KENOSHA, Wis. - Coming off a pair of runner-up finishes to open the 2026-27 season, the University of Northwestern Men's Golf team begins a busy week by competing in the Carthage Firebird Fall Classic. The Eagles finished in seventh place in the event a year ago. Follow along with live scoring, Monday and Tuesday,
here.
Day One
Round one couldn't have gone better for Northwestern, who sits atop the leaderboard among the 16 teams after firing a team score of 287 (-1), one shot ahead of Millikin. The mark is tied for the second-best round in program history, trailing the top mark (set last season) by two strokes.
Marshall Kraft (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) is much of the reason for the red number, as the freshman recorded two birdies, one eagle and just on bogey on his way to a career-best 69 (-3), which has him tied for second place, individually, heading into the final day.
Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley) is in red numbers through round one as well, using four birdies to card a 71 (-1), which ties him for fourth. Carson Moscoco went especially low on the back nine with three birdies (and four total on the day) to come in tied for eighth at an even-par 72, while
Tanner Doeden (Fargo, N.D./Park Christian) rounded out the countable scores with a 75 (+3) after a birdie on the last.
Luke Frazell (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) birdied the final two holes of his round and hopes to ride that momentum into Tuesday after a 78 (+6) today.
The final round of the Carthage Firebird Fall Classic will begin at 8:30 AM on Tuesday. Tee times are still to be determined as of the time of this posting.
Day Two
The Eagles cooled off a bit in round two of the week, as tee times were shifted to an 11:00 AM shotgun start in order to work around inclement weather. UNW put together a team score of 299 (+11) to finish in fourth place at +10 overall. Aurora claimed the team title with a score of even par after shooting a six-under 272 on Tuesday.
Carson Besonen (Madison, Minn./Lac qui Parle Valley) finished the week under par at -1 (in a tie for fifth place) after shooting an even-par 72 in the final round, sparked by a birdie-birdie start, and one more on the 18th hole.
Carson Moscoso (Maple Grove, Minn./Maranatha Christian Academy) tied for 17th with an overall score of +3 after turning in a 75 (+3) on Tuesday, while
Marshall Kraft (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) and
Tanner Doeden (Fargo, N.D./Park Christian) tied for 24th place at +4 for the event. Kraft turned in a 79 (+7) on day two after an opening-round 69, while Doeden closed out his time in Wisconsin with a 73 (+1), which included two birdies and an eagle on the first hole (his 16th hole of the day).
Luke Frazell (Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock) finished at +16 for the tournament after a final-round 82 (+10).
Up Next
Northwestern is not done this week, as it will join the women's team in Superior, Wisconsin, Friday and Saturday, for the Twin Ports Collegiate.
