Rudy Sautron wins Gopher Invitational in historic Nebraska golf debut

Rudy Sautron won medalist honors at the Gopher Invitational on Monday in the best debut by a Nebraska men's golfer in program history. Sautron shot a 5-under-par 208 over three rounds in Independence, Minn. The sophomore from France joined Nebraska in the offseason, transferring from Division II Cameron University (Okla.

). As a team, Nebraska finished third with 865 strokes, five off of event winner Iowa State. Sautron's three-round score is tied for the best 54 holes by a Nebraska sophomore in program history.



He held off Rutgers' Noah Kumar (4-under) and Elkhorn native Luke Gutschewski of Iowa State (2-under). "I'm extremely happy for Rudy," Nebraska coach Judd Cornell said. "To win in a field this strong in his first Division I tournament shows the type of player he is.

" Hamish Murray had Nebraska's second-best 54-hole score (6-over). Murray is in his second season with the Huskers; he also transferred to NU from Cameron. Evan McDermott (10-over), Reed Maleck (11-over) and James Ackerman (15-over) rounded out the Huskers' lineup.

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