2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Joseph Kortan

Joseph Kortan

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Moorhead, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Moorhead
  • Major:
    Business Economics

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (Sophomore): Appeared in nine events and played 27 rounds ... Finished fourth on the team with a 75.78 scoring average ... Had four events at-or-below par on the season ... Also carded a pair of top-10 finishes ... Opened his season with a 74 (+2) at the K-State Wildcat Invitational (Sept. 16-17) ... Fired three rounds in the 70's at the Zach Johnson Invitational (Sept. 23-24) ... Fired a season-low 71 (-1) in the final round at the Throw Down Up Top (Oct. 7-9) ... Opened his spring with three straight rounds in the 70's at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational (Mar. 3-4) ... Surged to ninth at the Jackrabbit Invitational (Mar. 7-8) with a 222 (+6) ... Matched his season-low round of 71 in the middle 18 of Bell Bank "Pay It Forward" Collegiate (Mar. 24-25) ... Made it back-to-back events with a 71 (-1) at the WIU Intercollegiate (Apr. 4-5) to finish tied for seventh with a 220 (+7) ... Finished second on the team with a 219 (+6) at the Summit League Championships (Apr. 27-29) ... Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll. 

2023-24 (Freshman): Appeared in nine events and played 26 rounds ... Finished tied for the team lead with a 74.52 scoring average ... Had five rounds at-or-below par ... Made his collegiate debut as an individual player at the Big O Classic (Oct. 2-3) ... Finished tied for 23rd at the event with a 223 ... Fired an opening round 73 in his first 18 holes ... Paced the squad at the Throw Down Up Top (Oct. 10-11) with a 222 (+3) to finish tied for 14th ... Led the team again at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) with a 222 (+9) to tie for 25th ... Opened his spring with a 216 (E) performance at the HCU Collin Montgomerie Invitational (Mar. 3-5) to tie for 30th ... Set a new season-best round of 70 on the middle 18 ... Notched a top-10 finish at the Stampede at the Creek (Apr. 8-9) with a 221 (+5) to tie for ninth ... Had a 159 (+15) in his first 36-hole event at the UNC Invitational (Apr. 15-16) ... Finished tied for 37th with a 222 (+6) at the Summit League Championships (Apr. 28-30) ... Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll for the first time. 

Before UND: Played varsity golf for six seasons with the Spuds ... Earned a trio of state tournament berths as an individual ... Finished 22nd at state in 2023 ... Won the Section 8 title in 2022 before finishing fourth at state ... Also played on the PGA Minnesota Junior Golf Series ... Notched a top-10 finish at the Players Tour at Rose Creek, finishing tied for eighth ... Also had a pair of top-6 finishes in a pair of tournaments during 2021. 

Personal: Major is business economics.

PERSONAL RECORDS AT NORTH DAKOTA
Lowest 18-hole score: 70, Collin Montgomerie Invitational (Spring 2024)
Lowest 36-hole score: 159 (76, 83), UNC Invitational (Spring 2024)
Lowest 54-hole score: 216 (72, 70, 74), Collin Montgomerie Invitational (Spring 2024)
Top-10 finishes: T-7th, WIU Intercollegiate (Spring 2025), 9th, Jackrabbit Invitational (Spring 2025), T-9th, Stampede at the Creek (Spring 2024)
Top-20 finishes: T-14th, Throw Down Up Top (Fall 2023)
Best finish: T-7th, WIU Intercollegiate (Spring 2025)
 

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