2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Russell Hons

Alex Skarperud

Alex Skarperud

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fargo, N.D.
  • Highschool:
    Davies HS
  • Major:
    Banking & Financial Economics

Summary

Biography

2022-23 (Senior): Closed out his career by appearing all 10 events and firing 29 rounds ... Posted his best stroke average of his career at 75.83 ... That number was second on the team ... Carded two rounds at-or-under par ... Matched his previous best for a round in the opening day of the Big O Classic (Oct. 3) with a 72 ... Set a new personal best with a 70 (-2) in the first round of the Colin Montgomerie Invitational (Mar. 6) ... Led UND at the Zach Johnson Invitational (Sept. 26-27) to finish tied for 30th ... Paced the Fighting Hawks at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational (Mar. 6-7) with his best 36-hole round score of his career at 220 to finish tied for 40th ... Notched another top-20 finish at the Stampede at the Creek (Apr. 10-11) with a 222 to finish tied for 17th ... Grabbed his third top-20 finish of the season at the Summit League Championships (Apr. 30-May 2) with a 228 to finish tied for 20th. 

2021-22 (Junior): Saw action in seven events, producing a 78.16 stroke average...Shot a season-low 72 in the first round of the Stampede at the Creek (April 11-12)...Carded 11 rounds in the 70s, including all three rounds of the Stampede at the Creek (April 11-12) and the Summit League Championships (May 1-3)...Tied for 26th at the Stampede at the Creek (April 11-12)...Tied for 34th at the Stampede at the Creek (Oct. 4-5) and the Summit League Championships (May 1-3)...Formed part of the group who broke the UND record for lowest total team round score (287) in the Division I era at the Stampede at the Creek (Oct. 4-5)...Part of the group who broke the UND record for the lowest total score (908) in the Summit League era at the Summit League Championship (May 1-3)...Part of the group who is second in the UND records for the lowest total score (908) in the Division I era at the Summit League Championship (May 1-3)...Helped the team to become the second in UND records for the lowest team score average per round (306) in the Division I era...Member of UND's postseason lineup at the Summit League Championship.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Saw action in six events...Sat second on the team with a 83.35 stroke average...Shot a season-low 76 int the second round of the Jackrabbit Invitational (Mar. 5-6)...Made his UND debut at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invite (Feb. 6-8)...Carded four rounds in the 70s...Member of UND's postseason lineup at the Summit League Championship.

2019-20 (Freshman): Competed at Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.)

Before UND: As a prep, semifinalist at the 2019 Pine-to-Palm...F-M Junior All-City champ in 2017...All-Region selection in 2018 at Davies...Helped Davies to the EDC title and a runner-up finish at State.

Personal: Majoring in banking and financial economics...Nephew of former UND hockey standout Tim Skarperud (1999-2002)...High school teammate of current UND golfer Bryce Bye.

PERSONAL RECORDS AT NORTH DAKOTA
Lowest 18-hole score: 70, Colin Montgomerie Invitational (Spring 2023)
Lowest 36-hole score: 150 (74, 76), NDSU Fall Invitational (Fall 2022)
Lowest 54-hole score: 220 (70, 74, 76), Colin Montgomerie Invitational (Spring 2023)
Top-10 finishes: NA
Top-20 finishes: T-11th, NDSU Fall Invitational (Fall 2022), T-17th, Stampede at the Creek (Spring 2023), T-20th, Summit League Championships (Spring 2023)
Best finish: T-11th, NDSU Fall Invitational (Fall 2022)
* All a Par 72 *

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior