from day two in Saturday's final round, but it wasn't enough to make up any ground on the eventual champions from UW-Superior. The Eagles finished in third place with a final tally of 921 (+57) after a final-round 309 (+21), falling by eight strokes to the Yellowjackets and two strokes to runner-up Bethany Lutheran. Carter Dilly (Henning, Minn./Henning) was the low Eagle on the day, birdying three holes en route to a 74 (+2) to finish tied for 10^th at +19 for the tournament.
 
Senior Shane Seiffert (Corcoran, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) birdied his first hole of the day but couldn't find anymore as he shot 77 (+5) to finish in fifth place with a total of +13. Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley) finished in fourth place in his UMAC Championship debut at +12 after turning in a 79 (+7) on Saturday, while fellow rookie Luke Frazell (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) shot even on the back and 79 (+7) for the day to finish in 17^th place at +25. Jakob Swanson (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) tied Dilly for 10^th at +19 after shooting 80 (+8) in the final UMAC Championship round of his career.
 
Despite not winning the UMAC's automatic bid for the NCAA Division III National Championship, Northwestern's season is anything but over. The Eagles will be competing in the NCCAA National Championship beginning October 20^th at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida after automatically qualifying via their win at the NCCAA North Central Regional last month.