The Luther College men's golf team completed the American Rivers Conference Championships with a sixth place finish. The Norse shot rounds of 301-320-322 for a 943. The 54-hole twas played at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa. The par 71 measures 6697 yards. This was the final time the Norse would compete in the IIAC/A-R-C Championship as Luther will become a member of the Midwest Conference on July 1 of this year. While a member of the IIAC/A-R-C Luther won 14 league titles (1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1997, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024), and 10 trips to the NCAA III National Championships (1975, 1982 (7th), 1996 (T13), 1997, 2008 (21st), 2016 (T33), 2017 (T29), 2022 (25th), 2023 (27th), 2024 (32nd)).
Complete IIAC/A-R-C Luther History
Garett Sperber earned his first and only A-R-C all-conference honor with a ninth place finish. The top-10 players earn all-conference honors at the A-R-C Championships. Sperber shot rounds of 72-76-78 for a 226.
The remainder of the Norse who played all three rounds and where they placed included
Owen King (T21 - 76-81-79-236),
Max Brook (T27 - 73-83-83-239), and
Alexander Wold (34th - 80-81-82-243).
Pieter Rippentrop played the final two rounds and shot (82-83), and Ben Christenson played in the first round and shot 91.
The University of Dubuque won the team title with an 884. Nebraska Wesleyan University was second at 893 and Central College placed third at 922.
Complete Results -
Complete Team by Team Results